Digest: Makes more money available from grants for school districts and ESDs to use for school facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6).
Establishes the School District Facility Equity Fund. Directs the Office of School Facilities to award grants from the fund for the facility needs of school districts and education service districts. Prescribes the requirements for the grants. Authorizes the issuance of lottery bonds for deposit in the fund.
Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene the school facilities advisory group for the purpose of reviewing and making recommendations for sustainable funding sources for the fund.
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Statutes affected: Introduced: 326.125, 327.008, 326.549