Memo Text
All
Arkansas Public Charter Schools and Public School Districts:
Pursuant
to AC.A.§ 6-21-813, all required State Mandated
inspections of academic facilities are performed, including without limitation,
scheduled, unscheduled, or emergency inspections of or concerning:
- Boilers;
- Electrical systems;
- Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems;
- Natural gas piping systems;
- Liquid propane gas systems;
- Plumbing systems, including without limitation reduced pressure zone valves;
- Indoor air quality systems;
- Fire prevention;
- Elevators;
- Occupational safety and health issues;
- Water wells; and
- Asbestos.
State
Mandated Inspections are those inspections required by various
state agencies to assure occupant health and safety in all Arkansas Public
Charter School and Public School District facilities.
The
Division is hereby reminding each Public Charter School and Public School District
that all State Mandated Inspections for the 2022-2023 school year
must be inspected and closed-out in the State-required computerized maintenance
management system by the June 30, 2023, deadline.
Failure
to record and properly close-out each State Mandated Inspection could cause the
Public Charter School and Public School District to receive an Indicator of
Facility Distress.
The
results for each State Mandated Inspection for each Public Charter School and
Public School District will be listed in a detailed report to the Arkansas
Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; the
Commission for Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation; and then
forwarded to the Governor of the State of Arkansas; House Committee on
Education; Senate Committee on Education; Bureau of Legislative Audit; and to
particular members of the State House of Representatives and State Senate.
If
you have questions, please contact the school district’s Area Project Manager –
Maintenance.