Policy topic

Capital Funding

Provisions (20)

AL
FND.6Allowable & Unallowable Costs

Advancement and Technology Fund Allowable School Facility Uses

Alabama's Advancement and Technology Fund may support one-time expenditures for deferred maintenance, facility repair or improvement, school transportation, education technology, and insurance for public education facilities.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 28 · Program: Advancement and Technology Fund · Ala. Code § 29-9-4

AL
FIN.3Revenue & Special Bonds

Allocation of PSCA Bond Proceeds

PSCA bond proceeds are distributed to school districts according to formulas or project allocations established in the legislation authorizing the bond issuance.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 29 · Program: Public School and College Authority Capital Financing · Ala. Code § 16-16-8

AZ
FND.6Allowable & Unallowable Costs

BRG funds major repairs, replacements, and renovations needed for facility adequacy

The Building Renewal Grant Fund provides financial assistance for major repairs, building-system replacements, and renovations necessary to maintain compliance with Arizona's Minimum Adequacy Guidelines.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 26–27 · Program: Building Renewal Grant Fund · A.R.S. § 41-5731

CA
FND.2Capital Funding

Charter facility grant: lesser of 75% of rent/lease or adjusted per-pupil amount

The charter facility rent/lease grant (Ed. Code § 47614.5) provides the lesser of 75% of annual rent/lease costs or an adjusted per-pupil amount.

California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 44 · Program: Charter School Facility Grant Program (rent/lease) · Cal. Educ. Code § 47614.5

AL
FND.7Appropriation & Funding Availability

Dedicated Statewide 3-Mill Property Tax Support for Public School Fund

Annual Public School Fund capital appropriations are supported by proceeds from Alabama's constitutionally dedicated statewide 3-mill ad valorem property tax for public education.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: Public School Fund Capital Program · Ala. Code § 16-13-234

AZ
FND.4State / Local Cost Sharing
Historical

Former formulaic Building Renewal Fund was repealed and replaced by project-based BRG

Arizona's former Building Renewal Fund made automatic annual payments based on facility age and square footage. That funding mechanism was repealed in 2013 and replaced by the current project-based Building Renewal Grant system.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 26–27 · Program: Building Renewal Grant Fund; Building Renewal Fund · A.R.S. § 41-5731; Former A.R.S. § 15-2031

AL
FND.6Allowable & Unallowable Costs

K-12 Capital Grant Allowable Uses

K-12 Capital Grant funds may support permanent-facility construction or renovation, capital-related debt service, deferred maintenance, safety and security improvements, and technology or equipment.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: K-12 Capital Grant Program · Ala. Code § 29-4-51

AL
FND.2Capital Funding

K-12 Capital Grant Competitive Funding Program

Alabama's K-12 Capital Grant Program provides competitive state grants for capital improvement purposes in the state's K-12 public education system.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: K-12 Capital Grant Program · Ala. Code § 29-4-51; Alabama Act 2023-389

CA
FND.2Capital Funding

New construction grant per unhoused pupil with annual SAB adjustment

New construction grants are calculated per unhoused pupil and adjusted annually by the SAB (Ed. Code § 17072.10).

California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 39 · Program: New Construction Grant Program · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17072.10(a)–(b)

AZ
FND.2Capital Funding

New School Facilities Fund supports construction and land acquisition for enrollment growth

The New School Facilities Fund provides state funding for construction of new school facilities and acquisition of land needed to accommodate enrollment growth while maintaining compliance with the Minimum Adequacy Guidelines.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 25 · Program: New School Facilities Fund · A.R.S. § 41-5741

CA
FND.2Capital Funding
Historical

Proposition 39 Clean Energy Jobs school grants (concluded)

From 2013 to 2021, the Proposition 39 Clean Energy Jobs Act provided grants through the California Energy Commission for school energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects; the program has concluded.

California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 23 · Program: Proposition 39 Clean Energy Jobs school grants (historical)

AL
FIN.6Public School / Facility Financing Authorities

Public School and College Authority Bond Financing Authority

The Alabama Public School and College Authority is authorized to issue bonds to finance capital improvement projects for public K-12 schools and public higher education institutions in amounts and for purposes established by legislative acts.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 29 · Program: Public School and College Authority Capital Financing · Ala. Code §§ 16-16-1 through 16-16-14; Ala. Code § 16-16-8

AL
FND.6Allowable & Unallowable Costs

Public School Fund Allowable Capital Uses

Public School Fund capital allocations may be used for new construction, major renovation, building enlargement, and other statutorily defined capital improvements.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: Public School Fund Capital Program · Ala. Code § 16-13-234

AL
FND.2Capital Funding

Public School Fund Annual Capital Allocations

Alabama's Public School Fund provides annual state capital allocations to public school districts for school facility improvements.

Alabama State Profile (2025), printed p. 27 · Program: Public School Fund Capital Program · Ala. Code § 16-13-234; Ala. Admin. Code r. 290-2-1-.04; Alabama Act 2011-163

AZ
ADM.6Program Administration

SFD administers programs supporting facility maintenance and adequacy

The School Facilities Division administers funding programs and services supporting the maintenance and adequacy of Arizona public school buildings.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 13 · A.R.S. §§ 41-5701 through 41-5713

CA
FND.2Capital Funding

SFP funded exclusively by voter-approved state GO bonds when authority available

The SFP under the Greene Act, administered by OPSC/SAB, is funded exclusively from voter-approved state GO bonds when bond authority is available.

California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 37 · Program: School Facility Program · Cal. Educ. Code §§ 17070.10–17079.30; Cal. Const. art. XVI, § 1

AZ
GOV.2Legislative Authority
Historical

Students FIRST established a state-managed facilities system in response to Roosevelt v. Bishop

Following Roosevelt v. Bishop, the Arizona Legislature enacted the Students FIRST Act of 1998, establishing a state-managed system for public school facility funding and oversight and establishing the Minimum School Facility Adequacy Guidelines as the baseline for state-supported school construction, renovation, and repairs.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 4–11 · Students FIRST Act (1998)

CA
FND.2Capital Funding

Supplemental grants for small enrollment and exceptional needs

Supplemental new construction grants are available for small enrollment and exceptional needs (Ed. Code § 17072.11).

California — State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities — 2025 State Profile (2025), printed p. 39 · Program: New Construction Grant Program · Cal. Educ. Code § 17072.11

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