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26LSO-0086
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0086
Numbered
2.0
SENATE FILE NO. SF0060
K-12 school facilities appropriations.
Sponsored by: Select Committee on School Facilities
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to school building and facility projects; providing appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028; providing for appropriations for the remainder of the current biennium ending June 30, 2026; specifying conditions for expenditures; requiring reports; establishing a grant program for school facility safety and security projects; specifying requirements for school districts to receive safety and security grant funds; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1
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(a)
This section shall consist of funds appropriated for K-12 school building and facility needs.
(b)
As used in subsection (j) of this section, a "priority" identified by an Arabic numeral means the project ranking as submitted by the school facilities commission within its budget recommendations provided under W.S. 21-15-119.
(c)
The amounts appropriated from the public school foundation program account under paragraphs (j)(ii) through (iv) of this section are for the period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028, and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from any of these appropriations shall revert to the public school foundation program account on June 30, 2028.
(d)
Appropriations for projects denoted with an asterisk (*) within subsection (j) of this section are effective immediately, and end upon project completion, unless otherwise provided by law. Except for amounts denoted with an asterisk, the amounts appropriated from the public school foundation program account under paragraphs (j)(i) and (v) through (viii) of this section are for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending upon project completion, unless otherwise provided by law. Upon completion of a project under this subsection, any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from the appropriation for the project shall revert to the public school foundation program account.
(e)
As authorized under W.S. 21-15-119(a)(iii), the school facilities commission may submit a supplemental budget request for the period beginning July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2028, for any emergency or unanticipated need, or for any refinement or modification of a project funded under this section, subject to any constraints or other requirements imposed by the governor under W.S. 9
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(f)
An estimated schedule for deploying projects funded by amounts appropriated under subsection (j) of this section, as adopted by the school facilities commission and as contained within the 2027-2028 biennial budget submitted by the commission under W.S. 21-15-119, shall be used by the state construction department to the extent practicable to guide expenditure of appropriated funds. The estimated schedule shall be based upon information, processes, events and expenditures and shall not be binding upon the state construction department or the school facilities commission.
(g)
Amounts appropriated under subsection (j) of this section shall not be construed to be an entitlement or guaranteed amount and shall be expended by the school facilities commission to ensure adequate, efficient and cost effective school buildings and facilities in accordance with W.S. 21-15-114(a)(vii).
(h)
In addition to accounting and reporting requirements imposed under W.S. 28-11-301(c)(iv), the state construction department shall report at least one (1) time each year on the deployment of amounts to fund projects under this section in accordance with the deployment schedule, information on project progression and, if applicable, the rationale for any deviation from the estimated schedule. The reports, as approved by the commission, shall be submitted by the department to the select committee on school facilities, the joint appropriations committee and the governor.
(j)
For K-12 school facility projects, the following amounts are appropriated from the public school foundation program account to the school facilities commission for the following purposes:
(i)
Effective immediately, for component level major maintenance projects, thirty-one million six hundred sixty-one thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars ($31,661,322.00). The school facilities commission may modify prioritization of projects contained in this paragraph to optimize efficiency or based on project readiness. Expenditure of funds appropriated by this paragraph shall be subject to the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
04-01
Big Horn #3
High School
$828,878
04-02
Johnson #1
High School
$3,137,677
04-03
Sheridan #2
Junior High School
$2,593,497
04-04
Laramie #2
Administration Building
$114,196
04-05
Fremont #14
Middle School
$1,456,696
04-06
Hot Springs #1
Elementary School
$948,168
04-07
Converse #2
Junior High/High School
$1,756,228
04-08
Big Horn #1
Elementary School
$173,963
04-09
Crook #1
K-12 School
$610,461
04-10
Carbon #1
Middle School
$1,880,657
04-11
Sublette #1
High School
$1,878,241
04-12
Weston #7
High School
$833,192
04-13
Washakie #1
Middle School
$1,799,497
04-14
Lincoln #1
Elementary School
$3,296,500
04-15
Weston #1
High School
$4,703,382
04-16
Big Horn #2
High School
$1,988,099
04-17
Carbon #2
Junior High/High School
$808,866
04-18
Fremont #6
Middle School
$244,378
04-19
Park #16
K-12 School
$2,608,746
04-20
Big Horn #3
Elementary School
$
531,164
04-21
Johnson #1
K-12 School
$
1,428,703
04-22
Fremont #14
Middle School
$
1,287,903
(ii)
For charter school leases, six million three hundred thirty-two thousand nine hundred twenty-eight dollars ($6,332,928.00). The funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be distributed for charter school lease expenses for school year 2026-2027 and school year 2027
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2028, are subject to W.S. 21-3-110(a)(x) and the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
05-01
Albany #1
Elementary School
$347,799
05-02
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$830,585
05-03
Laramie #1
Secondary School
$916,645
05-04
Natrona #1
K-8 School
$1,823,257
05-05
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$1,253,600
05-06
Lincoln #2
Elementary School
$416,150
05-07
Platte #1
K-12 School
$744,892
Total
$ 6,332,928
(iii)
Subject to the requirements of W.S. 21
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110(a)(x), for future charter school leasing obligations (priority 07-01), one million seven hundred ninety-two thousand nine hundred seventy-six dollars ($1,792,976.00). The funds appropriated under this paragraph shall only be expended for leasing expenses for charter schools approved for operation pursuant to W.S. 21
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301 et seq. In addition to any other reporting requirements, not later than September 1, 2026 and September 1, 2027, the state construction department shall report any expenditure of the funds appropriated by this paragraph to the select committee on school facilities, the joint appropriations committee and the governor;
(iv)
For modular buildings and leases, fifty-two thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars ($52,125.00), subject to the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
06-01
Laramie #1
Modular Lease
$17,375
06-02
Laramie #1
Modular Lease
$17,375
06-03
Laramie #1
Modular Lease
$17,375
Total
$52,125
(v)
For design of school building and facility projects, fifteen million seven hundred thirty-nine thousand eight hundred fifty-five dollars ($15,739,855.00), subject to the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
09-01
Teton #1
High School
$2,809,810*
09-02
Crook #1
Secondary School
$1,710,957
09-03
Laramie #1
High School
$4,346,602
09-04
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$3,675,736
09-05
Fremont #25
Elementary School
$3,196,750
Total
$15,739,855
(vi)
For construction of school building and facility projects, seventy-seven million three hundred fifty-nine thousand seven hundred thirty-one dollars ($77,359,731.00), subject to the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
10-01
Crook #1
Secondary School
$12,632,827
10-02
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$1,494,000
10-03
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$33,298,901
10-04
Fremont #25
Elementary School
$29,934,003
Total
$77,359,731
(vii)
For demolition projects, two million six hundred twenty thousand six hundred seventy dollars ($2,620,670.00), subject to the following prescribed maximum amounts:
School
Maximum
Priority
District
Project
Amount
11-01
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$1,286,510*
11-02
Albany #1
Elementary School
$500,000
11-03
Laramie #1
Elementary School
$834,160
Total
$2,620,670
(viii)
For unanticipated costs associated with the projects funded under paragraphs (j)(i) and (v) through (vii) of this section (priority 12-01), seven million six hundred forty-two thousand eight hundred ninety-five dollars ($7,642,895.00), subject to the following maximum amounts:
(A)
For design projects contained in paragraph (j)(v) of this section, nine hundred forty-four thousand three hundred ninety-one dollars ($944,391.00);
(B)
For component level major maintenance and construction projects contained in paragraphs (j)(i) and (vi) of this section, six million five hundred forty-one thousand two hundred sixty-four dollars ($6,541,264.00);
(C)
For demolition projects contained in
paragraph (j)(vii) of this section, one hundred fifty-seven thousand two hundred forty dollars ($157,240.00).
Section 2.
(a)
For K-12 school facility safety and security projects (priorities 08-01 and 08-02), ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) is appropriated to the school facilities commission, from the public school foundation program account, for design of security vestibules and vehicle barricades and approved prioritized school district safety and security remedies. The funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain in effect beginning July, 1, 2026, until the project is completed, unless otherwise provided by law. Upon completion of a remedy under this section, any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation for the remedy shall revert to the public school foundation program account.
(b)
The school facilities commission shall establish a prioritized list of K-12 school facility safety and security remedies utilizing national and regional best practices. The commission shall consider school safety and security needs identified by school districts in determining the prioritized list of remedies. Funds shall be distributed to school districts upon application to the state construction department, in the manner and form required by the commission, and approved by the commission.
(c)
Prior to the expenditure of funds appropriated by subsection (a) of this section, for each safety and security remedy, the commission shall include the remedy in the school district facility plan required pursuant to W.S. 21-15-116, ensure the remedy is a cost effective method to address the safety and security need and specify a maximum budget for each remedy.
(d)
Not later than September 1, 2026, and each September 1 thereafter until the funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section are expended or have reverted upon completion of a remedy, in conjunction with the school facilities commission's annual budget recommendations required pursuant to W.S. 21-15-119, the commission and state construction department shall report to the select committee on school facilities, the joint appropriations committee and the governor any expenditures of funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section and shall include any request for funds necessary for the construction of security vestibules and vehicle barriers and to complete school district safety and security needs identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
Section 3.
This act is immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.
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