1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school board may not enter an agreement pursuant to internal revenue service revenue ruling 63-20 under which payments of any kind would be required by the school district to any building authority or other entity that incurs indebtedness or other obligation in connection with acquisition, improvements, or construction of any property or structure at a total cost of four million dollars or more to be used by the school district unless the agreement has been approved by a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the school district voting on the question at a regular or special school district election if the agreement is for acquisition, improvements, or construction of any property or structure for which an election would be required if the school district undertook the acquisition, improvements, or construction project through issuance of bonds of the school district.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 21-03-06.1

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49

2. The school board of a school district may not enter an agreement pursuant to internal revenue service revenue ruling 63-20 under which payments of any kind would be required by the school district to any building authority or other entity that incurs indebtedness    or other    obligation    regarding construction,    purchase, repair, improvement, modernization, or renovation of any building or facility to be used by the school district without approval by the superintendent of public instruction in the manner provided in section 15.1-36-01, if the approval by the superintendent of public instruction would be required for the project under section 15.1-36-01 if the school district undertook the project itself.