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HB 1321FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Education Administration Subcommittee

Proposed Changes to School Construction and Facilities Planning (HB 1321)

Original title: Educational Facilities

January 8, 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

7 actions
  1. Jan 15, 2026House
    Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
  2. Jan 15, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Education & Employment Committee
  3. Jan 15, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Budget Committee
  4. Jan 15, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  5. Jan 15, 2026HouseCommittee
    Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
  6. Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced
    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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  1. Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroduced
    Filed

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

The bill would have shifted more responsibility for facility planning and safety inspections from the state Department of Education to local school boards, potentially changing how school construction projects are prioritized and funded.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

District School Boards

Boards would have gained more autonomy in facility planning and construction while losing certain state-level oversight and support.

Florida College System institutions

These institutions would have been subject to revised facility planning and reporting requirements.

Parents of public school students

Parents would have seen changes in how school capacity is determined and how they are notified about facilities work programs.

What changed

Current stage: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill proposed significant changes to how Florida school districts plan, build, and maintain educational facilities, including removing certain state-level oversight and inspection requirements. It aimed to streamline the process for school construction projects and modify how districts report facility needs and capacity.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Would this bill have changed how schools are inspected for safety?
Yes, it proposed removing the Department of Education's authority to inspect certain facilities and would have allowed local boards to use certified local inspectors to enforce building and fire codes.
What would have happened to the Office of Educational Facilities?
The bill proposed removing this office and transferring its responsibilities for monitoring facilities plans to the Department of Education.
Did the bill pass?
No, the bill died in the Education Administration Subcommittee on March 13, 2026.

Why It Matters

The bill would have shifted more responsibility for facility planning and safety inspections from the state Department of Education to local school boards, potentially changing how school construction projects are prioritized and funded.

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 →

Sponsors

Discoveries

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

policy shift90% confidence

Decentralization of Oversight

The bill consistently aimed to remove state-level oversight (Department of Education/Office of Educational Facilities) in favor of local school board management for construction and safety inspections.

Connected Entities

locationstateStatewide educational facilitiesMap →
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
  • Controversy40
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz10
    Current news / social attention level

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