BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6051: School district waivers

Providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers.

Summary

  • Authorizes school district boards of directors to grant waivers or partial waivers of state laws and rules to individual schools, within limits and according to a certain process.
  • Allows school districts to use the savings that result from a waived law or rule after providing an award to the school and teacher that developed the idea.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6051), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phil Fortunato (R-31)
Introduced
January 12, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing flexibility to school districts by authorizing school district waivers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phil Fortunato (R-31)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6051 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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