Notwithstanding any provisions of this or any other law any such bonds of a type II school district may be sold at not less than their par value and accrued interest, without any previous public offering, to, and be purchased by, the trustees of the school fund, the board of trustees of the teachers' pension and annuity fund or to any board, body or official of the state, authorized to purchase such bonds.
N.J.S. § 18A:24-46