                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SURPLUS PROPERTY; SALE, EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (§
22.1-129)

A. Whenever a school board determines that it has no use for some of its real
property, the school board may sell such property and may retain all or a
portion of the proceeds of such sale upon approval of the local governing body
and after the school board has held a public hearing on such sale and retention
of proceeds, or may convey the title to such real property to the county or city
or town comprising the school division or, if the school division is composed of
more than one county or city, to the county or city in which the property is
located. To convey the title, the school board shall adopt a resolution that
such real property is surplus and shall record such resolution along with the
deed to the property with the clerk of the circuit court for the county or city
where such property is located. Upon the recording of the resolution and the
deed, the title shall vest in the appropriate county, city or town.

B. A school board shall have the power to exchange real and personal property,
to lease real and personal property either as lessor or lessee, to grant
easements on real property, to convey real property in trust to secure loans, to
convey real property to adjust the boundaries of the property and to sell
personal property in such manner and upon such terms as it deems proper. As
lessee of real property, a school board shall have the power to expend funds for
capital repairs and improvements on such property, if the lease is for a term
equal to or longer than the useful life of such repairs or improvements.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A and B, a school board shall
have the power to sell career and technical education projects and associated
land pursuant to &#xA7; 22.1-234.
			Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A and B, a school board of the
City of Virginia Beach shall have the power to sell property to the Virginia
Department of Transportation or the Commissioner of Highways when the
Commissioner has determined that (i) such conveyance is necessary and (ii) when
eminent domain has been authorized for the construction, reconstruction,
alteration, maintenance, and repair of the public highways of the Commonwealth,
and for all other purposes incidental thereto, including the relocation of
public utilities as may be required.

D. School boards may donate obsolete educational technology hardware and
software that is being replaced pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 22.1-199.1.
Any such donations shall be offered to other school divisions, to students, as
provided in Board guidelines, and to preschool programs in the Commonwealth. In
addition, elected school boards may donate such obsolete educational technology
hardware and software and other obsolete personal property to a Virginia
nonprofit organization which is exempt from taxation under &#xA7; 501(c)(3) of
the Internal Revenue Code.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 22-161; 1968, c. 261; 1973, c. 220; 1980, c. 559; 1989,
c. 102; 1991, c. 298; 1995, c. 513; 1997, c. 686; 2000, c. 93; 2001, c. 483;
2005, c. 446; 2007, c. 813; 2010, c. 763; 2012, cc. 805, 836; 2022, c. 355.