Pinal lawmaker’s bill requires vacant schools be sold to highest bidder
by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services
Five years ago Tucson Unified School District sold a no-longer-needed building to a developer for $1.6 million, $400,000 less than offered by a Christian school.
On Tuesday, state senators voted to block Tucson schools — and any other district — from doing that ever again.
The 17-12 party-line vote in the Republican-controlled Senate came over the objections of Sen. Martin Quezada, D-Glendale. He said these decisions should be left to local school boards who can best determine the needs of the community.