§ 18-9f-2

As used in this article, these terms have the meanings ascribed unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:(1) 'Authority' means the School Building Authority of West Virginia;(2) 'Department of Education' means the West Virginia Department of Education;(3) 'New school building' means any public school in the state for educating students in any of grades kindergarten through twelve, for which design and construction begin after July 1, 2007;(4) 'Project cost' means the cost of:(A) Evaluating a school facility to ascertain its safety needs;(B) Determining appropriate measures to address safety needs;(C) Developing a safety plan;(D) Administering a safety project;(E) The design, construction, renovation, repair and safety upgrading of a school's means of ingress and egress;(F) Equipment, machinery, installation of utilities and other similar items necessary to making the project operational;(G) Effectively maintaining structural and equipment investments made pursuant to this article, including, but not limited to, such provisions as maintenance contracts on security equipment and video surveillance services; and(H) All other charges necessary, appurtenant or

uant to this article, including, but not limited to, such provisions as maintenance contracts on security equipment and video surveillance services; and(H) All other charges necessary, appurtenant or incidental to the provisions of this subdivision, including the cost of administering this article;(5) 'School Access Safety Fund' means the special account established in section five of this article;(6) 'School access safety plan' or 'safety plan' means the comprehensive countywide school access safety plan that:(A) Is prepared by each county board seeking funding under this article and incorporated into its comprehensive educational facilities plan in accordance with guidelines established by the authority;(B) Addresses the access safety needs for all school facilities in the county;(C) Includes a projected school access safety repair and renovation schedule for all school facilities of the county; and(D) Is required prior to the disbursement of state funds for a school access safety project pursuant to this article; and(7) 'School access safety project' or 'safety project' means a project administered in furtherance of a school access safety plan pursuant to the provisions of this

oject pursuant to this article; and(7) 'School access safety project' or 'safety project' means a project administered in furtherance of a school access safety plan pursuant to the provisions of this article.