(a) For each project funded after January 1, 2002, the board shall require the applicant school district governing board to certify, as part of the school district’s annual budget process and beginning in the fiscal year in which the project is funded by the state, that it is in compliance with the plan adopted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 17070.75 for completing major maintenance requirements for the project.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the term “major maintenance” means all actions necessary to keep roofing, siding, painting, floor and window coverings, fixtures, cabinets, heating and cooling systems, landscaping, fences, and other items designated by the governing board of the school district in good repair.

(c) The board shall require the school district’s governing board to certify that the plan includes and is being implemented with all of the following components:

(1) Identification of the major maintenance needs for the project.

(2) Specification of a schedule for completing the major maintenance.

(3) Specification of a current cost estimate for the scheduled major maintenance needs.

(4) Specification of the school district’s schedule for funding a reserve to pay for the scheduled major maintenance needs.

(5) Review of the plan annually, as a part of the school district’s annual budget process, and update, as needed, the major maintenance needs, the estimates of expected costs, and any adjustments in funding the reserve.

(6) Availability for public inspection of the original plan, and all updated versions of the plan, at the office of the superintendent of the school district during the working hours of the school district.

(7) Provision in the school district’s annual budget for the reserve that contains the total funding available for scheduled major maintenance needs as specified in the updated plan, and an explanation if this amount of the reserve is less than that specified in the updated plan.

(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 194, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)