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Senate committee advances $ hundreds of millions in K–12 facilities spending after heated debate on costs and maintenance
Summary
House Bill 105, a large K–12 facilities appropriation bill that folds major maintenance and multiple program allocations into one package, passed the Committee of the Whole after senators debated major maintenance totals, charter lease funding, safety grants, and long-term fiscal implications.
House Bill 105, a major K–12 facilities appropriation measure, received a favorable recommendation from the Committee of the Whole after extended debate over scale, funding sources and long-term fiscal implications.
Sponsors walked senators through the bill's line-by-line appropriations: component-level maintenance ($31,661,000), charter school lease payments ($6,332,000 and line items on page 7), demolition projects ($2,620,000), a $10,000,000 safety…
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