California · Education Code
EDC §17511: The board shall not enter into and be a party to any lease unless the following conditions have been met: (a) A resolution authorizing that action and prescribing the terms of the lease has been adopt
What this law says, in plain English
A board cannot enter into a lease agreement unless it has first adopted a resolution that authorizes the lease and sets forth its terms.
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The board shall not enter into and be a party to any lease unless the following conditions have been met: (a) A resolution authorizing that action and prescribing the terms of the lease has been adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members elected or appointed to the board. (b) The resolution has been published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district, or if there be no newspaper, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the district, once a week for three weeks prior to the execution of the lease by the board.
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