Bill Description: House Bill 338 removes the requirement that the state must appoint a district supervisor to oversee any projects approved under the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund that exceed $5,000,000, provides for a transfer from the Bond Levy Equalization Fund, and amends the method of repayment by school districts.

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House Bill 338 amends the Public School Facilities Cooperative Funding Program, which is used to provide school districts with funds to repair unsafe facilities. The bill removes the requirement that the state must appoint a district supervisor to oversee any projects approved under the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund that exceeds $5,000,000, reducing the state’s unnecessary bureaucratic supervision over rural school districts. The bill also transfers $25 million from the Bond Levy Equalization Fund to the Public School Facilities Cooperative Fund. Furthermore, the bill changes the manner in which school districts are required to repay costs, providing that it will be done through the school district’s Public Schools Facilities Fund distribution. 

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