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Act 149 creates facilities master plan grants, working group and raises high-cost threshold
Summary
Act 149 created a Facilities Master Plan grant program, established a State Aid for School Construction working group, provided startup grants for BOCES, and raised the statutory threshold distinguishing high-cost school construction contracts from $500,000 to $2,000,000.
Belle St. James told the committee that Act 149 (2023) established three principal components: a Facilities Master Plan grant program to support development of educational facilities master plans; a State Aid for School Construction working group that reported back to the committee; and an increase in the statutory threshold for what state law treats as a "high cost" construction contract from $500,000 to…
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