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Appropriations committee amends school finance bill, makes $38.1M one-time and removes $5.5M recurring element
Summary
After extended debate about long-term costs, the committee amended Senate File 34 to make the $38.1 million major-maintenance appropriation a one-time allocation and to remove a $5.5 million routine-maintenance increase; the amended bill passed 5–0.
The Appropriations Committee approved an amended version of Senate File 34, a school-finance and major-maintenance bill, after extended debate about biennialized costs and long-term effects on the school foundation program.
Senator Landon, who led the select committee that developed the policy, told members the bill would change allowable educational square footage in the K‑12 formula from 115% to 135% and increase the cost-replacement-value multiplier for major maintenance from 2% to 2.5%. The…
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