The governing board of any school district may, and when directed by a vote of the district shall, build and maintain a schoolhouse.
Article 4Building Schoolhouses
Section § 17340
A school district's governing board has the authority to construct and take care of school buildings, and they must do so if residents vote for it.
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Section § 17342
This law allows a school district's governing board to set up more schools in their area if they think it's a good idea to do so.
The governing board of any school district, whenever in its judgment it is desirable to do so, may establish additional schools in the district.
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Section § 17343
The school district board can buy land and build schools in a new area once they have started the process to add that area to the district, even if the annexation isn’t officially completed yet.
The governing board of any school district may purchase property and construct and equip buildings in an area after the legal action has been taken that will result in annexation of the area to the school district, but before the annexation has become effective.
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