Proposed H.955 school-construction provisions would expand bonding and create legacy-debt aid program
Committee heard that H.955 expands the state school-construction aid program to include general-obligation bonding, creates new AOE positions, and would establish a legacy debt aid program reimbursing districts 100% of pre-2026 debt service; funding sources for expanded aid remain unspecified.
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The Senate Education Committee examined multiple school-construction provisions in H.955 that would change how the state supports district building projects. JFO analyst Julia Rickard walked members through Sections 65–78 and said the house-passed language expands state aid to include general-obligation bonding while creating implementation choices that determine fiscal outcomes.
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