Indiana Code 20-23-6-12. Reorganization by school corporations to become community school corporations

Sec. 12. (a) This section provides an alternative method for a school corporation to be reorganized as a community school corporation.

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(b) The following may petition directly to the state board to be reorganized as a community school corporation:

(1) A consolidated school corporation organized under section 3 of this chapter.

(2) A metropolitan school district organized under IC 20-23-7-2.

(1) The school corporation is not required to do the following:

(A) Seek approval of a county committee established by IC 20-23-4-11.

(B) Pursue a joint meeting of a county committee and the state board under IC 20-23-4-18.

(2) The state board may waive the attainment of any standard required for reorganization as a community school corporation under this chapter.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-5-25.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.22; P.L.233-2015, SEC.63.