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6-21-108. School districts authorized to own and convey real property — Donation of property for educational purposes and beneficial educational services only.
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6-21-108. School districts authorized to own and convey real property — Donation of property for educational purposes and beneficial educational services only.
(a) In addition to the authority of school districts under § 6-13-620, a school district board of directors may acquire and hold real estate, tenements, hereditaments, and other real property necessary for the education of students and the administration of the school district.
(b)(1) If the board of directors for a school district determines that real property owned or controlled by the school district is not required for the present or future needs of the school district and that the donation of the real property would serve a beneficial educational service for the citizens of the school district, then the school district may donate real property to a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, a community college, a not-for-profit organization, a county, a city, an incorporated town, or any entity thereof for the following limited purposes:
(A) Having the real property preserved, improved, upgraded, rehabilitated, or enlarged by the donee;
(B) Providing a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, or a community college with the donated property in which to hold classes; or
(C) Providing community programs and beneficial educational services, social enrichment programs, or after-school programs.
(2) A school district may donate the fee simple title and absolute interest in real property, without any reservations or restrictions to the real property, to a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, a community college, a not-for-profit organization, a county, a city, an incorporated town, or any entity ther
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-21-108
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6-21-108. School districts authorized to own and convey real property — Donation of property for educational purposes and beneficial educational services only.
(a) In addition to the authority of school districts under § 6-13-620, a school district board of directors may acquire and hold real estate, tenements, hereditaments, and other real property necessary for the education of students and the administration of the school district.
(b)(1) If the board of directors for a school district determines that real property owned or controlled by the school district is not required for the present or future needs of the school district and that the donation of the real property would serve a beneficial educational service for the citizens of the school district, then the school district may donate real property to a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, a community college, a not-for-profit organization, a county, a city, an incorporated town, or any entity thereof for the following limited purposes:
(A) Having the real property preserved, improved, upgraded, rehabilitated, or enlarged by the donee;
(B) Providing a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, or a community college with the donated property in which to hold classes; or
(C) Providing community programs and beneficial educational services, social enrichment programs, or after-school programs.
(2) A school district may donate the fee simple title and absolute interest in real property, without any reservations or restrictions to the real property, to a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, a community college, a not-for-profit organization, a county, a city, an incorporated town, or any entity thereof.
(3) If two (2) years after the effective date of consolidation the real property of the consolidated school district is not used by the school district for educational purposes and has not been sold, preserved, leased, or donated, the school district board of directors shall make the real property available to a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, a community college, a not-for-profit organization, a county, a city, an incorporated town, or any entity thereof, by donation or low-cost long-term lease, for the following limited purposes:
(A) Having the real property preserved, improved, upgraded, rehabilitated, or enlarged by the donee;
(B) Providing a publicly supported institution of higher education, a technical institute, or a community college with the donated property in which to hold classes; or
(C) Providing community programs and beneficial educational services, social enrichment programs, or after-school programs.
(c) A contract, conveyance, or lease shall be executed by the president and confirmed by the secretary of the school district board of directors after the contract, conveyance, or lease is authorized by a written resolution approved by a majority vote of the school district board of directors.
(d)(1) If the school district donates real property to an entity under this section, the school district shall have the right of first refusal to reacquire the real property if the entity decides to sell or otherwise dispose of the real property.
(2) The school district is not required to compensate the entity for improvements to real property reacquired under this section.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-13-620. Powers and duties.
The board of directors of each school district in the state is charged with the following powers and required to perform the following duties in order to provide no less than a general, suitable, and efficient system of free public schools:
(1) Attend meetings of the school district board of directors;
(2) Determine the mission and direction of the school district;
(3) Adhere to state and federal laws governing public schools;
(4) Enact, enforce, and obey school district policies;
(5)(A) Employ staff, including:
(i)(a) A superintendent of schools to oversee the day-to-day operations of the school district.
(b) A superintendent shall be evaluated annually or no less often than before any extension of his or her employment contract.
(c) Superintendents and assistant superintendents may be employed under contract terms and conditions that incorporate all elements prescribed by the State Board of Education; and
(ii)(a) School district employees under initial written employment contracts in the form prescribed by the State Board of Education, not including day-to-day substitutes.
(b) The employment contract shall:
(1) State the duration of employment, specific duties of the employee and the annual salary or hourly wage of the employee and projected annual earnings in the case of nonexempt employees under applicable state and federal law; and
(2) Incorporate all personnel policies adopted by June 30 to be in effect on July 1 of the following employee contract year, subject to the requirements and exceptions contained in §§ 6-17-204 and 6-17-205.
(B) Copies of initial written employment contracts and renewed written employment contracts issued in accordance with §§ 6-17-1506 and 6-17-1703 shall be distributed as follows:
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-13-620
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-13-620. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.