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Committee approves amendment restoring school-safety funds and adjusts major-maintenance language

Joint Appropriations Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 105 was amended to restore school safety/security funding to $10 million and to remove line-item breakout of contingency percentages; the committee recommended the bill do pass as amended after testimony from construction and school facilities staff.

Catherine Camarotti of the Legislative Service Office (budget/fiscal) summarized changes to House Bill 105, noting major maintenance funding figures and project-specific adjustments the committee had previously reviewed. She told the committee the house amended the bill to move certain amounts and that a Campbell County transportation facility had its funding reduced to $2.65 million from a larger prior figure.

Delma Comey, director of the State Construction Department, testified she supported the house…

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