Sec. 22. (a) This section applies to a proposed school corporation reorganization plan approved by the state board that involves no change in:

(1) territorial boundaries; or

(2) the board of school trustees or other governing body;

of a school corporation, other than a change in the time of election of board members or the time the board members take office.

     (b) A plan referred to in subsection (a) automatically comes into being on the earlier of:

(1) the July 1; or

(2) the January 1;

that next follows the date of approval of the plan by the state board.

     (c) If subsection (b) applies:

(1) an interim board of trustees member may not be appointed;

(2) the board members in office on the date the plan comes into being under subsection (b) continue to constitute the governing body of the school corporation until their successors are qualified; and

(3) the:

(A) terms of offices; and

(B) board memberships;

of the board members remain unchanged except to the extent the plan provides otherwise.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-22.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.