SECTIONS 17350-17360 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 17350-17360

17350. It is the intent of this article to provide an alternative
procedure to Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) for the
construction and installation of factory-built school buildings not
over 1,000 square feet in area designed or intended for use as school
buildings. As used in this article, a "factory-built building" means
any building designed or intended for use as a school building which
is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured
at an offsite location in accordance with building standards adopted
and approved pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935)
of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code and other
regulations adopted by the Department of General Services, to be
assembled or erected on a schoolsite. Any such building purchased or
leased by a school district shall be deemed to be the construction or
alteration of a school building as those terms are used in Article 2
(commencing with Section 17260) and Article 3 (commencing with
Section 17280) of this chapter, and all of the provisions of each of
those articles, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article,
shall apply with respect to factory-built buildings designed or
intended for use as school buildings.

17351. Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety
Code, the Department of General Services shall adopt regulations for
the safety of design and construction of factory-built buildings for
use as school buildings, and shall prescribe procedures for the
plans, specifications, methods of construction, and estimates of cost
of a factory-built school building to be submitted to the department
for approval as provided in Section 17352. Except as provided in
Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, such regulations shall
comply with but not be limited by the provisions of Article 2
(commencing with Section 17260) and Article 3 (commencing with
Section 17280) of this chapter.
The Department of General Services shall adopt and submit building
standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with
Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety
Code for the purposes described in this section.

17352. A manufacturer of factory-built buildings designed or
intended for use as school buildings shall submit to the Department
of General Services and the State Department of Education for
approval, its plans, specifications, methods of construction, and
estimates of cost of such buildings. At the same time the
manufacturer shall pay to the Department of General Services a
deposit to be applied toward the actual expenses in an amount as
determined by the Department of General Services based on the
estimated cost of such factory-built buildings, but not exceeding 0.5
percent of such estimated cost. The minimum deposit in any case
shall be fifty dollars ($50). The manufacturer shall reimburse the
Department of General Services and the State Department of Education
for the actual expenses incurred by those departments in the review
of such plans and specifications.
All fees received by the Department of General Services pursuant
to this article are subject to the provisions of Section 17301.

17353. All plans, specifications and estimates shall be prepared by
a certified architect holding a valid license under Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and
Professions Code or by a structural engineer holding a valid
certificate to use the title structural engineer under Chapter 7
(commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and
Professions Code, and the supervision of the work of construction in
the factory shall be under the responsible charge of such an
architect or structural engineer.

17354. The Department of General Services, in accordance with
standards and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 17351, and as
such standards and procedures may thereafter be modified, shall
either approve or reject such plans, specifications, and methods of
construction. Approval shall not be given unless such plans,
specifications, and methods of construction are in accordance with
standards adopted by the department pursuant to Section 17351. The
department may establish procedures for the inspection of the
facilities and manufacturing processes of a manufacturer to determine
the manufacturer's ability to produce factory-built school buildings
in accordance with the plans, specifications, and methods of
construction which the manufacturer has submitted to the department.
The Department of General Services shall notify the State Department
of Education of its approval of a manufacturer's plans,
specifications, and methods of construction of a factory-built school
building.

17355. The Department of General Services shall provide for
competent, adequate, and continuous inspection during construction in
the factory to insure that all work has been performed and materials
used and installed, in every particular, in accordance with the
approved plans and specifications. The manufacturer shall reimburse
the department for the costs incurred for such inspection as
determined by the department.

17356. From time to time, as the work of construction in the
factory progresses and whenever the Department of General Services
requires, the certified architect or structural engineer in
responsible charge of the supervision of the work of construction in
the factory, the inspector on the work, and the manufacturer shall
each make to the Department of General Services a report, duly
verified by him or her, upon a form prescribed by the Department of
General Services, showing, of his or her own personal knowledge, that
the work during the period covered by the report has been performed,
and materials used and installed, in every particular, in accordance
with the approved plans and specification, setting forth such
detailed statements of fact as are required by the Department of
General Services.

17357. Upon the Department of General Services' approval of a
manufacturer's plans, specifications, and methods of construction of
a factory-built school building, a school district, whenever it is
otherwise required by any of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing
with Section 17260), or Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) of
this chapter to submit to the Department of General Services or to
the State Department of Education the plans and specifications for
the construction of a school building may, instead, include in its
application for approval to each of such departments a notification
that it intends to utilize such factory-built school building. The
plans and specifications for the factory-built building to be
utilized shall be submitted with the application and notification for
identification purposes. Before granting its approval for the use of
such buildings, the Department of General Services shall insure that
the plans, specifications, and methods of construction of the
buildings have been approved and are in accordance with standards
adopted by the department pursuant to Section 17351 which are in
effect at the time the application for approval is passed upon by the
department. Whenever a school district complies with the alternative
procedure prescribed by this section it shall not be required to pay
the filing fee prescribed by Sections 17267 and 17300, except that a
fee shall be charged for onsite work pursuant to Section 17358. If
the submitted plans and specifications have not been previously
approved the application shall be rejected. In such case a new
application together with required documents shall be filed for
approval of plans and specifications by either the manufacturer
pursuant to the provisions of Section 17352 or by the school district
pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section
17280) of this chapter.

17358. Whenever a school district has contracted for the purchase
or lease of a factory-built school building and where such building
is to be supported by foundations, underpinning, pedestals, or
similar type elements which extend more than 18 inches above natural
grade at any point, or on temporary blocks or jacks of any height,
all the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) of
this chapter shall apply to the design and construction of onsite
work except that, for fee purposes, only the estimated cost of onsite
work need be considered. The minimum amount in any case shall be
fifty dollars ($50).

17359. The provisions of Sections 17266, 17268, 17300, 17302, and
17309 shall not apply with respect to the manufacture, sale, or lease
of factory-built school buildings if this article is otherwise
complied with.

17360. Sections 17297, 17302, 17307, 17309, and 17311 shall not
apply with respect to the design and construction of onsite work
except where required by Section 17358.