SF0007 • 2020

School buildings and facilities-lease reimbursements.

AN ACT relating to school finance; limiting state reimbursements for buildings leased by a school district or charter school; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Sel Sch Fac
Last action: 2020-03-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the state construction department's role in reviewing lease agreements or how reimbursements are calculated beyond excluding routine maintenance and utilities.

Limiting State Reimbursements for Leased School Buildings

The bill limits state reimbursements to school districts and charter schools for leased buildings by excluding costs related to routine maintenance and utilities.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law so that state reimbursements for leased school buildings do not include costs for routine maintenance or utilities.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts and charter schools that lease buildings

Terms To Know

Reimbursement: Money given back to a school district or charter school by the state for leasing costs.
Routine maintenance: Regular upkeep and repairs needed to keep buildings in good condition.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how reimbursements will be calculated beyond excluding routine maintenance and utilities.
It is unclear what happens if a lease agreement does not meet the new requirements set by this act.

Bill History

2020-03-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 70
2020-03-12 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0025
2020-03-09 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0025
2020-03-06 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0025
2020-03-06 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0025
2020-03-06 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-7-2-0-0
2020-03-05 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-03-04 House
H COW:Passed
2020-03-03 House
H Placed on General File
2020-03-03 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2020-02-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2020-02-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-18 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2020-02-17 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2020-02-14 Senate
S COW:Passed
2020-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2020-02-14 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2020-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 29-0-1-0-0
2020-02-10 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2019-12-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 20LSO-0111
Bill No.:

SF0007

Effective:

7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

20LSO-0111

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0025

Chapter No.:

70

Prime Sponsor:

Select Committee on School Facilities

Catch Title:

School buildings and facilities-lease reimbursements.

Subject:

Lease reimbursements for school buildings and facilities.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, school districts and charter schools, under certain circumstances, can receive compensation for the costs of routine maintenance and utilities for leased buildings and facilities under both the Education Resource Block Grant Model and a statute that provides reimbursement for lease payments for buildings and facilities.

The bill limits reimbursements for lease payments so that the maximum reimbursement amount cannot include costs for routine maintenance or utilities.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

20LSO-0111

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0007

ENROLLED ACT NO. 25,

SENATE

SIXTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2020 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to school finance; limiting state reimbursements for buildings leased by a school district or charter school; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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110(a)(x)(B) is amended to read:

21
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110.

Duties of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district shall:

(x)

Subject to review by the state construction department under W.S. 21
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115 for any project involving state capital construction assistance, fix the site of each school building and facility considering the needs of the people of each portion of the district. If the district enters into an agreement to lease buildings and facilities owned by the district and the buildings and facilities are included within the statewide database maintained by the state construction department under W.S. 21
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123(f)(iv), the district shall, except as provided under W.S. 21
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109(c)(i)(A)(II) and (III) and (B), ensure the lease agreement requires sufficient payment from the lessee to cover expenses necessary to adequately maintain the facility or building in accordance with statewide adequacy standards prescribed by the commission. If the district or a charter school operating pursuant to a contract with the district enters into an agreement to lease buildings and facilities under which the district or the charter school is the lessee and the building is to be used for the provision of the required educational program within the district, the lease agreement shall require the lessor to adequately maintain the buildings and facilities in
accordance with standards prescribed by the commission. The district shall be reimbursed for the lease payment of the district or the charter school if the square footage of the leased facility is not included within the district's total square footage for purposes of major maintenance computations under W.S. 21
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109, subject to the following:

(B)

Any payment made by the department pursuant to this paragraph for a leased building or facility shall not exceed the average cost per square foot to lease buildings or facilities comparable to those appropriate for public K
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12 education multiplied by the total square feet leased by the district or charter school necessary to deliver the required educational program. The average cost per square foot for comparable buildings or facilities shall
:

(I)

B
e as determined by the department
;
and shall

(II)

B
e comparable in location and type to the building or facility leased by the district or charter school;
and

(III)

Not include any cost for utilities or routine maintenance.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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