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Senate committee backs bill raising school maintenance rates, cites aging buildings and funding shortfalls
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to pass Senate File 34, which raises routine and major maintenance funding formulas for school facilities; lawmakers and the director of the State Construction Department said the change aims to lengthen building lifespans and reduce long-term replacement costs.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Senate Education Committee on Jan. 17 voted to pass Senate File 34, a bill that would increase the state formulas that provide routine and major maintenance funding to Wyoming school districts.
Senator Landon, sponsor from the select committee on school facilities, told the committee the state has “over 25,000,000 square feet of school facilities” and that underfunding maintenance now will increase replacement costs later. Director Dale Matholme of the State Construction Department told the committee the bill raises routine maintenance and major maintenance multipliers to better match study recommendations and life-cycle needs.
The bill would move the routine-maintenance multiplier from roughly 1.15% to about 1.35% and the major-maintenance…
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