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FL H6023

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Ashley Gantt

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement for school districts to provide underused, vacant, or surplus facilities to "schools of hope" (charter schools serving students from persistently low-performing schools or Florida Opportunity Zones)

  • Eliminates the provision allowing hope operators to use identified school district facilities at no cost

  • Deletes the requirement that students enrolled in schools of hope be included in the district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership for funding calculations

  • Removes the authorization for schools of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility

  • Removes criteria defining persistently low-performing schools based on bottom 10% student performance on grade 3 ELA or grade 4 math assessments

Legislative Description

Educational Facilities

Last Action

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Education Administration Subcommittee1/12/2026

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