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Committee backs change to cap state lease payments for oversized K‑12 charter facilities
Summary
The Senate Education Committee approved House Bill 20 to cap state lease payments for K‑12 leased facilities by applying an "allowable square footage" calculation based on average cost per square foot and an allowable square footage tied to student counts rather than paying the full market lease for an oversized building.
The Senate Education Committee voted 4–0 (one excused) to recommend House Bill 20, a measure that changes how the state calculates payments for leased K‑12 facilities, most often used by charter schools.
The bill, sponsored by the Select Committee on School Facilities, directs the Department of Education to make lease payments equal to the lesser of the total lease cost or a payment based on the average market…
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