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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 5§ 17489 Charter School Site Offer Priority

§ 17489 Charter School Site Offer Priority

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§ 17489 Charter School Site Offer Priority

Key Takeaways

  • •If a school wants to sell or rent out land that's not being used for schools anymore, they have to offer it first to certain groups like the city or parks department before selling it to someone else.
  • •If the school got money from the state to buy or fix up the land, they have to offer it to other schools or child care places first.
  • •The school can choose if they want to sell or rent the land.
  • •The groups that get the first offer have 60 days to say if they want to buy or rent the land.

Example

Imagine your old elementary school is closing down because a new one was built. The school district wants to sell the old school's land.

Before they can sell it to a private company, they have to offer it to the city first. If the city doesn't want it, they offer it to the local park department. If no one wants it after 60 days, then they can sell it to someone else.

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

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§ 17489 Charter School Site Offer Priority

(a) (1) Other than as specified in paragraph (2), and notwithstanding Section 54222 of the Government Code, the governing board of a school district, before selling or leasing a schoolsite containing land described in Section 17486, excluding that portion of a schoolsite retained by the governing board of the school district pursuant to Section 17490, shall, if a charter school has not accepted an offer to purchase or lease the schoolsite pursuant to Section 17457.5, first offer to sell or lease that portion of the schoolsite consisting of land described in Section 17486, excluding that portion retained by the governing board of the school district pursuant to Section 17490, to the following public agencies in accordance with the following priorities: (A) First, to any city within which the land may be situated. (B) Second, to any park or recreation district within which the land may be situated. (C) Third, to any regional park authority having jurisdiction within the area in which the land is situated. (D) Fourth, to any county within which the land may be situated. (2) The governing board of a school district, before selling or leasing a schoolsite to which paragraph (1) would otherwise apply, but which was purchased with or modernized with, or on which improvements were constructed that were funded with, any moneys from a state school facilities funding program, and to which subdivision (a) of Section 17462.3 is applicable, after first offering the schoolsite for sale or lease to a charter school that has requested notification pursuant to Section 17457.5, may offer to sell or lease the property to another school district, a county office of education, or a governmental entity that provides child care and development services pursuant to Section 17458 before offering to sell or lease the property to the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (1). (b) The governing board of the school district shall have discretion to determine whether the offer shall be an offer to sell or an offer to lease. (c) An entity which proposes to purchase or lease a schoolsite offered by a school district shall notify the school district of its intention, in writing, within 60 days after receiving written notification from the school district of its offer to sell or lease. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 262, Sec. 2. (AB 1664) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

schoolsitegoverning board of a school districtoffer to sell or leasepublic agenciescharter schoolstate school facilities funding program

Related Statutes

  • § 17457.5 Charter School Surplus Property
  • § 17486 Playground Land Disposal
  • § 17487 Schoolsite Definition
  • § 17488 Schoolsite Sale Lease Authority
  • § 17490 Schoolsite Retention Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 17489.
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