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Committee OKs bill allowing pre‑K facilities and storm shelters to be funded from existing facility funds
Summary
House Bill 1337 would let school districts use existing state facility/construction funds to build or adapt space for pre‑K programs and for storm shelters or safe rooms; proponents say it removes an eligibility barrier with no new appropriation, while critics warn the change may dilute limited facility funds and could create unfunded mandates if shelter requirements take effect.
State Representative Julie Mayberry (District 92) presented House Bill 1337 to the Senate Education Committee, explaining that facility and construction funding currently excludes pre‑K facilities and storm shelters. Mayberry said the bill merely clarifies that pre‑K classrooms and spaces used as safe rooms "shall be considered an academic facility" for the purpose of state facility funding. She emphasized there is no new appropriation in the…
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