§ 20-23-8-13 — School corporations in certain cities; increase in membership of governing body

Indiana § 20-23-8-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 23: ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS
• Ch. 8: Governing Body Composition Change

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(a) This section applies to a school
corporation located in a city having a population of more than
sixty-nine thousand (69,000) and less than sixty-nine thousand five
hundred (69,500).
(b) The city legislative body may adopt an ordinance to increase the
membership of the governing body of a school corporation to seven (7)
members.
(c) The ordinance must provide the following:
(1) The additional members of the governing body are to be
appointed by the city executive.
(2) If the plan is subsequently changed to provide for the election
of governing body members:
(A) the membership of the governing body may not be less than
seven (7); and
(B) the members of the governing body are to be elected.
(3) The initial terms of the members appointed under this section.
(4) The effective date of the ordinance.
(d) An ordinance adopted under this section:
(1) supersedes a part of the plan that conflicts with the ordinance;
(2) must be filed with the secretary of education under section 22
of this chapter; and
(3) may only be amended or repealed by the city legislative body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-7.5.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.119-2012, SEC.147; P.L.43-2021, SEC.62; P.L.104-2022, SEC.122.