Bill
AB 288
AB 288 allocates $60M General Fund to White Pine County School District to build a new elementary school; commit by 6/30/2027, spend by 9/17/2027, or funds revert.
Status: Enacted — Governor approved Sept. 30, 2025 (Chapter 139, Statutes of 2025)
Summary
- AB 288 appropriates $60,000,000 from the State General Fund to the White Pine County School District for the construction of a new elementary school. The act takes effect upon passage and approval.
Purpose and intent
- Provide state funding to build an elementary school in White Pine County to address local educational facility needs.
Key provisions
- Appropriation: $60,000,000 is appropriated from the State General Fund to the White Pine County School District specifically for construction of an elementary school.
- Time limits on commitments and expenditures:
- Any remaining balance of the appropriation must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the district or any entity receiving grants/transfers of the funds.
- Any portion of the appropriation remaining unspent must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
- Effective date: The act becomes effective upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Who is affected
- Primary recipient: White Pine County School District (construction project sponsor and grant recipient).
- Beneficiaries: Students, families, and staff of the district through anticipated increased classroom capacity and local educational infrastructure.
- State finances: A direct one-time appropriation of $60 million from the State General Fund increases state expenditures compared with the executive budget as introduced.
- Contractors, architects, and local vendors involved in the school construction will be affected through procurement and contract activity.
Fiscal and procedural notes
- Fiscal note (as introduced): No effect on local government; the bill contains an appropriation not included in the Executive Budget (i.e., a state General Fund cost of $60 million).
- Administrative requirements such as procurement, project oversight, matching funds (if any), or project reporting are not specified in the text as introduced; standard state and local procurement and oversight rules would normally apply unless other statutes or agreements add requirements.
- Deadlines create a firm window for committing and spending funds (commitments by 6/30/2027; final expenditures by 9/17/2027), with any unspent amounts reverting to the State General Fund.
Legislative timeline (selected)
- Introduced / read first time: Jan. 22, 2025.
- Referred to Ways and Means and proceeded through committee hearings and amendments during spring–summer 2025.
- Enrolled and presented to Governor: Sept. 22, 2025.
- Approved by Governor and chaptered: Sept. 30, 2025 (Chapter 139, Statutes of 2025).
Implications/considerations
- The appropriation enables timely construction if the district can meet the commitment and expenditure deadlines; otherwise unspent funds will revert to the state.
- Because the appropriation was not included in the executive budget, it represents a legislatively directed, one-time General Fund expenditure for capital investment in a rural school district.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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