Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H6023: Educational Facilities
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Removes provision authorizing school of hope to colocate with another school in public school facility; removes provision requiring school district to permit school of hope to use underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; removes requirement for students enrolled in school of hope to be included in school district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership; & removes provision authorizing hope operator establishing school of hope to use such facility at no cost.
What the bill says
An act relating to educational facilities; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; revising definitions; deleting a provision authorizing a school of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility; deleting a provision requiring a school district to permit a school of hope to use an underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; deleting a requirement for students enrolled in a school of hope to be included in the school district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
An act relating to educational facilities; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; revising definitions; deleting a provision authorizing a school of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility; deleting a provision requiring a school district to permit a school of hope to use an underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; deleting a requirement for students enrolled in a school of hope to be included in the school district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership; deleting a provision authorizing a hope operator establishing a school of hope to use such a facility at no cost; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) and paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (7) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (c) "Persistently low-performing school" means a school that meets at least one of the following criteria: 1. A school that has earned three grades lower than a "C," HB 6023 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb6023-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES pursuant to s. 1008.34, in at least 3 of the previous 5 years that the school received a grade and has not earned a grade …
Sponsors
- Gantt, Ashley (D, SD-034) · primary sponsor
- Bartleman, Robin (D, HD-103) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Eskamani, Anna (D, HD-042)
- Gottlieb, Mike (D, HD-102)
- Joseph, Dotie (D, HD-108)
Latest actions
- : Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- : Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H6023?
- H6023 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Educational Facilities.
- What does H6023 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to educational facilities; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; revising definitions; deleting a provision authorizing a school of hope to colocate with another school in a public school facility; deleting a provision requiring a school district to permit a school of hope to use an underused, vacant, or surplus school district facility; deleting a requirement for students enrolled in a school of hope to be included in the school district's total capital outlay full-time equivalent membership…
- What is the status of H6023?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H6023?
- Gantt, Ashley (D, SD-034), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H6023?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/6023
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