Indiana Code 20-23-10-6. Notice of adoption of concurrent resolutions; effective date of merger
(1) the substance of the concurrent resolutions;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-23-10-6
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- concurrent resolutions: means substantially identical resolutions adopted by the governing bodies of the school corporations in a county. See Indiana Code 20-23-10-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- merger: means the merger of all the school corporations in a county into a single school corporation in which the rights and obligations of each school corporation, including the right to receive tax and other money, are transferred into a new corporation to be known in this chapter as the merged corporation. See Indiana Code 20-23-10-3
- school corporation in the county: means all the school corporations that have territory in a county. See Indiana Code 20-23-10-4
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(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.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.152-2021, SEC.30.