SB 896: DOE; SUPERINTENDENT; OFFICE OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS; CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; FACILITIES; WEBSITE; EXEMPT POSITIONS; PILOT PROGRAM; REPORTS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-03-27
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-30: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires the Department of Education to submit annual reports to the Legislature outlining certain information concerning capital improvement projects and facilities. Requires the reports to be posted on DOE's website annually in a searchable format. Provides that any CIP funds encumbered for more than five years without commencement of construction to be identified and justified, or be subject to legislative review for reversion or reassignment. Establishes a three-year pilot program authorizing the Superintendent to redesignate certain positions in the Office of Facilities and Operations as exempt from civil service laws. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Discussed in Hearing
4MINHouse Standing Committee on Labor
53SECHouse Standing Committee on Labor
18SECSenate Floor
22MINSenate Standing Committee on Education
22MINSenate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
33SECSenate Standing Committee on Education
33SECSenate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts
2MIN