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Committee hears bill to exclude on‑base schools from SCAP space calculation
Summary
Sen. Leonard Christian introduced SB 5901, which would exclude instructional facilities on military bases from a district's SCAP inventory so districts hosting bases aren’t penalized for inaccessible on‑base space; OSPI and affected districts testified in support, but the fiscal impact is currently indeterminate.
Senator Leonard Christian, sponsor of Senate Bill 5901, told the Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee that the bill would prevent school facilities located on military bases from being counted as available instructional space when the state calculates eligibility for the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP).
Alex Fair Fortune, staff to the committee, said the measure would require state assistance to equal the approved project cost minus any federal funding for the…
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