§ 23-61.5-112 — Additions to district - procedure

Colorado § 23-61.5-112

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 23: Postsecondary Education
• Art.: Area Vocational Districts

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(1) If any part of the area
designated by the state board for community colleges and occupational education
as an area to be served by an area technical college desires to be annexed to an
existing area vocational district, it may do so by the following procedure:

(a) By obtaining approval of the existing area vocational district. The
approval is given only upon a majority vote of the eligible electors of the existing
area vocational district as expressed by a majority polled at the time of the regular
biennial school election held in the area vocational district. The election must be
called only upon the affirmative vote of the board.

(b) By obtaining approval of the eligible electors residing in the part of the
designated area desiring to be annexed voting on the question of annexation at a
regular biennial school election. The election must be called only upon the filing of
a petition for inclusion with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the
part is located or with the county clerk and recorder of each county in which a part
is located if the part is located in more than one county. The petition must be signed
by ten percent of the eligible electors who reside in the part. The provisions of
sections 23-61.5-104 and 23-61.5-106 apply to the election. If more than a majority
of all votes cast at the election are in favor of the inclusion, the part is included in
the area vocational district.

Legislative History

Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 816, � 1, effective June 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 847, � 47, effective January 1, 1993. L. 2002: (1)(b) amended, p. 1022, � 38, effective June 1. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1082), ch. 58, p. 150, � 34, effective August 10.