Indiana Code 20-26-7-17. Purchase or improvement of property and buildings for school purposes; notice to taxpayers; right to appeal
(1) purchase buildings or lands, or both, for school purposes; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-26-7-17
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(b) Notwithstanding this section through section 18 of this chapter limiting the purchase of school buildings, a school corporation may:
(1) purchase suitable buildings or lands, or both, adjacent to school property for school purposes; and
(2) improve the buildings or lands, or both, after giving notice to the taxpayers of the intention of the school corporation to purchase.
The taxpayers of the school corporation have the same right of appeal under the same procedure as provided for in IC 6-1.1-20-5 through IC 6-1.1-20-6.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-28-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.146-2008, SEC.466; P.L.233-2015, SEC.114.