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SB23-220

Public School Capital Construction Assistance Grants

Type Bill
Session 2023 Regular Session
Subjects
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Concerning the use of money previously allocated for public schools, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

During the 2021 legislative session, the general assembly transferred $10 million from the general fund to the public school capital construction assistance fund (fund) and appropriated this money for air quality improvement grants for schools. Of the money transferred and appropriated for air quality improvement grants, $4,705,220 remains in the fund and has not been distributed. The appropriation for fiscal year 2021-22 has expired. The act specifies that the unspent money transferred and appropriated for air quality improvement grants must not be used for air quality improvement grants and instead must be used for financial assistance as provided in the "Building Excellent Schools Today Act".

During the 2022 legislative session, the general assembly scheduled a transfer of $30 million from the marijuana tax cash fund to the fund for June 1, 2023. The act repeals this scheduled transfer before it occurs.

For state fiscal year 2023-24, the act requires the public school capital construction assistance board (board) to allocate $49,705,220 from public school capital construction assistance board cash grants to be used for supplemental grants at schools experiencing capital construction project cost overruns as a result of COVID-19 inflationary pressure.

The act changes the financial capacity factors for evaluating the match requirement for public school capital construction projects for school districts and boards of cooperative services. The new factors apply to grants awarded on or after September 1, 2023, and funded on or after July 1, 2024.

The act transfers $15 million from the state education fund to the fund on June 1, 2023. $10 million in royalties and other payments for depletion or extraction of natural resources on state lands is credited to the fund for the 2022-23 state fiscal year. The act provides for a reduction of $294,780 in cash funds appropriated from the fund to the department of education for board cash grants in the 2023 long bill.

APPROVED by Governor May 12, 2023

EFFECTIVE May 12, 2023
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/12/2023 Signed Act PDF
05/04/2023 Final Act PDF
04/06/2023 Rerevised PDF
04/05/2023 Revised PDF
03/30/2023 Reengrossed PDF
03/29/2023 Engrossed PDF
03/24/2023 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
03/28/2023 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/11/2023 FN3 PDF
04/12/2023 FN2 PDF
03/27/2023 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
03/31/2023 SA2 PDF
03/27/2023 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 23-220 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 23-220, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/27/2023 Conference Committee Report REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/27/2023 Conference Committee Report ADOPT CCR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/10/2023 House Amendments NOT CONCUR APPT CC
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
03/30/2023 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/26/2023 Conference Committee Report REPASS
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/26/2023 Conference Committee Report ADOPT
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
04/11/2023 Conference Committee Report BYD SCP
60
AYE
1
NO
4
OTHER
Vote record
04/06/2023 Third Reading BILL
63
AYE
0
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/05/2023 L.003 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/28/2023 L.001 SEN Appropriations Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
05/12/2023 Governor Governor Signed
05/04/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/04/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/03/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/27/2023 Senate Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/26/2023 House House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
04/10/2023 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/06/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/05/2023 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/03/2023 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/30/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
03/30/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/28/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/24/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
05/12/2023 183 Public School Capital Constr Assistance Grants PDF