The board of education of each consolidated district shall be a body corporate and shall have all the powers and duties and be subject to the same restrictions as a board of education in a type II school district, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and from and after the effective date of consolidation, all of the property and assets of the consolidating districts and of any regional school district or districts dissolved by reason of such consolidation shall vest in the board of education of the consolidated district and the board of the consolidated district shall be subject to the contracts, debts, and other obligations of the consolidating districts and of such regional district or districts.

L.1967, c.271.