§ 15.1-12-11 — School district reorganization - Approved plan - Special election - Formation of new district

North Dakota § 15.1-12-11

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 15.1: Elementary and Secondary Education
• Ch. 15.1-12: Annexation, Reorganization, and Dissolution

Text

Formation of new district.
1. If the state board approves a reorganization plan, the state board shall notify each
county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over real property in the proposed
new district. A county superintendent receiving notice under this section shall call a
special election in order that the electors residing within the boundaries of the
proposed new district may approve or reject the reorganization plan. The election must
be held between July first and December thirty-first of the year in which the plan is
approved by the state board. If there are insufficient days left in the year to meet the
notice requirements of this section, the election must be held the following year.
2. If the state board approves a reorganization plan, the state board shall notify job
service North Dakota of the names of the school districts planning to reorganize, the
election date proposed in the reorganization plan, the proposed effective date of the
reorganization, and the proposed name of the new reorganized school district.
3. The county superintendent shall give notice of the election by publishing the time,
date, and place of the election in the official newspaper of the county, at least fourteen
days before the date of the election.
4. The election notice must:
a. State that the election has been called for the purpose of approving or rejecting a
plan to form a new school district;
b. Describe the boundaries of the proposed new district; and
c. Include a statement describing the adjustment of property, debts, and liabilities
proposed in the plan, together with the proposed tax levy.
5. The county superintendent shall appoint judges and clerks of the election. The election
must be conducted in the same manner and the polls must open and close at the
same time as specified for school district elections.
6. The result of the elections must be certified by the participating school boards and
delivered to the county superintendent within three days after the closing of the polls.
7. If a majority of electors residing within each school district vote to approve the
reorganization plan, the county superintendent shall make the necessary adjustments
of property, debts, and liabilities and perform all duties required by law in order to
establish and organize the new school district. The county superintendent shall also
notify job service North Dakota regarding the results of the election and, if the
reorganization is approved, shall indicate the effective date of the reorganization and
the name of the new reorganized school district.