By Katherine Brzozowski, Capital News Service
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would strip the state’s Board of Public Works of its power to oversee school construction funding, and was particularly aimed to take power away from Comptroller Peter Franchot, a Democrat.
Last week, Del. Maggie McIntosh (D-Baltimore) added amendments to House Bill 1783, which provides at least $400 million for public school construction annually, including $10 million for school safety improvements, according to state documents.
The amendment streamlines the state approval process for school construction projects, stripping it from the three-member Board of Public Works and putting it in the hands of the public Interagency Commission on School Construction.
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