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Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-26-7-39

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 39. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, if:

(1) a school corporation;  and

(2) the state, either in the name of the state or in the name of the trustees of an agency of the state;

each own improved or unimproved real estate that lies within the boundaries of the school corporation and that is not needed or required for the purpose for which it was acquired, the school corporation and the state may sell, trade, exchange, or convey to or with each other the unneeded real estate upon such terms and conditions mutually agreed upon and incorporated in an agreement between the trustees or board of trustees of the school corporation and the state or, if the real estate is held in the name of the trustees of an agency of the state, by the trustees.

(b) A value must be assigned to each parcel of real estate involved in the sale, trade, or exchange in the agreement.  The assigned value must be the fair market value of the real estate as determined by three (3) appraisers appointed as follows:

(1) One (1) to be appointed by the board of trustees of the school corporation.

(2) One (1) to be appointed by the state or, if the real estate is held in the name of the trustees of an agency of the state, by the trustees.

(3) One (1) to be appointed by the two (2).

(c) The agreement must provide for payment by the party owning the real estate of the smaller value to the other party of the difference of value of the properties.

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