HB2219 Summary

• Amends guaranteed energy cost savings contracts for school districts to allow simplified energy performance contracts for projects under $500,000 that are not required to include energy savings guarantees.

• Modifies reporting requirements for energy and water savings projects to eliminate the requirement that districts report actual energy cost savings to the school facilities board by October 15 each year.

• Revises adjacent ways project approval process to require school facilities board approval within 60 days for projects exceeding $50,000 and clarifies that the board must validate project compliance and scope.

• Allows school districts that receive litigation recovery monies to prioritize reimbursement of the school facilities board building renewal grant fund and emergency deficiencies correction fund when those funds were used for the subject property.

• Permits school districts to use legally available monies for school facilities board-approved new construction projects when full legislative appropriations are not available, with reimbursement from future appropriations.