SF0084 • 2024

School facilities-use fees.

AN ACT relating to education; imposing requirements for rental fees charged by school districts for use of school district property as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Education Housing

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Senator Brennan
Last action: 2024-03-05
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was marked as inactive and did not pass in the current session.

School Facilities-Use Fees Act

The bill sets rules for school districts to charge rental fees for using their property and requires these fees to cover only the extra costs of use, not general maintenance.

What This Bill Does

Changes how school districts can rent out their buildings or land.
Requires that any fees charged must be based on the actual extra costs caused by renting out the space, not just regular upkeep costs.
Needs each district to give a clear list of these extra costs when charging rental fees.
Makes sure similar uses of property are charged the same amount.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts in Wyoming
People or groups who want to rent school facilities

Terms To Know

Incremental costs: Extra costs that happen because of a specific use, not regular maintenance.
Uniform fees: Charges that are the same for similar uses of property.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not say how it will be enforced or what happens if a district breaks these rules.
It is unclear how this act will affect existing rental agreements before its effective date.
This bill was marked as inactive and did not pass in the current session.

Bill History

2024-03-05 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2024-03-05 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2024-02-28 House
H04 - Education:Do Pass Failed 4-5-0-0-0
2024-02-22 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2024-02-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-02-21 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-1-0-0
2024-02-20 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2024-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2024-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2024-02-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2024-02-16 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2024-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 26-5-0-0-0
2024-02-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2024-02-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0218
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0218
Introduced
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0084

School facilities-use fees.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Brennan, Biteman, Ellis, Hutchings and Nethercott and Representative(s) Andrew, Angelos, Henderson, Penn, Trujillo and Zwonitzer, Dn

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; imposing requirements for rental fees charged by school districts for use of school district property as specified; 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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111(a)(ii) is amended to read:

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111.

Powers of boards of trustees.

(a)

The board of trustees in each school district within the state may:

(ii)

Acquire, hold, convey, lease, rent, and manage property, real and personal, for the benefit of the school district in the name by which the district is designated, either alone or jointly with another public or private agency, institution, person, or corporation. This includes leasing of real property under W.S. 21
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. Any rental fees charged by the district for use of school district property shall:

(A)

Not exceed the direct incremental costs incurred by the district for the specific use of the property during each rental period after considering the district's fixed costs to maintain the property without the requested rental use of the property
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(B)

Be supported by an itemized statement of the district's direct incremental costs for the specific use of the property during each rental period; and

(C)

Be uniform for the same or similar use of the property.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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