Committee rejects proposal to keep school maintenance funding at 135% in 3–2 vote
A Senate select committee voted 3–2 to reject a bill that would retain a 135% multiplier for state school major-maintenance funding instead of reverting to 115%, a change proponents say would add about $31.9 million to the biennial allocation and help fund aging and oversized school buildings.
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A Senate select committee considered legislation to retain an elevated funding multiplier for school building square footage but voted 3–2 to reject the measure after lawmakers debated whether the extra state funding should cover older, oversized facilities or risk creating incentives for districts to add noninstructional "enhancements."
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