Staff member says adding "addition" would broaden school energy performance contracting eligibility

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A staff presenter told an education meeting that inserting the word "addition" into the energy performance contracting definition would make certain expansions (for example, boiler-room additions or replacement of modular classrooms) explicitly eligible for state aid, while officials noted audits, required savings, and discretionary approval could limit misuse.

A staff member explained at an education meeting that a proposed one-word change to the state's energy performance contracting statute would broaden which school projects qualify for state aid.

The staff member said the amendment would insert the word "addition" into the definition of cost-saving measures in the energy performance contracting section, which is separate from the standard school construction aid statute and has its own application and prioritization process. He said the change was requested by EEI and would make it clearer that certain expansions — such as enlarging a boiler room or replacing modular classrooms with a new addition — fall within the energy-contracting program.

Why it matters: The energy performance contracting program funds projects whose costs are paid, in whole or in part, by…

Staff member says adding "addition" would broaden school energy performance contracting eligibility

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