Ark. Code § 6-20-401 Definitions

• Library: Arkansas Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and First Extraordinary Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ark. Code § 6-20-401

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Current indebtedness" means a debt obligation incurred by a school district for the purpose of paying maintenance or general operation expenses for the fiscal year in which the debt is incurred or for a purpose for which a postdated warrant, installment contract, or lease-purchase agreement may be issued;

(2) "Energy conservation measure" means any improvement, repair, alteration, or betterment of any new building design or any existing building or facility owned or operated by a school district or any equipment, fixture, or furnishing to be added to or used in any building or facility that is designed to reduce energy consumption or operating costs and may include, without limitation, one (1) or more of the following:

(A) Insulation of the building structure or systems within the building;

(B) Storm windows or doors, caulking or weather stripping, multi-glazed windows or doors, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window or door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, or other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption;

(C) Automated or computerized energy control systems;

(D) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning system modifications or replacements;

(E) Replacements or modifications of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting system;

(F) Indoor air quality improvements to increase air quality that conform to the applicable state or local building code requirements even in lieu of an increase in energy usage;

(G) Any additional building infrastructure improvements, cost savings, and life safety or other safety or conservation measures that provide long-term operating cost reductions and are in compliance with state and local codes; and

(H) Building operation programs that reduce operating costs;

(3)

(A) "Nonrevenue receipts of a school district" means those receipts which either incur an obligation which must be met at some future date or which change the form of an asset from property to cash.

(B) Specifically, they consist of the proceeds of a bond sale, payment of losses on an insurance policy, the receipts from the sale of property, etc.; and