Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/06/2017 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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SENATE BILL NO. 87
"An Act relating to energy efficiency standards and
standardized options for building and equipment
components for school construction and major
maintenance; relating to school construction and major
maintenance grants and bond debt reimbursement;
establishing a working group to make recommendations
relating to energy efficiency and standardized
components in schools; and providing for an effective
date."
9:05:16 AM
]Brittany Hutchison, Staff, Senator Anna MacKinnon{
introduced the legislation. She stated that //
9:06:49 AM
Ms. Hutchison discussed the Sectional Analysis (copy on
file):
Section 10 (pg. 8 Line 26 - pg. 11 line 2):
Establishes the Public School Energy Efficiency and
Standardized Components Working Group. Established in
the Department of Education and Early Development for
the purpose of recommending energy efficiency
standards and standardized options for energy
efficient building and equipment components for public
school facilities construction and major maintenance
projects who receive a grant or reimbursement in an
amount equal to 50 percent or more of the project
costs.
a. The working group consists of eleven members
appointed by the Commissioner.
b. The working group shall select a chair and vice-
chair. Majority establishes quorum. Decision are made
on majority vote.
c. Develop recommendations appropriate to each climate
zone in the state:
1. Establish energy efficiency standards consistent
with relevant building, plumbing, and electrical
copes.
2. Standardized options for energy efficient building
and equipment components from which school districts
may choose from.
3. Best practices for improving energy efficiency for
existing and newly constructed school facilities in
order to maximize the energy efficiency of buildings
and equipment components.
4. The maximum cost standard for each square foot of
construction of an energy efficient school facility
that uses components identified in (2) of this
subsection. The maximum cost must be appropriate for
designs that prioritize classroom infrastructure and
functional design. The costs must be adjusted for
different regions within each climate zone.
d. The standardized component options must:
1. Result in designs for buildings with a 50 year life
for new construction and 20 years for renovations or
energy efficiency upgrades
2. Achieve economic savings, as measured by a life
cycle cost analysis through the use of standardized
options and fuel cost reductions from energy
efficiency upgrades.
3. Focus the state's investment in education
facilities by prioritizing functional design and
classroom infrastructure.
e. The working group shall complete a report
summarizing their recommendations, and submit the
report electronically.
f. The working group may meet by telephone or
videoconference. They will not receive reimbursement,
compensation or per diem.
g. The working group terminates on the date 18 months
after the effective date of this section.
Section 9 (pg. 7 line 1 - pg. 8 line 25): Creates a
new section in state law: AS 14.11.104. School
Facility Design and Maintenance Standards. It requires
DEED to:
1. Establish, by regulation, energy efficiency
standards that include standardized options for
building and equipment components, appropriate to each
climate zone in the state for the construction and
major maintenance of school facilities. The
regulations must include:
a. Energy efficiency standards that are consistent and
relevant to building, plumbing and electrical codes
that will reduce long-term operating costs.
b. Provide standardized options for energy efficient
building and equipment components from which a school
district may choose when designing a school facility
or renovating an existing facility.
c. Establish best practices for improving energy
efficiency for existing and newly constructed school
facilities.
d. Establish the maximum acceptable costs for each
square foot for construction or major maintenance of
an energy efficient school facility. The department
shall:
i. Base the maximum costs on designs that prioritize
classroom infrastructure and functional design.
ii. The maximum acceptable cost must be adjustable for
different regions within each climate zone.
2. Create a maintenance manual for schools and
maintenance crews that provides information about
maintaining and repairing standardized options
identified in the energy efficiency standards.
3. Consider establishing a statewide maintenance team
to help schools in maintaining and repairing their
standardized components. The department may enter into
a contract with a regional or local organization, AEA,
DOT, or another state agency to create this statewide
maintenance team.
4. Requirements for a school district and a
maintenance team, if established, to submit reports to
the Department of Education and Early Development:
a. The date that maintenance was performed and what
maintenance was performed
b. The condition of school facilities
c. Monitoring data: occupancy, electricity usage, fuel
usage, temperature, etc.
5. Acquire ownership of the design for any school
facility for which a grant or bond reimbursement is
approved in an amount of 50 percent or more of the
cost of construction.
6. DEED must assess, in consultation with the
Department of Administration and the Department of
Transportation, all state lease payments, state owned
facilities and the use of school facilities in rural
areas to determine whether other state or local
services can be located in the same facility in order
to reduce state funding needs. Any state or local
service that may be co-located with a public school
must have all their employees meet background check
requirements equivalent to the requirements for
teachers.
a. Rural is defined
b. State or local service is defined with the words or
"similar entity"
Section 1 (pg. 2 Lines 3-11): Amends AS 14.11.011(b)
by increasing the information needed in a school
district's grant application. The district shall
submit:
1. Information demonstrating that the project
incorporates standardized options for building and
equipment components and is in compliance with the
recommendations made under Section 9 of the bill.
2. Documentation of the building commissioning process
the district uses for both new construction and major
maintenance projects.
Section 2 (pg. 3 Lines 11-12 and 22-25): Amends AS
14.11.013 by
a. Adding to the duties of the Capital Improvement
Project grant schedule, the requirement for DEED to
verify that the project follows the recommendations
made in Section 9 and
b. Requiring that a capital improvement project grant
request must achieve savings measured by a life-cycle
cost analysis through the use of: standardized
options, energy efficiency upgrades, and fuel cost
reductions
Section 3 (pg. 4 Line 10): Amends AS 14.11.013(d)
which allows DEED to reduce a project budget by the
cost of those portions of a project design that they
determine does not meet the criteria set out by the
Section 9 of the bill.
Section 4 (pg. 4 lines 13-17):
a. When a school district is applying for a grant,
DEED shall consult with Alaska Energy Authority to
make sure that the projects are in compliance with the
criteria from Section 9.
b. Defines ""life-cycle cost" as the meaning given in
AS 46.11.900
- "life-cycle cost" means the total cost of owning,
operating, and maintaining a building over its useful
life, including its energy and fuel costs, determined
on a basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison
of alternative building systems, except that in the
case of leased buildings the life-cycle cost shall be
calculated over the effective remaining term of the
lease;
Section 5 (pg. 4 Line 29 and pg. 5 Lines 4-5): Amends
AS 14.11.014(b) Requiring the Bond Reimbursement and
Grant Review Committee to, along with their other
duties:
1. Analyze designs acquired by the Department, and
2. Set standards based on the standards adopted under
Section 9.
Section 6 (pg. 5 Lines 13-14, 16-17, 30- line 6 on pg.
6): Amends AS 14.11.017(a)
1. Requires that a school district must include
criteria developed in Section 9 when they are seeking
a grant for school construction.
2. Requires that the school district not exceed the
maximum cost standards established by Section 9.
3. Disallows any school districts, contractors,
architects, or designers involved with the design and
building of a school facility from applying for an
architectural or design award, if the grant is an
amount equal to or greater than 50 percent of the
project. This does not exclude energy efficiency
grants or innovative design grants.
Section 7 (pg. 6 Lines 7-11): Amends AS 14.11.017 to
state that if a cost of a project exceeds the maximum
cost standards established by Section 9, then the
municipality or REAA must pay for the excess cost of
the building outside of state funds.
Section 8 (pg. 6 Lines 12-31): Amends AS 14.11.100 by
adding three sections to. The commissioner of
Education may not approve an application for bond
reimbursement, unless the municipality, as a condition
of reimbursement:
1. Agrees to construction of an appropriate size
school facility that meets criteria developed by the
Department and section 9 of this bill. In assessing
this criteria, the Commissioner of DEED shall consult
with AEA.
2. Provides reasonable assurance that the project
costs will not exceed the maximum cost standard
established by the Department under Section 9. If a
school district does exceed the maximum cost standard,
the municipality or REAA will pay for the excess with
funds from outside of state government.
3. If a project receives bond reimbursement of 50
percent or more of the cost of the project, the
municipality, architects, engineers and designers are
prohibited from submitting for an architectural design
award.
Section 11 (pg. 11 lines 3 - 9): Applicability
Section 12 (pg. 11 Lines 10 - 19):
a. DEED shall adopt regulations necessary to implement
the changes made by this act.
b. The regulations required under section 9 must
implement the recommendations of the public school
energy efficiency and standardized components working
group established in section 10.
c. The regulations take effect after 18 months of
enactment of this legislation.
Section 13 (pg. 11 Lines 20-21): Sections 1-9 and 11
take effect 24 months after the effective date of
section 10
Section 14 (pg. 11 Line 22): Section 10 takes effect
immediately.
Section 15 (pg. 11 Lines 23-24): Section 12 takes
effect 18 months after the effective date of section
10 of this act.
9:13:59 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon CLOSED public testimony.
9:14:08 AM
AT EASE
9:14:28 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair MacKinnon REOPENED public testimony.
9:15:03 AM
ALYSE GALVIN, SELF, JUNEAU, testified in support of the
legislation.
SENATOR PETE KELLY,
Co-Chair MacKinnon CLOSED public testimony.
9:16:43 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon announced that there were many
individuals from the Department of Education and Early
Development (DEED).
9:17:31 AM
HEIDI TESHNER, ADMIN SERVICES DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT, introduced herself.
TIM MEARIG, FACILITIES ARCHITECT ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT, introduced himself.
9:17:34 AM
Ms. Teshner //
Mr. Mearig had no comment on the bill.
9:18:02 AM
Senator Olson queried // Mr. Mearig replied that //
9:19:23 AM
Senator Olson // Mr. Mearig /
9:20:09 AM
Senator von Imhof // Mr. Mearig stated that the working
group was currently diverse, and the individuals from each
agency was //
9:22:00 AM
Senator von Imhof // Mr. Mearig //
9:24:21 AM
Senator Dunleavy // Mr. Mearig /
9:25:32 AM
Senator Dunleavy surmised that the // Mr. Mearig agreed,
and explained that //
9:25:54 AM
Senator Dunleavy //
9:27:07 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon disagreed //
9:28:49 AM
Senator Dunleavy stressed that many school //
9:29:27 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon //
9:30:59 AM
Vice-Chair Bishop /
9:32:20 AM
Senator von Imhof //
9:33:57 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon announced that she hoped to move the
bill from committee in the following legislative session.
She remarked that //
SB 87 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further
consideration.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 87 - Letter of Opposition Architects Alaska, Inc..pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 A4LE Position Letter.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 2017 School Capacity.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 Climate Zones.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 DEED Capital Improvement Projects 15 year analysis.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 DEED Energy Data FY02 - FY17.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 Sectional Analysis Changes.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 Sectional Analysis.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 87 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 87 |
| SB 96 public testimony Poumagoux.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 96 |
| CSSB 96(EDC) - Sectional Analysis.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 96 |
| SB 96 CSSB 96(EDC) - Supporting Document - Response to SFIN Questions - 4-6-17.pdf |
SFIN 4/6/2017 9:00:00 AM |
SB 96 |