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Committee hears bill to fund tribal school infrastructure, includes request for 4 Winds parking lot improvements
Summary
The House Education Committee heard House Bill 16-18, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Public Instruction for tribal school infrastructure grants. Supporters cited a specific request from Spirit Lake for repairs at 4 Winds High School’s parking lot; no committee vote was taken.
The House Education Committee on the record reopened consideration of House Bill 16-18, a proposal to appropriate funds to the Department of Public Instruction for tribal school infrastructure grants. Representative Lisa Finley DeVille, the bill’s primary sponsor, told the committee the bill would give DPI flexibility to award grants based on individual tribal schools’ priorities.
"If parking lot improvements are a critical need for the school, then those funds can be used to ensure that it becomes a safer and more functional space," Representative Lisa Finley DeVille said…
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