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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 35. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may be organized under this section.
(b) The governing body consists of seven (7) members, elected as follows:
(1) Four (4) members elected from districts, with one (1) member serving from each election district. A member elected under this subdivision must be:
(A) a resident of the election district from which the member is elected; and
(B) voted upon by only the registered voters residing within the election district and voting at a governing body election.
(2) Three (3) members, who are voted upon by all the registered voters residing within the school corporation and voting at a governing body election, elected under this subdivision. The governing body shall establish three (3) residential districts as follows:
(A) One (1) residential district must be the township that has the greatest population within the school corporation.
(B) Two (2) residential districts must divide the remaining area within the school corporation.
Only one (1) member who resides within a particular residential district established under this subdivision may serve on the governing body at a time.
(c) A member of the governing body who is:
(1) elected from an election or a residential district; or
(2) appointed to fill a vacancy from an election or a residential district;
must reside within the boundaries of the district the member represents.
(d) A vacancy on the governing body must be filled under section 30 of this chapter as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. A member chosen to fill a vacancy holds office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(e) The members of the governing body serving at the time a plan is amended under this section shall establish the election and residential districts described in subsection (b).
(f) The election districts described in subsection (b)(1):
(1) shall be drawn on the basis of precinct lines;
(2) may not cross precinct lines; and
(3) as nearly as practicable, be of equal population, with the population of the largest exceeding the population of the smallest by not more than fifteen percent (15%).
(g) The residential districts described in subsection (b)(2) may:
(1) be drawn in any manner considered appropriate by the governing body; and
(2) be drawn along township lines.
(h) The governing body shall certify the districts that are established under subsections (f) and (g), amended under subsection (e), or recertified under section 35.5 of this chapter to:
(1) the state board; and
(2) the circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located as provided in section 35.5 of this chapter.
(i) The governing body shall designate:
(1) three (3) of the districts established under this section to be elected at the first school board election that occurs after the effective date of the plan; and
(2) the remaining four (4) districts to be elected at the second school board election that occurs after the effective date of the plan.
(j) The limitations set forth in this section are part of the plan, but do not have to be specifically set forth in the plan. The plan must be construed, if possible, to comply with this chapter. If a provision of the plan or an application of the plan violates this chapter, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions or applications of the plan that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The provisions of the plan are severable.
(k) IC 3-5-10 applies to a plan established under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-23-4-35 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-20-education/in-code-sect-20-23-4-35/
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