Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1543: Schools of Hope
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes mutual management plans for school district facilities used by schools of hope to include provision for school of hope & school district to share specified costs.
What the bill says
An act relating to schools of hope; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; authorizing the mutual management plans for school district facilities used by schools of hope to include a provision for the school of hope and school district to share specified costs; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
An act relating to schools of hope; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; authorizing the mutual management plans for school district facilities used by schools of hope to include a provision for the school of hope and school district to share specified costs; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— (7) FACILITIES.— (a) A school of hope shall use facilities that comply with the Florida Building Code, except for the State Requirements for Educational Facilities. A school of hope that uses school district facilities must comply with the State Requirements for Educational Facilities only if the school district and the hope operator have entered into a mutual management plan for the reasonable maintenance of such facilities. The mutual management plan shall contain a provision by which the district school board agrees to maintain the school facilities in the same manner as its other public schools within the district or a provision that provides for the school of hope and district HB 1543 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb1543-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES school board to share the maintenance and other costs for such school facilities. A school of hope …
Sponsors
- Aristide, Wallace (D, HD-107) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Now in Education Administration Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education & Employment Committee
- : Referred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1543?
- H1543 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Schools of Hope.
- What does H1543 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to schools of hope; amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; authorizing the mutual management plans for school district facilities used by schools of hope to include a provision for the school of hope and school district to share specified costs; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of H1543?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1543?
- Aristide, Wallace (D, HD-107).
- Where is the official record for H1543?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1543
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