TO AMEND THE PERMISSIBLE USES FOR REAL ESTATE DONATED BY A PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMIC FACILITIES PROGRAM ACT.

SB 215 aimed to amend how public school districts in Arkansas can donate unneeded real estate. It would have expanded the types of entities, including charter schools, higher education institutions, and local governments, that can receive donated property for purposes like preservation, holding classes, or community programs, explicitly excluding housing. The bill also mandated that consolidated school districts make unneeded property available for donation or low-cost lease after two years. Additionally, it would have updated definitions for public school facilities and required districts to offer unused facilities to local charter schools for lease or purchase before donating them.