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Committee raises capital-outlay cap and requires accessibility standards for new elementary school playgrounds
Summary
The Senate Education and Youth Committee approved a committee substitute to House Bill 371 that increases the state’s capital outlay authorization to $375 million and requires inclusive accessibility standards for playgrounds at elementary schools built after July 1, 2027.
Representative Corbett presented the committee substitute to House Bill 371, saying the bill has two primary components: increasing the state's capital outlay authorization and setting minimum accessibility standards for playgrounds at newly constructed elementary schools.
Corbett told the committee the capital outlay program provides state funds to local school systems for construction, additions and renovations and that the bill would raise the program’s maximum authorization from $300,000,000 to $375,000,000 to account for added pre-K FTE in the formula and higher construction costs since the cap was last adjusted in 2007.
On playgrounds, the committee substitute (sponsored with an…
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