Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms are hereby defined as follows:

a. Capital outlay - refers to the provisions of the General Appropriations Act, particularly those pertaining to the budget of the DECS for elementary and secondary education for

(i) the acquisition and improvement of sites; (ii) the construction, replacement, rehabilitation and repair of buildings, classrooms, libraries, workshops, toilets and other structures; and (iii) furniture, fixtures, and equipment such as, but not limited to, desks, chairs, laboratory and workshop implements, computers, books, and the other basic and essential tools for learning whose beneficial use shall exceed one (1) year; and

b. Classroom shortage - refers to the number of classrooms whose construction, in considering the number of students divided by the existing number of classrooms, shall result in a student-classroom ratio of 45:1; classrooms shall mean those exclusively used for instructional purposes and shall exclude offices, libraries, laboratories, workshops and the like.