Indiana § 20-23-6-12 - Reorganization by school corporations to become community school corporations
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§ 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.
(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.
(c) The following apply to a school corporation that petitions directly to the state board under subsection (b):
(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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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