The Department of Education shall make available, upon request, a list of vacant and unused buildings and vacant and unused portions of buildings that are owned by school districts in this State and that may be suitable for the operation of a charter school. The department shall make the list available to applicants for charter schools and to existing charter schools. The list must include the address of each building, a short description of the building, and the name of the owner of the building. Nothing in this section requires the owner of a building on the list to sell or lease the building or a portion of the building to a charter school or to any other school or to any other prospective buyer or tenant. However, if a school district declares a building surplus and chooses to sell or lease the building, a charter school's board of directors or a charter committee operating or applying within the district must be given the first refusal to purchase or lease the building under the same or better terms and conditions as it would be offered to the public.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 447, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 341, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 274, Section 1, eff May 3, 2006.
Effect of Amendment
The 2006 amendment reprinted this section with no apparent change.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 59-40-10. Short title.
Section 59-40-30. Intent of General Assembly.
Section 59-40-40. Definitions.
Section 59-40-55. Sponsor powers and duties; retention of funds.
Section 59-40-70. Application requirements and procedures.
Section 59-40-75. Removal of sponsor or member of district or governing board; prosecution.
Section 59-40-80. Conditional authorization of charter school.
Section 59-40-90. Appeal to Administrative Law Court.
Section 59-40-100. Conversion to charter school; employees; occupancy; sponsors; unlawful reprisals.
Section 59-40-111. Alternative Education Campus.
Section 59-40-115. Termination of contract with sponsor.
Section 59-40-120. Dissolution of charter school.
Section 59-40-125. Eligibility for retirement coverage.
Section 59-40-130. Leave for employment at charter school; continuation of benefits; exceptions.
Section 59-40-140. Funds; services; reports.
Section 59-40-145. Students attending charter schools outside district of residence.
Section 59-40-150. Duties of Department of Education.
Section 59-40-155. Orientation programs for board members and administrators.
Section 59-40-160. Compilation of evaluations; impact study.
Section 59-40-170. Annual listing of buildings suitable for charter school use.
Section 59-40-175. Charter School Facility Revolving Loan Program.
Section 59-40-180. Regulations and guidelines.
Section 59-40-210. Conversion of private school to charter school.
Section 59-40-220. South Carolina Public Charter School District.
Section 59-40-230. Board of trustees; membership; powers and duties.