Indiana § 20-25-3-1 - Board of school commissioners; corporate name
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§ 20-25-3-1. Board of school commissioners; corporate name
Sec. 1. (a) The government, management, and control of all common schools and common school libraries in the school city are vested in a board of school commissioners that consists of seven (7) school commissioners.
(b) The corporate name of the school city is "The Board of School Commissioners of the City of ____________" (the blank being filled with the name of the civil city), and by that corporate name the school city shall:
(1) contract;
(2) be contracted with;
(3) sue; and
(4) be sued.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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