72-1149. Leases and lease-purchase agreements; terms and conditions; cash basis and budget laws not applicable. The board of education of any school district, as lessee or lessor, may enter into written contracts for the use of real or personal property and, in addition to the foregoing, the board of education of any school district may enter into lease-purchase agreements as provided by K.S.A. 10-1116b, and amendments thereto. No board of education shall enter into any contract under authority of this section as lessor of any school bus, as defined in K.S.A. 72-6486, and amendments thereto. The term of any lease or lease-purchase agreement entered into under authority of this section may be for not to exceed 10 years. Such lease or lease-purchase agreement may provide for annual or other payment of rent or rental fees and may obligate the school district to payment of maintenance or other expenses. The provisions of the cash basis law shall not apply to any lease or lease-purchase agreement entered into under authority of this section in such a manner as to prevent the intention of this section from being made effective. Any lease-purchase agreement which is entered into under authority of this section by any school district and which involves the acquisition of land or buildings is subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 10-1116c, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1970, ch. 298, § 1; L. 1977, ch. 258, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 269, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 74, § 4; L. 1997, ch. 54, § 1; July 1.