How do I know if a building is considered an existing facility or new construction?
A11. Any building or alteration by or on behalf of your LEA or your charter school for which construction began since June 1977, is considered new. Any construction or alteration that was not done by or on behalf of your LEA or charter school is likely to be considered an existing facility, regardless of its age. Any construction that began before June 4, 1977, is considered existing. Any construction or alteration by or on behalf of your LEA or charter school that began after January 26, 1992, is considered new. Construction that began on or between those two dates is new under Section 504 and existing under Title II. In these cases, the more stringent standard for new construction would apply.