53G-3-306.  Transfer of school property to new school district.

(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 53G-3-306

(a) 

(i)  On July 1 of the year following the local school board elections for a new district created pursuant to a citizens’ initiative petition or local school board request under Section 53G-3-301 and an existing district as provided in Section 53G-3-305, the local school board of the existing district shall convey and deliver to the local school board of the new district all school property which the new district is entitled to receive.

(ii)  Any disagreements as to the disposition of school property shall be resolved by the county legislative body.

(iii)  Subsection (1)(a)(ii) does not apply to disagreements between transition teams about the proper allocation of property under Subsection 53G-3-302(4).

(b)  An existing district shall transfer property to a new district created under Section 53G-3-302 in accordance with Section 53G-3-302.

(2)  Title vests in the new local school board, including all rights, claims, and causes of action to or for the property, for the use or the income from the property, for conversion, disposition, or withholding of the property, or for any damage or injury to the property.

(3)  The new local school board may bring and maintain actions to recover, protect, and preserve the property and rights of the district’s schools and to enforce contracts.

Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session