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Committee advances proposal to ease rules for rural school facilities funding
Summary
The House Committee on Education voted to introduce RS32537C1, which would change how the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund is used, remove a district supervisor requirement for projects under $5 million and adjust repayment and priority rules for the fund.
Representative Doug Pickett, sponsor and a member of the Idaho House from District 27, asked the House Committee on Education to introduce RS32537C1, a draft that would change how a long-dormant public school facilities fund can be used by rural districts.
Pickett said the measure would remove a requirement that the state appoint a district supervisor to oversee construction projects under $5,000,000, making it easier for smaller school districts to access the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund. "This RS represents legislation that addresses the ongoing need for rural public…
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