While this phase of the program has since been completed, the Students FIRST law established a deficiencies correction fund for the purpose of correcting deficiencies in existing school facilities. The School Facilities Board was charged with adopting rules establishing minimum school facility guidelines, assessing school buildings against these guidelines, and providing monies to bring the buildings up to the guidelines. By law, existing deficiencies were to be completed by June 30, 2004.

Once the initial documents are on file, the prime contractor may make a certified payroll submission.  Payroll submissions must include the following three documents.  All documents must be originals with wet-ink signatures.  Emails and faxes cannot be accepted.

Document Title: 

U.S. Dept. of Labor Payroll Form

Over the past several years, the School Facilities Board has been a very vocal proponent of the installation of waterless urinals in all new school construction projects that we help fund.

On December 11, 2019, the School Facilities Board adopted the Roofing Performance Specifications Policy and the Roofing Performance Specifications. These Performance Specifications shall be used on all SFB-funded Building Renewal Grant, Emergency Deficiencies Correction, and New School Facilities projects. The SFB recommends that school districts use these Performance Specifications on their locally-funded projects as applicable.

Document Title: 

XI. Performance Specifications Policy

Click the link above for instructions on completing the Davis-Bacon Act Requirements for ARRA funded Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Grant Projects.  Click the appropriate link below for document samples which contain detailed instructions on completing the Davis-Bacon Act required forms.

Document Title: 

Davis-Bacon Document Submission Overview

School districts can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to the CPSC's website. Follow the link below and subscribe to the email list "recalls" for weekly updates on product recalls.

The following schedule has been established for school districts to submit their project paperwork/applications to their SFB Liaison based upon the dates of the upcoming Board meetings. If a school district submits the project paperwork/application by the submittal deadline, the SFB Liaison will review the submission and determine if it is complete and may be included on the agenda for the next meeting.

Closeout Form SFB NRG 252-10 for ARRA Solar Energy Grant Projects.  This form may be filled out online, then print, sign and submit to the SFB.  If you have any questions, please contact Kerry Campbell at [email protected].

APS has published their 2014 Technical Program Quick Look brochure which outlines the cash incentives, training and energy information services APS offers to school districts to help them become more energy efficient, reduce electricity use and save money. (Please Note: These programs are only available to APS customers.)