§2046. Public lands for vocational-technical school sites
A.As a cooperative endeavor for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the people of this state, any political subdivision may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, lands owned by the political subdivision for the purpose of providing a site for the construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through said board. "Political subdivision" for the purposes of this Section shall have the same meaning as provided in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B.For the purposes of this Subsection, the various school boards of the sta
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§2046. Public lands for vocational-technical school sites
A. As a cooperative endeavor for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the people of this state, any political subdivision may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, lands owned by the political subdivision for the purpose of providing a site for the construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through said board. "Political subdivision" for the purposes of this Section shall have the same meaning as provided in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. For the purposes of this Subsection, the various school boards of the state are hereby declared to be agents of the state, and as a cooperative endeavor, for the public purpose of providing vocational-technical education to the public, any school board may lease or convey to the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges, or place under the control of said board for supervision and administration by said board, sixteenth section lands or school indemnity lands for the purpose of providing a site for construction and operation of a vocational-technical school or schools by or through the said board.
C. Pursuant to the authority granted in Subsection A or Subsection B of this Section, the political subdivision shall perform the following:
(1) Select a site within a portion of such lands to be used for the construction and operation of the vocational-technical school.
(2) Determine the number of acres which shall be included in such site.
(3) Perform any other function necessary to carry out the purposes and authorization of this Section.
D. The political subdivision may accept as consideration for any lease executed, the availability to the citizens of this state of vocational-technical education and the benefits to the people and to the economy flowing therefrom, and any other consideration as may be agreed upon by the parties to the lease. The conveyance herein authorized may be executed with or without consideration as the parties may agree upon.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 183, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.