HB0020 • 2025

K-12 school facility leasing.

AN ACT relating to K-12 school facility leasing; modifying payment for lease agreements for K-12 school facilities; 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: 2025-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how major maintenance is handled, only that it must be reported separately and approved by the district or charter school.

K-12 School Facility Leasing Act

This law changes how school districts and charter schools are reimbursed for leasing buildings by setting a limit on reimbursement based on average costs of similar facilities.

What This Bill Does

Changes the way school districts and charter schools get money back when they lease buildings.
Limits the amount of money that can be given back to the district or charter school based on the cost per square foot for comparable leased buildings.

Who It Names or Affects

School districts and charter schools that lease facilities.

Terms To Know

Reimbursement: Money given back to a school district or charter school after leasing a building, based on certain rules.
Major maintenance: Important repairs and upkeep needed for buildings to stay in good condition.

Limits and Unknowns

The law only applies to lease agreements entered into after July 1, 2025.
It does not cover existing leases unless they are modified or renewed on or after the effective date.

Bill History

2025-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 89
2025-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0041
2025-02-27 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0041
2025-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0041
2025-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0041
2025-02-26 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2025-02-25 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-02-24 Senate
S COW:Passed
2025-02-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-02-24 Senate
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2025-02-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
2025-01-27 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-27 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-23-1-0-0
2025-01-24 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-01-23 House
H COW:Passed
2025-01-20 House
H Placed on General File
2025-01-20 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2025-01-17 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2025-01-02 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-12-06 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0221

Bill No.:

HB0020

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0221

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0041

Chapter No.:

89

Prime Sponsor:

Select Committee on School Facilities

Catch Title:

K-12 school facility leasing.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Reimbursement for K-12 school facility leasing.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill amends the reimbursement amount for a school district or charter school leased building or facility to be the lesser of the total lease agreement amount or the average cost per square foot for comparable buildings or facilities multiplied by the allowable square feet, effective July 1, 2025.
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

25LSO-0221

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
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HB0020

ENROLLED ACT NO. 41,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to K-12 school facility leasing; modifying payment for lease agreements for K-12 school facilities;

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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3
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110(a)(x)(B)(intro) 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 school facilities commission under W.S. 21
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117 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 within the boundaries of 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 lease agreement shall separately identify the amount to be expended on the major maintenance of the building or facility during the term of the lease. The amount of the total lease agreement to be expended on the major maintenance shall be accounted for and reported separately and shall not be transferred or expended for any purpose other than major maintenance of the leased building or facility. No expenditure shall be made from the funds dedicated for major maintenance of a leased facility without the approval of the district or the charter school. A district or charter school may request review of the amount to be expended on major maintenance for a lease by the school facilities division of the state construction department to determine the reasonableness of the major maintenance expense. 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
be equal to the lesser of the amount of the total lease agreement or
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
allowable
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:

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk