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Committee examines charter-school lease payments after new Mills charter opened while district buildings remained offline
Summary
Lawmakers pressed staff about the state's obligation to pay charter school leases and whether the state had sufficient front‑end review after a charter opened in Mills while several district schools remained offline; staff said the state pays lease costs based on allowable square footage tied to ADM and that the department was not involved in the Mills project.
Legislators at the Select Committee on School Facilities on March 5 raised questions about how the state funds charter school facilities, using the recent Mills charter project as an example of where the state now pays lease costs while districts maintain offline buildings.
Shelby Carlson, School Facilities Division Administrator, explained the state's payment method: the state bases its lease payment on allowable square footage determined by ADM and then applies the average cost per square foot in the community.…
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