House moves to lift deed restrictions on unused school facilities; Jackson County exclusion amendment fails Lawmakers adopted committee substitutes for House Bills 2404 and 2172 to remove deed restrictions that can block reuse of unused public school buildings and create a right-of-first-refusal for public entities; members from Jackson County and St. Louis City opposed the change and a proposed carve-out for Jackson County failed on a roll-call vote.

Missouri lawmakers are pushing to lift deed restrictions on unused school buildings, igniting a heated debate over local control and educational reuse.

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