(a) As an alternative to obtaining sealed proposals as required by Sections 17407 and 17417, the governing board may, in a public meeting, adopt a resolution declaring its intention to enter into a lease or agreement pursuant to this article with a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law (Part 2 (commencing with Section 5110) of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) if the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the nonprofit public benefit corporation provide both of the following:

(1) That no person shall be eligible to serve as a member or director of the corporation except a person initially approved by resolution of the governing board of the school district.

(2) That no part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of any member, private shareholder, individual, person, firm or corporation excepting only the school district.

(b) The resolution adopted by the governing board shall do all of the following:

(1) Describe, in a manner to identify it, the available site upon which the building to be used by the district shall be constructed.

(2) Generally describe the building to be constructed and state that the building shall be constructed pursuant to the plans and specifications adopted by the governing board therefor.

(3) If that is the case, state the minimum yearly rental at which the governing board will lease real property belonging to the district upon which the building is to be constructed.

(4) State the maximum number of years for which the school district will lease the building, or building and site, as the case may be.

(c) Any building constructed by a nonprofit public benefit corporation pursuant to a lease or agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be constructed under a contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to Article 42 (commencing with Section 20670) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. Section 17424 applies to the contract.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)