HLS 15RS-378 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 96
BY REPRESENTATIVE SHADOIN
PUBLIC LANDS/SCHOOLS: Authorizes the Union Parish School Board to exchange
property
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 41:909, relative to property of the Union Parish School Board; to authorize the
3 school board to exchange unused land, excluding sixteenth section land; to provide
4 for limitations and procedures; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 41:909 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง909. Union Parish School Board; exchange of unused land
11 A. If the Union Parish School Board determines that a parcel of its property
12 in Union Parish, not including sixteenth section land, is no longer needed for school
13 purposes and that the best interest of the public school system would be served by
14 the exchange of such land for other land of comparable value, the school board may
15 exchange such land for other land in Union Parish in accordance with the procedures
16 set forth in this Section.
17 B. The Union Parish School Board shall hold a public hearing to receive
18 public comment concerning the exchange of such lands. Prior to the public hearing,
19 the school board shall obtain an appraisal from a certified appraiser of the land being
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1 considered for exchange, and such appraisal shall be available for public inspection
2 at the hearing.
3 C. The school board shall provide notice of the public hearing and notice of
4 its intent to consider the exchange of land as well as a brief description of both
5 parcels of land by advertisement in its official journal on at least three separate days
6 at least thirty days prior to the date on which the hearing is to be held.
7 D. After such hearing and after giving due consideration to any public
8 comment, the school board may, at a regularly scheduled meeting, authorize the
9 advertised exchange if a majority of the elected membership of the school board
10 determines that the exchange is for a valid purpose and is in the best interest of the
11 school board and that the lands to be exchanged are of comparable value. The
12 president of the school board shall thereafter proceed with the exchange of the land
13 in accordance with law and upon authorization of the school board.
14 E. The powers and rights conferred by this Section shall be in addition to the
15 powers and rights conferred by any other general or special law. This Section does
16 and shall be construed to provide a complete and additional method for the exchange
17 of unused school lands, not including sixteenth section lands, by the school board.
18 No proceeding, notice, or approval shall be required for the exchange of such land
19 by the school board except as provided by this Section. The provisions of this
20 Section shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes.
21 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
22signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
23by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
24vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
25effective on the day following such approval.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 96 Original 2015 Regular Session Shadoin
Abstract: Authorizes the Union Parish School Board to exchange unused school land, not
including sixteenth section land, for other land in Union Parish.
Proposed law authorizes the Union Parish School Board to exchange unused school land in
Union Parish, not including sixteenth section land, for other land in Union Parish. Relative
to such an exchange, proposed law:
(1)Requires the school board to hold a public hearing prior to the exchange and
provides relative to the notice regarding such hearing.
(2)Requires an appraisal of the land to be exchanged.
(3)Authorizes the approval of the exchange if a majority of the elected membership of
the school board determines that the exchange is for a valid purpose and is in the best
interest of the school board and that the lands to be exchanged are of comparable
value.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 41:909)
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