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This bill would create a new state program, called the Raising Expectations through Accountability, Community, and Hope initiative, directing the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to select a qualified organization — a technical assistance provider with at least 20 years of grant-making experience — to help "eligible communities" build local partnerships aimed at improving education and economic outcomes from early childhood through workforce entry. Eligible communities would include sparsely populated rural areas, areas with high schools graduating 85% or fewer students, or areas where indicators like reading proficiency, employment, or income fall well below state averages or show large gaps between demographic groups. These local partnerships would bring together schools, local governments, community organizations, businesses, and residents to create written "mobility action plans" with measurable goals, and could accept private grants and donations to fund their work. Several state agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services and Workforce Services, the State Board of Education, and the courts, would be required to share relevant data with the program to support planning and evaluation, subject to privacy protections, and the office would periodically report to legislative committees on the program's progress.