Committee backs bill to help schools access federal funds for HVAC upgrades
Mar 17, 2025
The House Finance Committee unanimously advanced HB12‑45 to the Committee of the Whole with the goal of helping school districts access federal funds for HVAC and infrastructure upgrades.
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The House Finance Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 12‑45, an HVAC improvements in schools measure, to the Committee of the Whole. Sponsors said the bill is intended to help school districts, particularly rural and disadvantaged districts, access federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act funds and to streamline matching and receipt of those federal dollars.
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