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Committee advances bill raising airport procurement threshold and directing aviation workforce study
Summary
Senate Bill 87 was reported favorably after sponsors said it raises procurement thresholds for certain airports from $40,000 to $250,000 and directs the Council on Postsecondary Education to evaluate establishing air traffic controller training capacity in Kentucky.
The Kentucky House Transportation Committee on March 1 reported Senate Bill 87 with a favorable recommendation, advancing a measure that sponsors say updates airport procurement rules and includes a provision to study aviation workforce training.
Senator Shelley Funke Frohmeyer, the bill sponsor, told the committee the legislation increases the procurement threshold that triggers a formal procurement process from $40,000 to $250,000 for covered…
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