September 4, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Foster and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 251a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 251a. (1) The governing board of a public school may
submit a request to the director, in a form and manner prescribed
by the director, to purchase or lease an unused state facility for
educational purposes.
(2) If the director, in consultation with the superintendent
of public instruction, determines that a public school making a
request under subsection (1) will use the unused state facility for
a lawful instructional purpose and that the facility is an unused
state facility, the director shall sell or lease the facility to
the public school, as requested by the public school. All of the
following apply to a sale or lease under this section:
(a) For a sale, the director shall convey the facility to the
public school in the manner provided by law for the sum of $1.00.
(b) For a lease, the director shall lease the facility to the
public school for the sum of $1.00 per year for as long as the
facility is used for a lawful educational purpose by the public
school, or for a shorter term at the option of the public school.
(c) During the term of a lease under this section, the public
school leasing the facility is responsible for the direct expenses
related to the facility leased, including utilities, insurance,
maintenance, repairs, and remodeling. This includes responsibility
for any improvements necessary to make the facility suitable for
use for public school purposes. This state is responsible for any
debt incurred for or liens that attached to the facility before the
public school leased the facility.
(d) A public school leasing a facility pursuant to this
section and this state may enter into a contract or cooperative
arrangement concerning general liability insurance for the public
school's operations at the facility.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Public school" means that term as defined in the revised
school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852.
(b) "Unused state facility" means a building owned by this
state that has been unused for at least 3 years and is not
identified for reuse by any state agency as part of a 5-year
capital outlay plan submitted to the department by a state agency
under section 242.