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Committee advances bill to evaluate school needs during planned power shutoffs
Summary
SB 533 would fund DOE evaluations and preparations for planned public safety power shutoffs; DOE and utilities supported the proposal and the committee advanced the measure with a placeholder appropriation and a DOE-requested $1,000,000 noted in the committee report.
The Senate Committee on Education voted to advance SB 533, which would appropriate funds to the Department of Education to evaluate and mitigate impacts on schools from planned public safety power shutoff (PSPS) programs operated by investor‑owned utilities.
The Department of Education testified that 15 DOE schools are currently on…
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