EDUCATION – Adds to existing law to provide for school district and public charter school earned autonomy regarding spending.

Reported Signed by Governor on April 2, 2026 Session Law Chapter 309 Effective: 07/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 12:50 p.m. on April 1, 2026

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 33-0-2AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – Burtenshaw, GallowayFloor Sponsor - Den HartogTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 60-7-3AYES – Alfieri, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Cayler, Harris, Price, Rasor, WisniewskiAbsent – Cannon, Manwaring, ShepherdFloor Sponsor - PickettTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Education

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing