§ 20-23-4-25 — Appeal procedure

Indiana § 20-23-4-25

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 23: ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS
• Ch. 4: Community School Corporations

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(a) A party aggrieved by the decision of the
county committee after the hearing provided for under section 13 of
this chapter may:
(1) appear before the state board when the state board holds
public hearings on the reorganization plan involved; and
(2) state the grievance.
(b) A party aggrieved by the decision of the state board after the
hearing provided for in section 13 of this chapter may appeal within
thirty (30) days from the decision to the court in the county on any
question of adjustment of:
(1) property;
(2) debts; and
(3) liabilities;
among the school corporations involved. Notice of the appeal shall be
given to the chairperson or secretary of the county committee ten (10)
days before the appeal is filed with the court.
(c) The court may:
(1) determine the constitutionality and the equity of the
adjustment or adjustments proposed; and
(2) direct the county committee to alter the adjustment or
adjustments found by the court to be inequitable or violative of
any provision of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or of the
United States.
An appeal may be taken to the supreme court or the court of appeals in
accordance with the rules of civil procedure of the state.
(d) A determination by the court with respect to the adjustment of:
(1) property;
(2) debts; and
(3) liabilities;
among the school corporations or areas involved does not otherwise
affect the validity of the reorganization or creation of a school
corporation or corporations under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1
through IC 20-23-16-5.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-25.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.58.