Indiana Code 20-23-10-8. Election of board members of merged school corporations
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Sec. 8. (a) The board members of a merged school corporation shall be elected at the first general election following the merged school corporation’s creation, and vacancies shall be filled in accordance with IC 20-23-4-30.
(c) The first board of trustees shall select the name of the merged school corporation by a majority vote. The name may be changed by unanimous vote of the governing body of the merged school corporation.
(b) Until the first election under subsection (a), the board of trustees of the merged school corporation consists of the members of the governing body of a school corporation in the county.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-23-10-8
- 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.
- governing body: means the board or commission charged by law with the responsibility of administering the affairs of a school corporation, including a board of school commissioners, metropolitan board of education, board of school trustees, or board of trustees. See Indiana Code 20-23-10-2
- school corporation in the county: means all the school corporations that have territory in a county. See Indiana Code 20-23-10-4
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-19-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.20; P.L.233-2015, SEC.74.