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HB1308 • 2025

Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide

Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide

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Sponsor
Silcox, Deborah
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The full list of conditions for leasing, utilizing, or buying facilities is referenced but not detailed in the available summary text.

HB1308: Charter School Access to Unused Public School Buildings

This bill gives local and state charter schools, as well as groups applying for charters, the right to lease, use, or buy unused buildings owned by a local board of education.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides rights for local and state charter schools to access unused facilities from a local board of education.
  • Extends these rights to charter school petitioners (groups asking to start a new charter).
  • Establishes that this access is subject to specific conditions set by the law.
  • Includes provisions related to construction work on these facilities.
  • Revises definitions and modernizes certain terms in state education law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local charter schools
  • State charter schools
  • Groups petitioning for new charter school status
  • Local boards of education that own unused facilities

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text states access is subject to conditions but does not list every specific condition in the summary.
  • Details about how construction costs are handled or funded are mentioned generally but not explained fully in the provided text.
  • The effective date for when this law starts is not listed in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Education; local and state charter schools have the right to lease, utilize, or buy unused facilities of a local board of education; provide