Section 17251.5 Of Article 1. State Department Of Education: Powers And Duties From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.

. Notwithstanding any law, when using exclusively local funds for acquisition of a potential schoolsite, a school district is not required to receive final approval of a site by the State Department of Education prior to adopting a resolution of necessity in an eminent domain proceeding or prior to closing escrow on a site purchase through voluntary sale.