BILL NUMBER: SB 388	CHAPTERED  10/14/01

	CHAPTER  896
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 14, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 14, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 30, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MAY 10, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 25, 2001
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 26, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Alpert

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2001

   An act to add Section 17453.1 to the Education Code, relating to
surplus property.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 388, Alpert.  School districts:  sale or lease of surplus
property.
   Under existing law, the governing board of any school district is
authorized to sell for cash any personal property belonging to the
school district if, among other things, the property is not required
for school purposes, and certain requirements are satisfied regarding
that sale, including providing notice of the sale, calling for bids,
and selling the property to the highest responsible bidder.  These
requirements are applicable to a school district leasing land,
buildings, or equipment that is no longer needed.
   This bill would authorize a school district, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, to sell or lease Internet appliances, as
defined, or personal computers to parents of pupils within the school
district, for the purpose of providing access to the school district'
s educational computer network, at a standard price not to exceed the
cost incurred by the school district in purchasing  the Internet
appliance or computer, and would not require a sale or lease pursuant
to those provisions to be subject to a requirement to call for bids
or to sell or lease those Internet appliances or computers to the
highest bidder.
   The bill would also require a school district that elects to sell
or lease Internet appliances or computers, as authorized by the bill,
to provide access to the school district's educational network for
those families that cannot afford that access.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 17453.1 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
   17453.1.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school
district may sell or lease Internet appliances or personal computers
to parents of pupils within the school district, for the purpose of
providing access to the school district's educational computer
network, at a standard price, not to exceed the cost incurred by the
school district in purchasing the Internet appliance or personal
computer.  A school district that elects to sell or lease Internet
appliances or personal computers, as authorized by this section,
shall provide access to the school district's educational network for
those families that cannot afford access to the school district's
educational network.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
conducting a sale or lease pursuant to this section a school district
shall not be required to call for bids or to sell or lease Internet
appliances or personal computers to the highest bidder.  For purposes
of this section, an "Internet appliance" is a technological product
that allows a person to connect to, or access, an online educational
network.
   (b) The Legislature finds and declares that the Internet
appliances or personal computers that are sold or leased pursuant to
this section are not an essential part of the school district's
educational program, but are supplemental to that program.