SB603:

Public elementary and secondary school buildings; standards for maintenance, operations, etc.

Bill Summary:

Board of Education; standards for the maintenance
and operations, renovation, and new construction of public elementary
and secondary school buildings. Requires the Board of Education
(the Board) to make recommendations to the General Assembly for amendments
to the Standards of Quality to establish standards for the maintenance
and operations, renovation, and new construction of public elementary
and secondary school buildings. The bill requires such recommendations
to include standards for the percentage of the current replacement
value of a public school building that a school board should budget
for the maintenance and operations of the building and such other
standards as the Board deems appropriate. The bill also requires
the Board to solicit the input of relevant stakeholders and the public
in developing such recommendations. Finally, the bill requires the
Board to submit its recommendations to the Chairmen of the House
Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health
no later than December 1, 2022. This bill is a recommendation of
the Commission on School Construction and Modernization.