§ 37-7-413. Powers included within power to construct, erect, and equip school buildings
The power granted to any school district to construct, erect and equip school buildings under any of the provisions of Sections 37-7-401 through 37-7-411 shall include also the power to acquire by purchase, donation or otherwise existing buildings, and the power to enlarge, make additions to, renovate and remodel existing buildings. School districts may issue […]
§ 37-7-415. Effect of extension of municipal corporate limits
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 37-7-611, or the provisions of any other applicable statute, the extension of the corporate limits of a municipality so as to include a school building constructed or operated under the provisions of Sections 37-7-403 through 37-7-411, which was theretofore outside of said corporate limits, shall not affect the ownership of […]
§ 37-7-417. Authorization for agreements between school districts to establish regional high schools; establishment and powers of boards of trustees
The various school districts of this state are authorized to enter into agreements between such school districts providing for the construction or operation of regional high school centers. Any such agreement shall be subject to the approval of the State Board of Education. Any such agreement may, among other provisions, provide for the method of […]
§ 37-7-419. Authorization for appropriation and expenditure of funds for regional high schools; disbursements; evidences of indebtedness; fiscal agent, contracting party
The various school districts which may become parties to any such agreement are authorized to appropriate and expend for the purposes thereof any and all funds which may be required to carry out the terms of any such agreement from any funds available to any such party to such an agreement not otherwise appropriated without […]
§ 37-7-431. Authorization of acquisition and disposition of school property by exchanges; exchanges subject to approval of chancery court; hearing
Whenever the school board of any school district shall find and determine, by resolution duly and lawfully adopted and spread upon its minutes, (a) that it shall need other lands located within the school district for school purposes, (b) that the district owns lands of equal value to such needed lands which could be exchanged […]
§ 37-7-433. Execution of conveyance of school property by president and secretary of board
Upon being authorized by a resolution of the school board as is provided by Section 37-7-431, the president and secretary shall be authorized and empowered to execute, for and on behalf of the school district, a conveyance of the school property for the purposes, upon the terms and conditions provided and specified by the school […]
§ 37-7-435. Conveyance of exchanged lands to school board members
The lands shall be conveyed by warranty deed to the school board members or their successors in office of the school district. Said lands shall be conveyed by fee simple absolute.
§ 37-7-437. Relationship of provisions with other laws
It is the intent of the legislature that Sections 37-7-431 through 37-7-435 shall authorize a new and different method of disposing of school lands in exchange for lands of equal value and shall not be construed to be in conflict with Sections 37-7-451 through 37-7-457, Sections 37-7-471 through 37-7-483, or Sections 37-7-501 through 37-7-511, which […]
§ 37-7-401. Acquisition of land outside of district for construction of school buildings
In all cases where the same shall be necessary, advantageous or desirable from the standpoint of transportation, the efficiency of operating schools, or other pertinent considerations, any school district which has been reconstituted, reorganized or created under the provisions of Article 1 of this chapter may, with the prior consent and approval of the State […]
§ 37-7-403. Authorization of joint construction of buildings or other facilities or operation of schools by adjoining school districts
In addition to the power and authority conferred by Section 37-7-401, two or more adjoining school districts which have been reconstituted, reorganized or created under Article 1 of this chapter may join, unite and cooperate in the construction, erecting and equipping of a school building or other school facility situated within the boundaries of either […]