The report covers dozens of actions that schools, state and local governments and other stakeholders can take to boost facilities funding, including:

Establish a facilities office in each state department of education or as an independent state agency.
Appoint an independent advisory committee to guide state facilities’ decisions.
Enact state legislation to provide school districts the flexibility to raise revenue from sources other than property tax.
Establish dedicated state revenue streams for repayment of PK-12 capital improvement bonds.
Allow districts to use up to 10% of their federal Title I Funds for major repairs.
Provide relevant building condition system data to facilities maintenance and operations personnel.
Conduct facilities workshops for parents and community members about facilities planning and decision-making.
Require every district to have an up-to-date five-year master facilities plan guided by public engagement and available online.
Train and educate school administrators, school boards and other stakeholders on the importance of facility planning.
Maintain a publicly accessible state facilities inventory of school district buildings, grounds and other district-owned land or facilities.
Conduct regular statewide assessments of PK-12 school facilities.
Share school-level facilities data and assessment findings in real-time with school-level staff.

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$85 billion gap: 12 actions for improving health and safety of school facilities