Plain English Breakdown
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Restoring School Facility Fee Rules
This law restores the ability for school districts to charge fees that include a share of building maintenance and repair costs when outside groups use their facilities.
What This Bill Does
- It brings back an expanded definition of direct costs that was removed on January 1, 2025.
- It allows schools to add a portion of operating and maintenance costs to fees charged for facility use based on how much the group uses the facilities.
- It permits schools to include repair, restoration, and refurbishment costs in the fees they charge based on usage.
- It requires money collected for repairs to go into a special fund.
- It limits how that special fund can be spent to certain purposes.
Who It Names or Affects
- School district governing boards
- Groups or entities using school facilities as civic centers
Terms To Know
- Civic Center Act
- A law that lets schools allow outside groups to use their buildings for community events.
- Direct costs
- The expenses a school charges, which now include supplies, utilities, staff time, and building repairs based on usage.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list the specific purposes for which the special fund money can be used.
- The exact amount of fees schools may charge depends on how much each group uses the facilities.