Minimum School Facilities [Education] Law and Legal Definition
According to 34 CFR 222.140 [Title 34 – Education; Subtitle B -- Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education; Chapter II -- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education; Part 222 -- Impact Aid Programs; Subpart I -- Facilities Assistance and Transfers Under Section 8008 of the Act], the term minimum school facilities means “those school facilities for which the Secretary may provide assistance under this part as follows:
(1) The Secretary, after consultation with the State educational agency and the local educational agency (LEA), considers these facilities necessary to support an educational program --
(i) For the membership of students residing on Federal property to be served at normal capacity; and
(ii) In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and, if necessary or appropriate, common practice in the State.
(2) The term includes, but is not restricted to --
(i) Classrooms and related facilities; and
(ii) Machinery, utilities, and initial equipment, to the extent that these are necessary or appropriate for school purposes.
Providing assistance means constructing, leasing, renovating, remodeling, rehabilitating, or otherwise providing minimum school facilities.”
