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
- IntroducedJan 12, 2026
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- 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
- First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.
- 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.
- SB 6051 (2023–24) Manslaughter/substances
- SB 6051 (2019–20) Medicare part D supplement
- SB 6051 (2017–18) Medicaid fraud control unit
- SB 6051 (2015–16) One-month budget approps
- SB 6051 (2013–14) DOT projects
- SB 6051 (2011–12) Unused prescription drugs
- SB 6051 (2009–10) Lodging taxes
- SB 6051 (2007–08) Eligible renewable resource