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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 4§ 17456 School District Property Sales

§ 17456 School District Property Sales

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§ 17456 School District Property Sales

Key Takeaways

  • •Schools can sell or rent their land or buildings to another government group or a nonprofit that helps with money, but they must buy or rent it back right away.
  • •The money from the sale or rent must only be used for big school projects, like building new schools, fixing old ones, or buying land for schools.
  • •The money can also be used to build or fix houses for school workers to live in.

Example

A school district needs money to build a new school but doesn't have enough. They own an empty building.

The school can sell the building to a nonprofit that helps with money, but they must buy it back at the same time. They use the money from the sale to build the new school.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 17456 School District Property Sales

Notwithstanding Section 17455, the sale by the governing board of a school district of any real property belonging to the school district or the lease by that governing board, for a term not exceeding 99 years, of any real property, together with any personal property located thereon, belonging to the school district shall not be subject to any other provision of this chapter, to Article 5 (commencing with Section 17485), or to Article 8 (commencing with Section 54220) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The property is sold or leased to another local governmental agency, or to a nonprofit corporation that is organized for the purpose of assisting one or more local governmental agencies in obtaining financing. (b) (1) In the case of the sale of school district property pursuant to this section, the school district, as part of that same sale transaction, simultaneously repurchases the same property that is the subject of the transaction. (2) In the case of the lease of school district property pursuant to this section, the school district, as part of that same lease transaction, simultaneously leases back, for a term that is not substantially less than the term of that lease, the same property that is the subject of the transaction. (c) (1) The financing proceeds obtained by the school district pursuant to the transaction described in this section are expended solely for capital outlay purposes, including the acquisition of real property for intended use as a schoolsite and the construction, reconstruction, and renovation of school facilities. (2) For purposes of this section, the construction, reconstruction, or renovation of rental housing facilities for school district employees constitutes a permissible capital outlay expenditure of the financing proceeds obtained by the school district. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 717, Sec. 2. (AB 1157) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

governing boardreal propertylocal governmental agencynonprofit corporationcapital outlay purposesschool facilities

Related Statutes

  • § 17455 School Property Sale Lease
  • § 17461 Lease Authority Delegation
  • § 17470 School Property Sale Notice
  • § 17386 School District Quitclaim Deeds
  • § 17434 School Facilities Lease Resolution

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 17456.
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