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House passes bill to unlock dormant rural school construction funds, adds matching dollars
Summary
House Bill 3-38 passed the House after a lengthy floor presentation. The bill revises an earlier program intended to help rural districts that cannot pass bonds, makes up to $5 million available without state-appointed district supervisors, and pairs $25 million from a dormant fund with another $25 million from bond-levy equalization.
The Idaho House on March 5 passed House Bill 3-38, a measure designed to make long-dormant state funds available to rural districts that lack bonding capacity for school construction and repairs.
A sponsor (Representative, District 27) recounted the 2006 legislation that set aside $25 million for districts unable to meet facility needs through local bonding. The floor sponsor said the earlier program proved hard to use because accepting funds required the appointment of a state district…
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