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Such lease may (a) be for the real property primarily used by the local school board and owned by the private entity, (b) be a capital or operating lease, (c) be exempt from real property taxation pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Article X, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, and (d) contain a covenant that the rent shall not be reduced from the rent stated in the lease. Such lease shall not exceed 35 years in duration. The Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300 et seq.) or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) shall apply to any lease agreement solicited by a local school board pursuant to this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247971,"text":"Prior to undertaking the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of a new public school building or facility or the improvement or renovation of an existing school building or facility, a local school board may evaluate whether entering into a lease with a private entity will assist the school board in meeting the standards set forth in § 22.1-141.1.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":247972,"text":"In order to meet the design, construction, maintenance, and operation standards set forth in § 22.1-141.1, a school board may enter into a lease with a private entity that may include the following: (i) design of the building and facilities; (ii) construction of the building and facilities; (iii) financing of the project as defined in § 15.2-1815; (iv) operation of the heating, cooling, and renewable energy systems, including interconnect agreements with the regulated electric utility, maintenance of all such systems, responding to comfort complaints, and any other operational or maintenance-related issues during the lease term; and (v) such other terms as mutually agreed upon by the local school board and the private entity. Such lease may (a) be for the real property primarily used by the local school board and owned by the private entity, (b) be a capital or operating lease, (c) be exempt from real property taxation pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Article X, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, and (d) contain a covenant that the rent shall not be reduced from the rent stated in the lease. Such lease shall not exceed 35 years in duration. 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 818<\/a> and 819<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":73572,"section_number":"15.2-1815","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1815\/"},{"id":70034,"section_number":"2.2-4300","catch_line":"Short title; purpose; declaration of intent","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4300\/"},{"id":75654,"section_number":"22.1-141.1","catch_line":"Standards for buildings and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-141.1\/"},{"id":54549,"section_number":"56-575.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-575.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":184563,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68492,"identifier":"22.1-141.2","token":"22.1\/9\/3\/22.1-141.2","url":"\/22.1-141.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-141.2\/","token":"22.1\/9\/3\/22.1-141.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to modernize public school lease agreements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-141.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Prior to undertaking the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of a new public school building or facility or the improvement or renovation of an existing school building or facility, a local school board<\/span> may evaluate whether entering into a lease with a private entity will assist the school board<\/span> in meeting the standards set forth in § 22.1-141.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In order<\/span> to meet the design, construction, maintenance, and operation standards set forth in § 22.1-141.1<\/a>, a school board<\/span> may enter into a lease with a private entity that may include the following: (i) design of the building and facilities; (ii) construction of the building and facilities; (iii) financing of the project as defined in § 15.2-1815<\/a>; (iv) operation of the heating, cooling, and renewable energy systems, including interconnect agreements with the regulated electric utility, maintenance of all such systems, responding to comfort complaints, and any other operational or maintenance-related issues<\/span> during the lease term; and (v) such other terms as mutually agreed upon by the local school board<\/span> and the private entity. Such lease may (a) be for the real property primarily used by the local school board<\/span> and owned by the private entity, (b) be a capital or operating lease, (c) be exempt from real property taxation pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Article X, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, and (d) contain a covenant that the rent shall not be reduced from the rent stated in the lease. Such lease shall not exceed 35 years in duration. The Virginia Public Procurement Act (§ 2.2-4300<\/a> et seq.) or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act (§ 56-575.1<\/a> et seq.) shall apply to any lease agreement solicited by a local school board<\/span> pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO MODERNIZE PUBLIC SCHOOL LEASE AGREEMENTS (\u00a7 22.1-141.2)\n\nA. Prior to undertaking the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of\na new public school building or facility or the improvement or renovation of an\nexisting school building or facility, a local school board may evaluate whether\nentering into a lease with a private entity will assist the school board in\nmeeting the standards set forth in § 22.1-141.1.\n\nB. In order to meet the design, construction, maintenance, and operation\nstandards set forth in § 22.1-141.1, a school board may enter into a lease\nwith a private entity that may include the following: (i) design of the building\nand facilities; (ii) construction of the building and facilities; (iii)\nfinancing of the project as defined in § 15.2-1815; (iv) operation of the\nheating, cooling, and renewable energy systems, including interconnect\nagreements with the regulated electric utility, maintenance of all such systems,\nresponding to comfort complaints, and any other operational or\nmaintenance-related issues during the lease term; and (v) such other terms as\nmutually agreed upon by the local school board and the private entity. Such\nlease may (a) be for the real property primarily used by the local school board\nand owned by the private entity, (b) be a capital or operating lease, (c) be\nexempt from real property taxation pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of Article X,\nSection 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, and (d) contain a covenant that the\nrent shall not be reduced from the rent stated in the lease. Such lease shall\nnot exceed 35 years in duration. The Virginia Public Procurement Act (§\n2.2-4300 et seq.) or the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure\nAct (§ 56-575.1 et seq.) shall apply to any lease agreement solicited by a\nlocal school board pursuant to this section.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 818, 819.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}