Senate Bill 110 sparks hope for rural counties
They're moving ahead with upgrades to facilities and academics. They say there is a beacon of hope for future projects in the form of Senate Bill 110, or the rural renaissance bill, filed last month.
It would, among other things, require the state land planning agency to give preference for technical assistance funding to local governments located in rural areas.
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'Senate bill 110, Senator Simon has put that in the house and hopefully if it proceeds to the capital and some other issues, it will help small rural districts like ourselves funding future projects and I just appreciate him and all the hard work that's going on in Tallahassee right now for some of the small districts like Jackson county,' Superintendent Hunter Nolen said.
The first of three committees heard the bill yesterday and passed it unanimously.
Nolen says he will be following the bill closely.
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