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MD Governor Calls for Study of School Construction

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Martin O' Malley has ordered a study on school construction funding in Maryland.

The governor announced Monday he was directing the Interagency Committee on School construction to work with the Department of budget and Management and the Department of legislative Services to conduct the study.

O'Malley has made school construction funding a top priority of his tenure in Annapolis. The state has made $2.7 billion in school construction investment under the O'Malley administration.

In an executive order, O'Malley is directing the IAC to make recommendations on increasing funding for public school constratuion and creating more reliable revenue streams.

The order calls for a final report to be delivered to the governor on or before Sept. 1, 2015.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.