§ 6-12-114 - Implementation.
6-12-114. Implementation.
(a) By June 30, 2005, all county boards of education shall transfer all records, written or electronic, to the respective county clerk, the respective county quorum court, the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities, the Department of Workforce Education, the State Board of Education, or the Department of Education, whichever may be appropriate.
(b) (1) Any and all funds received via an award or grant under the control of the county board that is abolished, the county board designee, or the county school supervisor whose position was abolished, the use of which is restricted by the terms of the award or grant under which the moneys were received, shall revert to the agency that awarded the funds unless otherwise specified in the terms of the award or grant.
(2) Any and all funds under the control of any county board that is abolished, county board designee, or county school supervisor whose position was abolished shall first be used to satisfy all legal debts and obligations of the county board, and all remaining funds shall revert to the common or general school fund of the respective county for redistribution to the school districts domiciled in that county in accordance with existing law.
(c) (1) (A) Any and all real and personal property belonging to the county board that is abolished shall first be sold at public auction if after the implementation of subsection (b) of this section there are still legal debts and obligations.
(B) If any excess moneys from such an auction exist after the payments of legal debts and obligations, those excess moneys shall be distributed according to subdivision (b)(2) of this section.
(2) (A) If no legal debts or obligations exist after the implementation of subsection (b) of this section, any and all real and personal property of the county board shall become the property of the local school district that contains the county seat of government until such time that all school districts domiciled in the county have entered into a written agreement as to the disposition of the real and personal property of the county board.
(B) The written agreement must be finalized within twelve (12) months after July 1, 2005.
(d) (1) The provisions in subsection (b) and (c) of this section shall not include nor apply to any funds, written or electronic records, or real or personal property, or both real and personal property, belonging to or purchased with funding for adult education programs or general educational development testing centers supported through state or federal adult education funds, or both state and federal adult education funds.
(2) All such funds, written or electronic records, or real or personal property, or both real and personal property, including applicable real estate titles, will be transferred to the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities or any eligible entity approved by the State Board of Workforce Education and Career Opportunities.