Colorado § 36-1-152 - Public school districts - charter schools - lease, purchase, or other use of state lands.
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§ 36-1-152. Public school districts - charter schools - lease, purchase, or other use of state lands.
(1) The state board of land commissioners shall provide opportunities for public school districts within which school trust lands are located to lease, purchase, or otherwise use such lands or portions thereof as are necessary for school building sites, at an amount to be determined by the board, which shall not exceed the appraised fair market value, which amount may be paid over time.
(2) The state board of land commissioners may provide opportunities for charter schools that are authorized by school districts pursuant to part 1 of article 30.5 of title 22, C.R.S., or charter schools that are authorized by the state charter school institute pursuant to part 5 of article 30.5 of title 22, C.R.S., to lease, purchase, or otherwise use school trust lands, or portions thereof, for school building sites. Prior to such lease, purchase, or other use of school trust lands by a charter school, the charter school shall notify the school district in which the land is located that the charter school is seeking to lease, purchase, or otherwise use state trust lands located within that school district for school building sites for the charter school. The state board of land commissioners shall request written comment from the school district in which the school trust lands that may be leased, purchased, or otherwise used by a charter school are located, indicating the impact such lease, purchase, or use will have on the school district. The board shall determine the amount a charter school shall be required to pay to lease, purchase, or otherwise use said lands, which amount shall not exceed the appraised fair market value and may be paid over time.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 852, § 37, effective May 21. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (SB 09-022), ch. 246, p. 1110, § 3, effective May 14.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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