HB1395

Mississippi HB1395 revises provisions for the sale or lease of unused school property.

Mississippi HB1395 amends the Mississippi Code to revise provisions regarding the sale or lease of unused school property. The bill limits the right of first refusal a school district must grant to charter schools for the purchase or lease of unused school property to instructional buildings. It requires charter schools to exercise their right of first refusal within ninety days or it is deemed rejected. The bill also mandates that if a charter school has a right of first refusal to purchase or lease, it must notify the school district of its decision before the expiration of ninety days.