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House Bill 13‑69 would raise per‑pupil payments, alter construction thresholds and shift school construction funds
Summary
The committee reviewed House Bill 13‑69, which proposes a 22% per‑pupil increase (rates of $11,293 and $11,519), raises public‑improvement bid thresholds, eliminates a 12% cap on certain local funding, and would transfer funds from the Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund into the School Construction Revolving Loan Fund; supporters and DPI staff
House Bill 13‑69, presented in the Appropriations - Education and Environment Division, would raise the per‑pupil payment by 22% under the bill’s current language and make several related policy and construction‑funding changes.
The bill sets proposed per‑pupil rates of $11,293 in year one and $11,519 in year two, a change agency staff said would cost roughly $91.8 million based on current enrollment assumptions. Other provisions include raising the dollar threshold that triggers competitive bidding for building and public‑improvement contracts from $200,000 to $250,000, and eliminating a…
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