SF0044 • 2023

School facilities-major maintenance.

AN ACT relating to the expenditure of major maintenance funds on K-12 buildings and facilities; modifying the definition of major maintenance; authorizing the expenditure of major maintenance funds to improve the functionality of school buildings and facilities to deliver required educational programs as specified; authorizing the expenditure of major maintenance funds for reconfiguration as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Sel Sch Fac
Last action: 2023-01-27
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not move forward in that session and was not introduced for consideration.

School Building Maintenance Funds

The bill would have allowed for the use of major maintenance funds to improve school buildings and facilities so they can better deliver educational programs, including reconfiguration.

What This Bill Does

Changes how major maintenance money can be used in K-12 schools.
Allows spending on repairs or upgrades that help schools run their required programs better.
Includes the ability to spend funds for changes in school layout (reconfiguration).

Who It Names or Affects

K-12 school districts that need major maintenance on their buildings and facilities.

Terms To Know

Major building and facility repair: Fixing or replacing large parts of a school's systems to keep it running as intended.
System improvements: Repair, replacement, reconfiguration, or upgrade of components or equipment in schools.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It would have taken effect on July 1, 2023, but since it didn't pass, this date is no longer relevant.

Bill History

2023-01-27 Senate
S Did not Consider for Introduction
2022-12-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0125
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0125
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0044

School facilities-major maintenance.

Sponsored by: Select Committee on School Facilities

A BILL

for

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

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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109(a)(iii)(intro) and (C)(intro) is amended to read:

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Major building and facility repair and replacement payments; computation; square footage allowance; use of payment funds; accounting and reporting requirements.

(a)

As used in this act:

(iii)

"Major building and facility repair and replacement" means the repair or replacement of complete or major portions of school building and facility systems at irregular intervals which is required to continue the use of the building or facility
at its original capacity
for its original intended use and is typically accomplished by contractors due to the personnel demand to accomplish the work in a timely manner, the level of sophistication of the work or the need for warranted work.
Major building and facility repair and replacement may include the repair or replacement of complete or major portions of school building and facility systems to improve the functionality of a building or facility as necessary to enable the school district to deliver required educational programs.
The term includes the following categories as hereafter defined:

(C)

"System improvements" means the repair, replacement
, reconfiguration
or upgrade of components or equipment of school district buildings, including:

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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