§ 17388 School Property Advisory Committees

Education Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•School boards must create a committee before selling, leasing, or renting school property they don’t need.
•This committee helps make rules about how to use or get rid of extra school buildings or space.
•The rule doesn’t apply to short rentals (less than 30 days).

Example

A school has an old empty building they don’t use anymore and want to sell it.

Before selling it, the school board must create a committee to help decide the best way to handle the sale or use of the building.

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§ 17388 School Property Advisory Committees

The governing board of any school district may, and the governing board of each school district, prior to the sale, lease, or rental of any excess real property, except rentals not exceeding 30 days, shall, appoint a district advisory committee to advise the governing board in the development of districtwide policies and procedures governing the use or disposition of school buildings or space in school buildings which is not needed for school purposes. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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governing board district advisory committee excess real property school buildings not needed for school purposes

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 17388.

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