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. (a) As used in this section, the terms "district," "special
education local plan area," and "county office" have the same meaning
as prescribed by Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000).
(b) The governing board of a school district that adopts a
resolution of intent to lease vacant classrooms shall first offer to
lease the classrooms for special education programs that are provided
by either other districts that comprise part of the special
education local plan area in which the leasing district is included
or by the county office having jurisdiction over the leasing
district, to the pupils of the leasing district, in whole or in part.
(c) Upon adoption of the resolution, the governing board shall
notify, in writing, other districts or the county office, as
specified in subdivision (b), of its intent to lease vacant
classrooms. The notice shall describe the vacant classrooms, shall
specify that the lease shall not exceed a term of 99 years and that
the lease payment and other terms of the lease are subject to
negotiation, and shall state that the offer to lease is valid for no
more than 60 days after receipt thereof.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 17466, the governing board may include
in its resolution a time for a public meeting of the governing board
to be held at its regular place of meeting at which sealed proposals
to lease will be received and considered, and, notwithstanding
Section 17469, may post copies of the resolution and publish notice
of the adoption of the resolution. However, the governing board shall
not act on any proposal prior to the first of the following
conditions occurring:
(1) Receipt from the county superintendent or the public education
agency, as appropriate, of its intent to lease the classrooms or of
its intent not to do so.
(2) Expiration of the 60-day period prescribed by subdivision (c).
(e) An entity desiring to lease the vacant classrooms shall,
within 60 days from receipt of the notification, inform the governing
board, in writing, of its intent to lease or not to lease the
classrooms.
(f) (1) The lease payments and other terms of the lease for vacant
classrooms leased to other districts or to the county office, as
specified in subdivision (b), shall be negotiated by the entity
desiring to lease the vacant classrooms and the governing board. Any
entity eligible to lease vacant classrooms pursuant to this section
and any governing board may negotiate lease payments prior to the
availability of the vacant classrooms.
(2) The lease payments shall not exceed the district's actual
costs for maintenance, operation, and custodial services for the
leased classrooms.
(3) If more than one governing board offers to lease classrooms,
the entity desiring to lease such classrooms may elect to negotiate
either individually with each district, or jointly, with some or all
of such districts. If the entity elects joint negotiations, the lease
payments shall not exceed the participating districts' average
actual costs for maintenance, operation, and custodial services for
the leased classrooms.
(g) If the governing board and the entity desiring to lease the
classrooms are unable to complete negotiations for the lease and
arrive at a mutually satisfactory lease within the same 60-day period
that the entity has to inform the governing board of its intent to
lease or not lease, the governing board may lease the classrooms in
accordance with the provisions of this article.
(h) If vacant classrooms are available in both operating and
nonoperating schools, the governing board, prior to adopting a
resolution of intent to lease, shall consider which school would
provide the environment least restrictive to the needs of handicapped
pupils or individuals with exceptional needs, as appropriate, for
whom the county superintendent or public education agency provides
special education programs.