Sec. 16. (a) If:

(1) the governing body has disapproved a plan submitted;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-23-8-16

  • 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.
  • county election board: means :

    Indiana Code 20-23-8-3

  • plan: means the manner in which the governing body of a school corporation is constituted, including the number, qualifications, length of terms, manner, and time of selection, either by appointment or by election of the members of the governing body. See Indiana Code 20-23-8-4
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • school corporation: means a local public school corporation established under the laws of Indiana. See Indiana Code 20-23-8-5
(2) an alternative plan has been filed; or

(3) a petition of protest has been filed;

the county election board shall hold a special election at a date to be determined by the county election board not more than ninety (90) days after the receipt of the determination of the state board on a plan in the form certified by the state board.

     (b) If a special election under subsection (a) can be held not more than six (6) months after the receipt of the determination from the state board in conjunction with a primary or general election at which:

(1) county officials are to be elected or nominated; or

(2) city or town officials are to be elected in those areas of the school corporations that are within the city or town;

the county election board may delay the special election until the date of the regular election.

     (c) If a school corporation is located in more than one (1) county, the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the school corporation shall determine the date of an election held under this section.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-10.]

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