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Appropriations committee splits on $2 million school maintenance recalibration; bill fails on tie vote
Summary
A proposal to codify updated routine‑maintenance staffing calculations and appropriate $2 million to the School Foundation Program Account (House Bill 21) failed in Appropriations after a 3–3 roll‑call tie. Supporters said updating the maintenance formula could save long‑term capital costs; opponents withheld enough votes to prevent passage.
A bill to codify a recalibration of school routine‑maintenance staffing and to appropriate $2 million to the School Foundation Program Account was presented to the Appropriations Committee and described as a follow-up to the 2020 recalibration effort. The sponsor said the change…
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