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Commission plans request for Article 39 funds after House Bill 309 ratification
Summary
Members of Buncombe County’s School Capital Fund Commission agreed to seek funds authorized by recently ratified House Bill 309 and discussed the timetable and conditions for a county commissioners presentation. The panel also approved routine appointments and meeting dates.
Members of Buncombe County’s School Capital Fund Commission agreed to move forward with a request for funds under Article 39 after the General Assembly ratified House Bill 309, and set a timetable for school-system presentations to the county commissioners before any operating funds are used.
The commission discussed language in the legislation that expands Article 39 to include both capital outlay and operating expenses and references revenue replacement funds to be distributed proportionately to local school systems. Buncombe County Schools told the panel it will seek the amount approved in the county commissioners’ resolution — $3,971,874 — and expects to present that ask at a full commissioners meeting in September.
Why it matters: House Bill 309 and the Article 39 changes would let counties consider using revenue replacement funds for school operating needs as well as capital projects. The commission said state law requires the…
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