Important Dates for Schools
- Final Cost Report Due Dates
Due Date |
Item |
|---|---|
1920 |
Public school facilities safety has been controlled by Commissioner's Regulations since early 1920's |
October 1, 1925 |
First known publication
of "School Buildings and Grounds Laws, Rules, and information
relating to building construction - School
Building Pamphlet 1  (4,050KB) see Manuals and Guidelines under
Publications and Articles. |
1965 |
Manual
of Planning Standards (583KB) governed most public school construction
after 1965 |
1973 |
Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (176KB) requires access
for the disabled to all programs in school districts receiving
federal aid. |
January 1, 1984 |
New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code became effective January 1, 1984 |
1995 |
Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 to be complied with by January
26, 1995 (176KB) ADA requires the provision of access be non-discriminatory. See News Letter # 25 for more details. - The district must have an ADA point person to coordinate access issues since 1/26/92, they must also have an ADA grievance procedure, - The district must have an ADA transition plan on file as of 7/26/92, and - The district must have an ADA self evaluation of needs on file since 1/26/93. - The district must provide classrooms at each grade level, all activity spaces, at least one of each unique program space and public functions be accessible by January 26, 1995. |
March 1, 2001 |
2000-2001 Extraordinary School Capital Needs Program Aid Worksheet Due |
March 19, 2001 |
Ed Law 408.b public and private school plans required to be turned over to local fire and law enforcement officials March 19, 2001 |
| Building Condition Survey Reports | |
July 1, 2001 |
Pesticide Neighbor Notification Requirements |
July 1, 2001 |
SAVE -School Safety Plans |
July 1, 2001 |
RESCUE Five-Year Capital Facilities Plan |
July 9, 2001 |
AHERA Triennial Reinspection |
August 1, 2001 |
2000-2001 Extraordinary School Capital Needs Program Aid Worksheet Due |
November 15, 2001 |
Annual Visual Inspections must be completed by school districts. (see submission deadline below) |
January 15, 2002 |
Annual Visual Inspections must be submitted by school districts. (see completion deadline above) |
July 3, 2002
|
Final plans and specifications received by the Office of Facilities Planning may use either the present code or the new code for compliance and must use the new energy code. |
December 30, 2002 |
All projects received for final review must be designed and fully compliant with the IBC, including the New York State enhancements. Projects received before that date, no matter what the backlog is or date they are reviewed, may still use either the present code or the new code for compliance, along with the new energy code if received after July 3, 2002. The SED Manual of Planning Standards will continue to be required for compliance in all public school construction. |
Ongoing |
Fire
safety inspection Zone due dates  (485KB) month by month. This
information is included in the Manual of Public School Facility
Fire Prevention and Fire Inspection and starts in Appendix A on page 17. |