1. (a) The board of trustees of a state educational institution may:

   1. (1) acquire, under this article or any other applicable law, by:

      1. (A) purchase (for cash or on contract);
      2. (B) lease or sublease for a period not exceeding forty (40) years that the board of trustees approves;
      3. (C) condemnation;
      4. (D) trade or exchange;
      5. (E) gift, devise, or bequest; or
      6. (F) other means; and

   2. (2) improve;

      real property (improved or unimproved) and personal property that the board of trustees determines necessary for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) on the terms and conditions and subject to the liens and encumbrances that the board of trustees approves.

2. (b) Any action may be taken under subsection (a) that the board of trustees of the state educational institution considers necessary for:

   1. (1) carrying on the educational research, the public service programs, or the statutory responsibilities of the state educational institution and the various divisions of the state educational institution under the jurisdiction of the board of trustees; or

   2. (2) managing, operating, or servicing the state educational institution.

      [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-6-2(a).]

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.275.