5572-S2 AMH STON WILJ 011

  

2SSB 5572 - H AMD 2143

By Representative Stonier

WITHDRAWN 03/06/2020

On page 2, beginning on line 36, after "to" strike all material through "support" on line 38 and insert ": (i) Improve student health and safety; (ii) extend the useful life of the school facility; (iii) provide facilities that support graduation pathway options as described in RCW 28A.655.250; and (iv) reduce the achievement gap for students from underserved backgrounds, particularly students of color, students with disabilities, English language learners, and students living in poverty"

On page 3, line 10, after "proposed." insert "In preparing the prioritized list for consideration in the 2021-2023 biennial capital budget, unfunded projects that were prioritized according to criteria specified in section 5028, chapter 413, Laws of 2019, may remain on the list for the 2021-2023 biennial capital budget."

EFFECT:  Removes a project prioritization requirement related to improving health, safety, and academic performance for the largest number of students for the amount of state grant support. Modifies the grant prioritization criteria to include the following: (a) extension of the useful life of the school facility; (b) provision of facilities that support pathways to graduation from high school; and (c) reduction of the achievement gap for specified categories of students. Retains grant prioritization criteria related to improvement of health and safety. Allows projects that were prioritized but unfunded under the grant program's 2019-21 capital budget proviso to remain on the program's project list for the 2021-23 biennium.    

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