15-1304
15-1304. Land reserved for use and benefit of school; schools for the deaf and blind fund A. The grant of one hundred thousand acres of land for schools for the deaf, dumb and blind made by the enabling act approved June 20, 1910, or the proceeds of such lands as are sold or otherwise disposed of, is forever reserved for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf and the blind. B. No land exchanges or sales or commercial leases in excess of ten years of land of the grant by the United States for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf and the blind shall be disposed of except by majority approval of the voting members of the board of directors of the school. C. The superintendent of the school shall annually report to the board on the use of monies which are the proceeds of or income from the proceeds of land of the grant by the United States for the use and benefit of the school. D. A schools for the deaf and the blind fund is established consisting of monies from expendable earnings of the grant in subsection A of this section, monies from the department of education for special educational vouchers for deaf and blind students pursuant to section 15-1202, except for monies dedicated to regional school cooperatives, which are continuously appropriated, and overage and nonresident student monies collected pursuant to section 15-1345. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. |