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School districts can access regulations that have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and are in effect, as well as proposed regulations proceeding through the Administrative Procedure Act.

Access General Information on Using Adobe Forms and Useful Links

Locate resources on the primary functions of the Division of the State Architect (DSA): project review, construction oversight and certification.

State agencies can manage, track, and protect their logos, trademarks and other materials with the assistance of the Office of Legal Services’ (OLS) Intellectual Property (IP) Program. 

Access interactive dashboards and  most recent quarterly data reports for the Special Education division.

Search for a small business (SB) and disabled veteran business enterprise (DVBE) advocate to help you pursue contract opportunities with the state.

Learn how the DSA performs fire and life safety reviews of K-12 public schools, community colleges and state essential services buildings.

Government employee resources on rideshare services (which includes companies like Uber and Lyft) and other ground transportation options.

View Annual Adjustments to SFP Grants.

State employees can access information on new policies and procedures, changes to collective bargaining, and yearly scheduled events such as open enrollment.

Stakeholders can view information regarding priority funding eligibility, funding rounds, and non-participation in the funding rounds.

The State Historical Building Safety Board (SHBSB) is to provide regulations and standards for the rehabilitation, preservation, restoration (including related reconstruction) or relocation as applicable to all historical buildings, structures ...

Locate resources on the PC approval program that permits DSA approval of the design of a structure in advance of submittal for K-12 schools, community college and essential services construction projects.

Small businesses (SB) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBE) can learn about laws and sanctions imposed on contractors for specified periods of time under certain circumstances.

Government employee resources on lodging for official state business.

Stakeholders can obtain information on the five-year school facilities master plans that are required to be submitted for participation in the School Facility Program.

State agencies, the University of California and California State University Systems, construction materials industries, and other interested parties can learn more about the limits placed on the embodied carbon of construction materials used in ...

Client agencies can find current construction cost index for California by the Real Estate Services Division. 

See where your state of California certifications are accepted.

Government employee resources on virtual payments or VCN for direct billing hotel reservations through the Statewide Travel Program.

Learn about the role of the DSA in proposing changes to the building code regulations related to access compliance for public buildings, public accommodations, commercial buildings and public housing.

Locate reference materials on the application and use of the accessibility provisions of the California Building Code (CBC) for state and local government buildings and facilities, privately owned public accommodations and commercial facilities, and ...

Learn how DSA performs accessibility reviews of public K-12 schools, community colleges, essential services buildings and other state-funded construction.

City and county offices can locate the model informational notice provided by DSA that is required to be distributed to business license and commercial building permit applicants.

Find Approval of Plan letters, Certified and Uncertified school construction projects using DSA Certification Box, a cloud-based application.