(a) Title, including, but not limited to, any leasehold interest as set forth in subdivision (c), to all property acquired, constructed, or improved with funds made available under this chapter shall be held by the school district to which the board grants the funds. Title, as defined solely for the purpose of a school district’s eligibility to receive funds from the board pursuant to this chapter shall include an order for prejudgment possession issued by a court in an eminent domain proceeding.
(b) The applicant school district shall comply with all laws pertaining to the construction, reconstruction, or alteration of, or addition to, school buildings.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 17009.5, construction or modernization funds made available pursuant to this chapter may be expended upon property that is leased to the applicant school district only if the project qualified for and received approval by the board, prior to November 4, 1998, pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 17055), of Chapter 12.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 33, Sec. 7. Effective April 29, 2002.)