§ 20-23-10-6 — Notice of adoption of concurrent resolutions; effective date of merger

Indiana § 20-23-10-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 23: ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS
• Ch. 10: Merger of School Corporations Within Counties

Text

(a) After the last concurrent resolution under
section 5 of this chapter is adopted, notice of the adoption of the
concurrent resolutions shall be given by stating:
(1) the substance of the concurrent resolutions;
(2) that the resolutions have been adopted; and
(3) that a right of remonstrance exists as provided in this chapter.
It is not necessary to set out the remonstrance provisions of the statute,
but a general reference to the right of remonstrance with a reference to
this chapter is sufficient.
(b) The notice under subsection (a) shall be made two (2) times, one
(1) week apart:
(1) with each notice by publication:
(A) in two (2) daily newspapers, published in the English
language and of general circulation in the county; or
(B) if there is only one (1) daily or weekly newspaper in the
county, publication in that newspaper is sufficient; or
(2) with the first publication of notice in the newspaper or
newspapers as provided in subdivision (1) and the second
publication of notice:
(A) in accordance with IC 5-3-5; and
(B) on the official web sites of each school corporation subject
to the merger.
(c) The merger shall take effect at the time provided in section 5 of
this chapter unless, not more than thirty (30) days after the first
publication of the notice under subsection (b)(1), a remonstrance is
filed in the circuit or superior court of the county by registered voters
equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the registered voters
of a school corporation in the county.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-4-19-3.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.30.