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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming allocates over $145 million for K-12 school building construction, maintenance, and safety grants
Last action · March 4, 2026: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Sponsor: Sel Sch Fac
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What This Bill Proposed
Wyoming appropriates over $145 million from the for school facility major maintenance, construction, design, charter school leases, modular buildings, and a new school safety and security grant program for the 2026-2028 biennium and current biennium remainder.
School districts across Wyoming receive specific state funding allocations for capital improvements, maintenance projects, and security upgrades that impact local facility conditions and district budgets.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School districts
School districts receive funding allocations, grant opportunities, and reporting requirements for facility maintenance, construction, and security projects.
Charter schools
Charter schools receive designated funds for lease expenses and future leasing obligations.
School Facilities Commission
The commission is responsible for distributing funds, prioritizing safety remedies, establishing project schedules, and submitting reports.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $31,661,322.00 effective immediately for component level major maintenance projects across various school districts.
- Allocates $6,332,928.00 for charter school lease expenses for school years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028.
- Provides $1,792,976.00 for future charter school leasing obligations.
- Appropriates $52,125.00 for modular buildings and leases.
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- Allocates $15,739,855.00 for the design of school building and facility projects.
- Provides $77,359,731.00 for the construction of school building and facility projects.
- Allocates $2,620,670.00 for school demolition projects.
- Reserves $7,642,895.00 for unanticipated costs associated with design, major maintenance, construction, and demolition projects.
- Appropriates $10,000,000.00 for K-12 school facility safety and security projects, including design of security vestibules and vehicle barricades.
- Requires the state construction department and school facilities commission to report annually starting September 1, 2026, to the select committee on school facilities, joint appropriations committee, and the governor.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 4, 2026SenateS:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Feb 19, 2026SenateS No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- Feb 9, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 27-4-0-0-0
- Feb 5, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Jan 29, 2026Bill Number Assigned
Version history
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Targeted School Safety Funding
The bill establishes a dedicated $10 million grant program specifically for security vestibules, vehicle barriers, and prioritized safety remedies.
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Sources
www.wyoleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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