Education

Eliminated the requirement for school boards to submit a 5-year property plan to the Department of Education before purchasing or acquiring real property.

Removed the mandate requiring school boards to dispose of real property deemed surplus by the State Board of Education.

Changed property disposal requirements to require that surplus district property be made available to charter schools on the same basis as other public schools, rather than mandating disposal.

Added eligibility for municipalities with schools earning below an 'A' grade for 5 consecutive years to convert those schools to 'job engine charter schools' to attract job-producing entities.

Added requirement that district school boards provide written notice of denial for conversion applications with specific reasons and supporting documentation within 10 days after the meeting.

Corrected grammatical errors and formatting inconsistencies throughout the bill text, including duplicate words and punctuation issues.