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School board revises facility-project approval policy, sets lower committee threshold and reports process
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board policy committee approved revisions to Policy FE to define capital projects and set approval thresholds; members amended the draft to lower a $500,000 committee threshold to $200,000 and discussed court and public-works limits.
Tangipahoa Parish School Board policy committee members approved revisions to Policy FE (facility projects) that define which capital projects require board or administrative approval and set dollar thresholds for different review levels.
The committee approved the policy after an amendment to lower a proposed $500,000 threshold for capital projects requiring full capital outlay committee review to $200,000. The amendment and the final policy passed unanimously.
The revised policy defines capital projects to include new construction, equipment, infrastructure projects, and renovations that “significantly increase the value or extend the life of existing buildings…
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