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School building aid remains capped at $50 million per year; department outlines ranking process and ’tail’ payments
Summary
The Bureau of School Facilities explained the program that pays 30–60% of allowable construction costs (with an 80% upfront/20% completion split), described a competitive ranking process, the longstanding ’tail’ of earlier bond reimbursements, and how capped funding and local votes determine who advances.
Tim Kearney, Bureau Administrator for the Department of Education’s Bureau of School Facilities, briefed Division II on school building aid, including the program’s history, how aid factors are calculated and how projects are ranked and funded.
Why it matters: building aid supports major capital projects for school districts; the $50 million statutory cap and the program’s competitive ranking shape which districts can realistically expect state support and when.
Kearney summarized key program features: the state’s building aid rates range from 30% to 60% depending on a municipality’s equalized value per pupil and…
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