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Bill Details: SB 29: SCHOOL PLANNING AND ZONING PROCESS

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Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers, Co-Sponsor: Rich Cunningham

Bill Summary:

General Description: This bill amends the notification requirements for a public school to a local government if the public school intends to acquire a school site or construct a school building.

Highlighted Provisions:
o requires a school district or charter school to:
 meet with a local governmental entity about a proposed acquisition;
 provide certain information regarding the acquisition to the local governmental entity; and
 submit a rough proposed site plan to a design review committee;
 requires a design review committee to provide comments on a rough proposed site plan;
 authorizes a local governmental entity, in certain circumstances, to request a traffic study; and
 makes technical and conforming amendments.

Reviewer Name: Morgan Olsen, Rating: Neutral/Unsure

Reviewer Comments:

This bill makes it a little harder to start a school (public or charter), but a traffic impact study is something schools really should do before picking site and public schools should really be working with their local communities to make it work however I feel increased local control over schools would solve this problem much more effectively than a law.

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