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Senator outlines formula fund proposal for higher‑education capital projects; colleagues urge safeguards on operating costs
Summary
Senate Bill 174 would create an ongoing, pooled funding mechanism for higher‑education capital projects distributed by a formula (performance, regional growth, facility age, academic space). Sponsor said it aims for more cost‑effective, smaller projects; critics warned about O&M and accountability.
Senator Milner presented Senate Bill 174 to create a new approach for funding higher‑education capital projects by phasing in an ongoing fund. Under the proposal, the Legislature would appropriate an ongoing annual amount into a fiscal account that regional systems would allocate to institutions using a formula that accounts for degree completion, institutional efficiency, regional student population growth, facility…
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