Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-26-7.1, if a governing body of a school corporation determines that any real or personal property:
(1) is no longer needed for school purposes; or
(2) should, in the interests of the school corporation, be exchanged for other property;
the governing body may sell or exchange the property in accordance with IC 36-1-11.
(b) Money derived from the sale or exchange of property under this section shall be placed in the school corporation's operations fund.
(c) A governing body may not enter into a lease agreement or make a covenant that prohibits the sale of real property to another educational institution.