New Jersey § 18a:20-8

§ 18a:20-8.

a. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to section 14 of P.L.2007, c. 137 ( C.18A:7G-45 ), whenever any board of education shall by resolution determine that any tract of

land, whether there is a building thereon or not, or part or all of a school building,

is not necessary for school purposes, but which it does not desire to dispose of for

reason that the property may, at some future time, again be required for school purposes,

it may authorize the lease thereof for a term extending beyond the official life of

the board; provided that the noneducational uses of such building or tract of land

are compatible with the establishment and operation of a school, as determined by

the Commissioner of Education, if joint occupancy of such site is considered. A board of education is authorized to use electronic procurement practices in accordance

with the provisions of P.L.2018, c. 156 ( C.40A:11-4.7 et al.) for the advertisement of lease of land, and any building on that land. The lease shall be binding upon the successor board as follows: (1) After advertisement of the request for bids to lease to the highest bidder in

a newspaper published in the school district, or, if none is published therein, then

in a newspaper circulating in the district in which the same is situate, at least

once a week for two weeks prior to the date fixed for the receipt and opening of bids, and, at the discretion of the board of education, electronic advertisement, unless: (2) The same is leased to the federal government, State, a political subdivision thereof,

another school district, any board, body or commission of a municipality within the

school district, any volunteer fire company or rescue squad actively engaged in the

protection of life and property and duly incorporated under the laws of the State

of New Jersey, or to any American Legion post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or other

recognized veterans' organization of the United States of America, located in the

municipality or the county, as a meeting place for such organization, or to a nonprofit

child care service organization duly incorporated under the laws of the State of New

Jersey, or to a nonprofit hospital duly licensed under the laws of the State of New

Jersey, or to a nonprofit organization duly licensed under the laws of the State of

New Jersey to provide emergency shelter for the homeless, or to a nonprofit senior

citizen organization, or to a nonprofit historic preservation organization duly incorporated

under the laws of the State of New Jersey, in which case the same may be leased by

private agreement for a nominal fee without advertisement for bids. b. Any lease in excess of five years shall be approved by the Commissioner of Education.