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HB 6023FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

Proposed Changes to 'Schools of Hope' Facility Access

Original title: Educational Facilities

January 6, 2026

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Where This Stands

Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Passed
Signed

Currently Died in Education Administration Subcommittee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

6 actions
  1. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2. Jan 12, 2026House
    Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  3. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  4. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
  5. Jan 12, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

If enacted, this legislation would change how public school districts manage their surplus property and how capital funding is distributed between traditional public schools and 'Schools of Hope' charter operators.

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 required to provide surplus facilities to 'Schools of Hope' or include their students in capital outlay funding counts.

Hope Operators

Operators would lose the legal right to access surplus district facilities at no cost and would no longer be included in district capital outlay membership counts.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill would remove requirements for school districts to provide vacant or underused public school facilities to 'Schools of Hope' at no cost. It also eliminates the practice of including students enrolled in these charter schools in the district's total capital outlay funding calculations.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Why It Matters

If enacted, this legislation would change how public school districts manage their surplus property and how capital funding is distributed between traditional public schools and 'Schools of Hope' charter operators.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a 'School of Hope'?
It is a charter school operated by a '' that serves students from s or those residing in Florida Opportunity Zones.
Does this bill change how school grades are calculated?
No, it amends the definitions and facility requirements related to 'Schools of Hope' but does not change the underlying school grading criteria.

News Coverage

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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 Access to Public Facilities

The bill represents a clear policy reversal by removing statutory requirements that previously prioritized charter school access to underused public school district property.

Connected Entities

date2026-01-06Date of initial filingMap →
organizationEducation & Employment CommitteeCommittee reviewing the billMap →
organizationPreK-12 Budget SubcommitteeCommittee reviewing the billMap →
organizationEducation Administration SubcommitteeCommittee reviewing the billMap →

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
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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