Indiana § 20-23-6-16 Community school corporation; state policy

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-23-6-16 — Community school corporation; state policy

Indiana § 20-23-6-16

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 23ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 6Consolidation of School Corporations

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Ind. Code § 20-23-6-16 (2026).

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It is the policy of the state that whenever a community school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-4-3) seeks to:

(1)reorganize into a community school corporation under IC 20-23-4 or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5;

(2)enter into a territorial annexation under IC 20-23-5 either as an acquiring school corporation or a losing school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-5-4);

(3)consolidate with another school corporation under IC 20-23-6; or

(4)consolidate with another school corporation into one (1) metropolitan school district under IC 20-23-7; the school corporation shall give consideration to the educational opportunities for students, local community interest, the effect on the community as a whole, and the economic interests of the community relative to establishing the boundar

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It is the policy of the state that whenever a
community school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-4-3) seeks to:
(1) reorganize into a community school corporation under IC 20-23-4 or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5;
(2) enter into a territorial annexation under IC 20-23-5 either as
an acquiring school corporation or a losing school corporation (as
defined in IC 20-23-5-4);
(3) consolidate with another school corporation under IC 20-23-6;
or
(4) consolidate with another school corporation into one (1)
metropolitan school district under IC 20-23-7;
the school corporation shall give consideration to the educational
opportunities for students, local community interest, the effect on the
community as a whole, and the economic interests of the community
relative to establishing the boundaries of the school corporation that is
involved in the school corporation reorganization, consolidation, or
annexation attempt.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-4-7-4.]