A.The governing board of a school district may contract with any public body or with any private person for the purpose of providing career and technical education and vocational education. For the purposes of this subsection, school districts are exempt from section 15-213.
B.School districts or community college districts may independently or jointly make application for career and technical education and vocational education monies.
C.School districts and community college districts may provide for joint cooperation among themselves and with each other and with any educational institution eligible to receive career and technical education and vocational education monies as provided in section 15-784 for the purposes of providing career and technical education and vocational educati
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A. The governing board of a school district may contract with any public body or with any private person for the purpose of providing career and technical education and vocational education. For the purposes of this subsection, school districts are exempt from section 15-213.
B. School districts or community college districts may independently or jointly make application for career and technical education and vocational education monies.
C. School districts and community college districts may provide for joint cooperation among themselves and with each other and with any educational institution eligible to receive career and technical education and vocational education monies as provided in section 15-784 for the purposes of providing career and technical education and vocational education and for the use of each other's facilities and personnel.
D. School districts, among themselves or with community college districts, may jointly purchase, sell, lease or lease-purchase land, buildings or other real or personal property for the purposes of providing career and technical education and vocational education, including establishing a jointly owned and operated vocational and technical center, if:
1. The districts enter into an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract pursuant to section 11-952.
2. The state board of education and, if a community college district is a party to the agreement, the governing board of the community college district approve the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract.
E. If one or more school districts, among themselves or with a community college district, enter into an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract to establish a jointly owned and operated vocational and technical center, the governing boards of the districts shall establish a joint advisory committee for the vocational and technical center consisting of:
1. At least one member of each school district governing board or a designated district staff representative appointed by the respective school district governing board.
2. If a community college is a party to the agreement, members of the community college district board or designated district staff representatives appointed by the community college district board equal in number to the total number of persons appointed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection.
3. Members engaged in commerce or industry in this state equal in number to the total number of persons appointed pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, jointly appointed by the district governing boards.
F. A school district and a community college district may jointly accept gifts or grants of monies, land or other real or personal property for the purpose of providing career and technical education and vocational education and may administer or dispose of the property in accordance with the purpose of the gift or grant.