Sec. 8.7. A school corporation that is designated a distressed political subdivision may not do any of the following without the approval of the board during the period before the board terminates the school corporation's status as a distressed political subdivision:
(1) Acquire real property for school building purposes.
(2) Construct new school buildings or remodel or renovate existing school buildings.
(3) Incur a contractual obligation (except for a maintenance contract or an employment contract for a new employee whose employment replaces the employment of a former employee) that requires an expenditure of more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).
(4) Purchase or enter into an agreement to purchase personal property at a cost of more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).
(5) Adopt or advertise a budget, tax levy, or tax rate for an ensuing budget year.