Panel To Review Maryland's School Construction Policies

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland officials are forming a commission to review the state's school construction policies.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch made the announcement Friday.

The panel will make recommendations for more efficient and effective school construction practices in the future. It will be chaired by Martin Knott, president of Knott Mechanical, a mechanical services company working in 10 counties across Maryland.

Maryland last reviewed its school construction policies in 2004.

The panel will include private sector representatives from the construction services and development industry. It also will include local government and educational members as well as state officials.

Members will be named next month. The panel will report back by December 2016.
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