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Committee amends then recommends 'do not pass' on House Bill 1476 after funding and mandate concerns
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 1476, which would require DPI to build and maintain a school‑building assessment database; members amended two mandated “shall” provisions to “may,” rejected a due‑pass motion, and later approved a committee-level do‑not‑pass recommendation citing funding and local control concerns.
The Senate Education Committee considered House Bill 1476, a bill that would require the Department of Public Instruction to collect and maintain a statewide inventory and assessment of school buildings.
Committee members questioned whether the department should be required to perform the work without a specific appropriation. An amendment offered by Senator Bauchay changed two occurrences of “shall” to “may” (lines 8 and 13 of the April draft), making some…
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