S.F. No. 3911 Summary

• Requires school boards proposing construction, expansion, or remodeling of facilities to inform school district residents of the proposal and allow written comments to be submitted to the board.

• Mandates that school boards submit public comments received from residents to the commissioner as part of their facility proposal.

• Requires the commissioner to include a summary of resident comments in the review and comment submitted to the school board within 60 days of receiving a proposal.

• Requires the commissioner to explain the reasons for the proposal's advisability in the review and comment.

• Requires the commissioner to clearly specify which portions of a proposal receive negative review and comment versus positive review and comment when providing mixed reviews.