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Senate panel adopts substitute after superintendents urge full gap funding for small districts
Summary
Superintendents from Marion County, Augusta, Williamstown and Walton Verona asked the committee for full gap funding for school facility projects; the committee adopted a substitute to House Joint Resolution 32 and gave it favorable expression after extended discussion and multiple data comparisons with auditor reports.
The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee on Wednesday adopted a committee substitute and gave favorable expression to House Joint Resolution 32 after several superintendents urged the panel to provide additional gap funding to allow small, low-bonding-capacity districts to complete necessary school projects.
Superintendents from Marion County, Augusta Independent, Williamstown and Walton Verona described projects they said cannot proceed without more state assistance. Chris Brady, superintendent of Marion County Public Schools, said Lebanon Elementary is the district’s remaining major facility need and told senators construction costs have risen markedly: “Our project cost of 29,200,000 … the 50% allocated by the facility assistance fund leaves our district lacking over $10,000,000,” Brady said, asking for greater support for Marion County and two other low-bonding…
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