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PSBA representative: state cut to Plancon leaves schools shouldering 100% of construction costs
Summary
A PSBA representative told the meeting that the state's Plancon school construction reimbursement program was defunded about a decade ago, a 2019 legislative revamp received no funding, and local school districts now face full costs for construction and renovation; PSBA said it will pursue legislative options.
A PSBA representative told attendees that Plancon "was the school construction and reimbursement program," and that "the state defunded that program around 10 years ago." The speaker said lawmakers revised the program in 2019 but the state never provided funds for the revamped Plancon.
The representative said the funding gap has left local districts to cover projects themselves. "So what ends…
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