Plain English Breakdown
The bill's text does not provide details on what happens if local governments do not purchase the building within the specified timeframe.
Sale of School Buildings in Small Counties
This bill allows school boards in counties with fewer than 150,000 people to sell unused buildings to local governments before offering them to charter schools or other educational institutions.
What This Bill Does
- Allows a governing body of a school corporation located in a county with less than 150,000 residents to sell a covered school building to a county or municipal government within one year after deciding at a public meeting not to use the building for classroom instruction.
Who It Names or Affects
- School boards in counties with fewer than 150,000 people
- Local governments in those counties
Terms To Know
- Covered school building
- A school building that is no longer used for classroom teaching.
- Governing body of a school corporation
- The group in charge of running the schools, like a school board.
Limits and Unknowns
- Does not specify what happens if local governments do not buy the building within one year.
- Only applies to counties with fewer than 150,000 people.