Sec. 8. (a) The department may not approve or disapprove plans and specifications for the construction, alteration, or repair of school buildings, except as necessary under the terms of a federal grant or a federal law.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the department shall establish a central clearinghouse for access by school corporations that may want to use a prototype design in the construction of school facilities. The department shall compile necessary publications and may establish a computer data base to distribute information on prototype designs to school corporations. Architects and engineers registered to practice in Indiana may submit plans and specifications for a prototype design to the clearinghouse. The plans and specifications may be accessed by any person. However, the following provisions apply to a prototype design submitted to the clearinghouse:
(1) The original architect of record or engineer of record retains ownership of and liability for a prototype design.
(2) A school corporation or other person may not use a prototype design without the site-specific, written permission of the original architect of record or engineer of record.
(3) An architect's or engineer's liability under subdivision (1) is subject to the requirements of subdivision (2).
The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this subsection.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.453; P.L.233-2015, SEC.35.
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