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Committee deems Claremont retroactive building‑aid bill inexpedient after testimony, 7–1
Summary
After testimony from a Claremont representative estimating roughly $6.7 million in retroactive state participation, the finance subcommittee voted 7–1 to recommend HB 1399 as inexpedient to legislate, with members citing precedent, statewide fairness, and concerns about retroactive rule changes and fiscal impact.
A House finance subcommittee voted 7–1 to recommend HB 1399 be deemed inexpedient to legislate after hearing testimony from a Claremont representative who estimated a substantial amount of retroactive building aid that would have been available under earlier policy.
Matt Angel, who said he was helping the Claremont district, presented a spreadsheet estimating that, had state participation been at 60 percent during a 2014 construction period, the district would have received about $336,000 in state…
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