PROVIDED SUMMARY
School District Unimproved Real Property; Requires school districts to annually submit complete inventories of unimproved real property to DOE; & requires department to compile & publish such data in statewide report.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Mandates annual reporting of vacant school land to the state.
School districts must submit a complete inventory of all unimproved real property to the Department of Education every year.
The Department of Education must compile this data into a statewide report and publish it on its website.
The report must include total acreage, fair market value, and a district-by-district breakdown of all vacant land.
This creates a recurring public record of land owned by school districts that lacks any buildings or structures.
KEY PROVISIONS
AIRequires districts to provide specific data points for each parcel, including identification number, acreage, location, acquisition date, current use, and fair market value.
“The district must provide all of the following data to the department in a format prescribed by the department: 1. The parcel identification number. 2. The acreage of the parcel. 3”
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AIRequires the Department of Education to compile the submitted data into a statewide report that includes total acreage, aggregate value, and a district-by-district breakdown.
“The department shall compile the data collected pursuant to subsection (2) into a statewide report, which must include: (a) The total statewide acreage of all unimproved real prop”
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AIMandates that the Department of Education publish the statewide report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every three years thereafter.
“The department shall publish the statewide report on its website by December 1, 2026, and every 3 years thereafter.”
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TIMELINE
3/9/2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 824 (Ch. 2026-122 )
2/17/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/17/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
2/17/2026
Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
2/17/2026
Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
2/13/2026
Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2/6/2026
Now in Education & Employment Committee
2/6/2026
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
2/5/2026
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/5/2026
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2/5/2026
Reported out of Education Administration Subcommittee
2/5/2026
Favorable with CS by Education Administration Subcommittee
2/3/2026
PCS added to Education Administration Subcommittee agenda
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
1/12/2026
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
1/12/2026
Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
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