Relating to the powers of public and nonpublic schools and political subdivisions regarding the sale, lease, or transfer of real property for educational purposes

This bill relates to the power of public and nonpublic schools and political subdivisions regarding the sale, lease, or transfer of property for educational purposes. A political subdivision includes a county, city, or township. Political subdivisions are prohibited from adopting and enforcing an ordinance, policy, or resolution prohibiting the sale, lease, or transfer of real property containing a building or structure to a public or nonpublic school solely because the public or nonpublic school intends to use the property for a lawful educational purpose. The bill prohibits a political subdivision, public school, or nonpublic school from adopting or enforcing a deed restriction prohibiting a public or nonpublic school from bidding on or purchasing real property containing a building or structure or using such property, once acquired, for any lawful educational purpose. If a public school is accepting bids for a real property containing a building or structure and a nonpublic school submits the highest bid, the public school shall sell the property to the nonpublic school. The bill provides a public school and nonpublic school the opportunity to purchase or lease property of less than two acres outside the limits of a city that is owned by a school district before the former owner of the real estate may purchase the property.