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The Frame

What this does

The bill alters the legal obligations of school districts regarding the use of their property and the distribution of capital outlay funding for 'Schools of Hope,' which are specific types of charter schools.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

School Districts

Districts would no longer be legally required to provide facility space to 'Schools of Hope' or include their students in capital outlay membership counts.

Schools of Hope

These schools would lose the statutory right to colocate in public facilities and the right to be included in district capital outlay funding calculations.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill removes existing requirements that force school districts to share their facilities with 'Schools of Hope.' It also changes how these schools are counted in district capital funding calculations.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

The bill alters the legal obligations of school districts regarding the use of their property and the distribution of capital outlay funding for 'Schools of Hope,' which are specific types of charter schools.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'School of Hope'?
A 'School of Hope' is a specific type of charter school defined under state law that currently receives certain preferences regarding facility access and funding.
Will school districts still be required to share their buildings with these schools?
No, if passed, this bill removes the current requirement for districts to provide access to their underused or surplus facilities to 'Schools of Hope'.

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

MURDOCH WALRATH & HOLMES (aka COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVOCATES)

on behalf of SCHOOL FACILITY MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION

Senate LDAView filing →

NORTHWESTERN UNIV

$121,000

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC

$18,620

MICHAEL ALEXANDER

on behalf of CAMELOT EDUCATION

Senate LDAView filing →

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift100% confidence

Reduction of Charter School Facility Privileges

The bill represents a clear legislative move to roll back specific facility-sharing and funding-inclusion mandates previously granted to 'Schools of Hope'.

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Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance65
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy75
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment10
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz30
    Current news / social attention level

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