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First Substitute H.B. 278

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM by lerror. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:06 PM by jeyring. -->

Representative Gage Froerer proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
PUBLIC SCHOOL SEISMIC STUDIES

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill imposes requirements on a school district regarding seismic safety evaluations
             10      of school buildings.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires a school district to conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation of a
             15      school district building constructed before 1975 if the school district issues certain
             16      general obligation bonds on or after July 1, 2013; H. [ and ] .H
             17          .    provides that a school district is not required to conduct or update a seismic safety
             18      evaluation of a building constructed before 1975 if a seismic safety evaluation was
             19      performed on the building within the 25-year period before the school district issues
             20      certain general obligation bonds H. [ . ] ; and
             20a          . provides that the creation of a seismic safety evaluation of a school, or a list of
             20b      schools needing seismic upgrades, shall not be construed as expanding or changing the state's
             20c      or a school district's common law duty of care for liability purposes. .H
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             26      ENACTS:
             27          53A-18-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 53A-18-107 is enacted to read:
             31          53A-18-107. Requirement to conduct seismic safety evaluations when issuing a
             32      bond.
             33          (1) As used in this section:
             34          (a) "Federal guidelines" means guidelines and procedures specified in "Rapid Visual
             35      Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook, 2nd Edition" published by
             36      the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency.
             37          (b) "Qualifying general obligation bond" means a bond:
             38          (i) issued pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act; and
             39          (ii) authorized by an election held on or after July 1, 2013.
             40          (c) "Seismic safety evaluation" means a seismic safety rapid visual screening evaluated
             41      in accordance with federal guidelines or a more detailed seismic structural evaluation.
             42          (2) If a school district issues a qualifying general obligation bond, the school district
             43      shall:
             44          (a) except as provided in Subsection (4), conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation
             45      of each school district building:
             46          (i) constructed before 1975; and
             47          (ii) used by the school district as a school; and
             48          (b) provide a copy of a seismic safety evaluation prepared under Subsection (2)(a) to
             49      the Utah Seismic Safety Commission created in Section 63C-6-101 .
             50          (3) A seismic safety evaluation conducted under Subsection (2) shall be conducted by a
             51      licensed structural engineer familiar with seismic codes.
             52          (4) A school district is not required to conduct or update a seismic safety evaluation of
             53      a building as required in Subsection (2)(a) if H. :
             53a          (a) .H a seismic safety evaluation was performed on the
             54      building within the 25-year period before the school district issues the qualifying general
             55      obligation bond H. [ . ] ; and
             55a          (b) the school district provides a copy of the school district's seismic safety evaluation
             55b      described in Subsection (4)(a) to the Utah Seismic Safety Commission. .H
             55c      H. (5) Creation of a seismic safety evaluation of a school, or a list of schools needing
             55d      seismic upgrades, shall not be construed as expanding or changing the state's or a school
             55e      district's common law duty of care for liability purposes. .H
             56          Section 2. Effective date.


             57          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             58      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             59      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             60      the date of veto override.


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