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Committee plans short H.955 amendment to require analysis of school bonding's effect on capital budget
Summary
Lawmakers agreed to add concise language to H.955 directing an analysis of how state bonding for school construction would affect the overall capital budget and potential future debt-service constraints, then discussed submitting the language to Ways & Means pending final drafting.
The House Corrections & Institutions Committee debated and agreed to add a short analytic sentence to H.955 requiring that recommendations include "an analysis of the extent to which the use of state bonding for school construction affects overall capital budget capacity." Committee members argued for concise wording and placement (after the program section) so that the treasurer and appropriations-related committees can assess any resulting constraints on other capital priorities and future debt service.
Members discussed whether to include additional projection language on future debt service, but settled on a simple formulation to preserve clarity during intercommittee review. The chair said staff would circulate final language from John Gregg and that the committee could submit the amendment to Ways & Means and present it the next day if members approved the final draft. No formal vote was recorded during the session.
The committee then shifted to testimony on S.193.
