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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 1§ 15708 School District State Property

§ 15708 School District State Property

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§ 15708 School District State Property

This law says that when a school district uses state money to buy land, equipment, or build things, the state owns that property until the district pays its required share, then the state gives the property to the district.

Key Takeaways

  • •The district acts as an agent of the state when it applies for and spends these funds.
  • •All property bought or built with the money is first owned by the state.
  • •When the district pays what it owes, the state transfers the property to the district.

Example

A school district gets state funds to build a new elementary school.

The state is considered the owner of the land, the building, and the school supplies while the district is using the money. After the district pays the amount it owes the state, the state officially transfers ownership of the school to the district.

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Official Source
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§ 15708 School District State Property

In making application for, and in expending, apportionments of funds under this chapter, a school district acts as an agent of the state and all sites purchased and improved, all equipment purchased, and all buildings constructed, reconstructed, altered, or added to through the expenditure of funds apportioned under this chapter, are declared to be, and are, the property of the state. Upon the payment by the district of the amounts required to be paid by it to the state under this chapter the board shall, in the name of the state, convey the property to the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

school districtagent of the stateproperty of the state

Related Statutes

  • § 15715 School District Loan Approval
  • § 15717 Additional Furniture Apportionments
  • § 15723 School District Election Validation
  • § 15745 School Building Fund Management
  • § 15746 School District Fund Transfers

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15708.
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