Senators press DOE on missing CIP data as multiple school‑facilities bills advance or defer
A cluster of bills addressing capital improvement project transparency, deferred and preventive maintenance, school modernization, and the School Facilities Authority prompted intense questioning of DOE about missing or inconsistent CIP reports. DOE said systems exist but acknowledged data gaps; committees advanced several bills with technical amendments and deferred others for further work.
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A major portion of the hearing focused on school facilities and capital improvement project (CIP) oversight. Senators repeatedly demanded a standardized, updated CIP submission in the spreadsheet format the Legislature requested; DOE officials acknowledged they had submitted material in a WAM‑requested format that did not match the committee's template and said they were working to reconcile the formats.
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