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LCC approves interim committee days, denies legislative option on seven school properties; also okays pay schedule, appointments, pricing and adds RFP day
Summary
The Legislative Coordinating Council approved additional interim committee days for several task forces, denied the legislature’s option to acquire seven school properties across five districts, confirmed appointments to the Midwest Higher Education Compact, kept legislative highlights pricing at 75¢, authorized the 2026 session pay schedule (with
The Legislative Coordinating Council voted on several administrative matters Wednesday, approving additional interim committee days, denying the legislative option to acquire seven school properties, confirming compact appointments, approving publication pricing, authorizing the 2026 session pay schedule and adding a day for work on a school finance simulator request for proposals.
The council approved one day for fiduciary financial institutions oversight, one day for a special committee on health and social services and two days for the Water Program Task Force (staff said two previously requested virtual days had already been counted as paid). "My motion is going to to approve ... 1 day for Health and Social Services, and 2 days for the, Water Program Task Force," Speaker Hawkins said. The motion was seconded by Majority Leader Blasey and passed on a voice vote.
On school property notices, staff member Gordon told the council that five school districts filed notices covering seven properties and that under state law the legislature has an option to acquire property but the LCC may deny that option. "The LCC may deny the legislative option to acquire the school property," Gordon said. The council voted to deny the legislature’s option to acquire the listed properties so the districts may proceed to dispose of or sell them now rather than waiting for the regular session. The properties were identified in the packet as: USD 257 (2 properties), USD 311 (1), USD 343 (2), USD 453 (1) and USD 500 (1). Speaker Rock moved the denial; Majority Leader Blasey seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The council confirmed appointments to the Midwest Higher Education Compact as presented by leadership; the motion to accept the appointments was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote. The names provided in the packet included a gubernatorial/leadership appointment (Dinah Sykes) and an alternate (Renee Erickson), as recorded by staff.
On publications, staff recommended keeping legislative highlights at 75¢ per copy; the detailed summary of legislation will remain electronic only. "The recommendation is that the legislative highlights pricing remain the same at 75¢ per copy," Tom said. The council approved that recommendation on a motion by Speaker Hawkins, seconded by Majority Leader Blasey.
The council also authorized a 2026 session employee pay schedule that raises the office assistant range from $17 to $18 per hour and adjusts other ranges accordingly; the council retained a $250 retention payment for eligible session staff who have worked more than one session. Tom told the council session staffing numbers have varied—pre-COVID sessions employed about 225 session employees, recent sessions about 170–180 and 2021–22 dipped to about 145. Speaker Hawkins moved the pay schedule authorization; Majority Leader Blasey seconded and the motion passed.
A subcommittee on administration recommended that the state put the school finance simulator on an RFP rather than select a single provider and suggested task force members work on RFP parameters; the council voted to accept that recommendation and add one day to the interim task force. The motion passed on a voice vote.
All votes described above were recorded as voice votes in the transcript; numerical tallies were not provided.
