§ 1047 County Education Board Eminent Domain

This law lets the county school board (which also does the county supervisors' jobs) take private land if it needs it for school‑related projects.

Key Takeaways

•The county board of education can act like the county board of supervisors.
•It may use eminent domain – the right to take private property for public use.
•The property can only be taken if it is needed or helpful for the school‑related purposes in this article.

Example

A county wants to build a new elementary school and the only suitable spot is a small farm owned by a family.

Because the school board has the power of eminent domain, it can force the sale of that farm land to use it for the school, as long as the land is needed for the project.

A county board of education, to which all of the duties and functions of the county board of supervisors have been transferred pursuant to Section 1080 may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property necessary or convenient for carrying out the provisions of this article. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 143, Sec. 1. Effective May 30, 1980.)

This law lets the county school board (which also does the county supervisors' jobs) take private land if it needs it for school‑related projects.

Key Takeaways

•The county board of education can act like the county board of supervisors.
•It may use eminent domain – the right to take private property for public use.
•The property can only be taken if it is needed or helpful for the school‑related purposes in this article.

Example

A county wants to build a new elementary school and the only suitable spot is a small farm owned by a family.

Because the school board has the power of eminent domain, it can force the sale of that farm land to use it for the school, as long as the land is needed for the project.

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§ 1047 County Education Board Eminent Domain

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