15-441. School districts; designation A. The bases of the educational organization of the county and state are the school districts as defined in section 15-101. Existing districts shall be continued, and new districts may be formed as provided in this title. B. Each school district shall be designated as school district no. _____ (insert the […]
15-442. Record of school district boundaries; limitation on change; notice to governing board A. The county school superintendent, on or before December 1 each year, shall file with the board of supervisors and the county assessor a transcript of the boundaries of each school district within the county. The boundaries shown in the transcript shall […]
15-443. Formation of new common school district A. New common school districts may be formed in unorganized territory on presentation to the county school superintendent of a petition which: 1. Is signed by the parents or guardians of at least ten pupils. Persons who sign the petition shall: (a) Be residents of the proposed new […]
15-444. Formation of union high school district; petition for establishment; election; notice A. Two or more adjoining school districts jointly having a student count of at least two hundred pupils and an assessed valuation of at least $2, 000, 000 may unite and form a union high school district. A union high school district may […]
15-444.01. Common school districts within a high school district; proposed expansion or reduction; notification The governing board of a common school district that is located within a high school district shall notify and obtain permission from the governing board of the high school district before taking any action that results in the expansion or reduction […]
15-445. Residents of unorganized territory; school district elections A. The county school superintendent, on receiving notification from the state school superintendent pursuant to section 15-825.02, subsection B, shall do all of the following before calling an election: 1. Establish the boundaries of the proposed school district, taking into consideration communities of interest and excluding Indian […]
15-447. Offer of instruction in high school subjects by common school districts; limitations The state board of education may grant permission to the governing board of a common school district to offer instruction in high school subjects, grades nine through twelve, except that the state board shall not grant permission if the qualified electors of […]
15-447.01. Common school districts; offer of instruction in grade nine A. Before a common school district offers instruction in grade nine pursuant to section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 3, subdivision (b), the common school district governing board shall: 1. Conduct a preliminary vote at a public meeting to consider the question of offering instruction in […]
15-448. Formation of unified school district; board membership; budget (L20, Ch. 14, sec. 2. Eff. until 7/1/23) A. One or more common school districts and a high school district with coterminous or overlapping boundaries may establish a unified school district pursuant to this section. Unification of a common school district and a high school district […]
15-448. Formation of unified school district; board membership; budget (L22, Ch. 285, sec. 1. Eff. 7/1/23) A. One or more common school districts and a high school district with coterminous or overlapping boundaries may establish a unified school district pursuant to this section. Unification of a common school district and a high school district is […]
15-449. Formation of unified school district by common school district; petition for establishment; election; notice A. A common school district having a student count of at least two hundred pupils and an assessed valuation of at least $2, 000, 000, by a majority vote of the qualified school electors of the school district, may establish […]
15-450. Formation of a new joint unified school district; petition; report; election; notice; ballots; canvass of votes; appointment of governing board A. Notwithstanding any other statute, a new joint unified school district may be formed if the formation is approved by the state board of education and if the following requirements are met: 1. The […]
15-451. Appointment of governing board for joint unified school districts A. If the election results in the formation of the joint unified school district, the governing board shall contain the same governing board members of the former school district governing boards. The members shall have authority to adopt a budget and perform such other functions […]
15-453. Authority to form joint common school districts; applicability of laws governing other school districts A. Joint common school districts may be created lying in part in each of two or more counties in the manner set forth in this article. Except as expressly provided in this title, each such district shall have all powers […]
15-454. Authority to form joint unified or joint high school districts; applicability of other laws governing other school districts Joint unified school districts or joint high school districts may be created lying in part in each of two or more counties in the same manner as joint common school districts may be created under this […]
15-455. Formation of joint common school district; petition; election; notice; canvass A. A petition for the creation of a joint common school district shall include the following: 1. A description of the territory comprising the proposed district. 2. A request that the question of the creation of the proposed district be submitted to the qualified […]
15-456. Jurisdiction of county board of supervisors and county school superintendent over joint common school district A. The county of jurisdiction of the proposed joint common school district is that county in which the greater portion of the qualified electors of the proposed joint common school district resides, unless all of the existing school buildings […]
15-457. Formation of new joint common school district by subdivision of existing school district; effect on bonded indebtedness; transfer of property A. Any territory incorporated into a joint common school district which is at the time of the creation of such joint common school district part of an existing school district shall thereafter be considered […]
15-458. Formation of new district or districts by subdivision of existing district; division of assets A. In a school district containing a student count of more than six hundred, a new school district or districts may be formed by a subdivision of the existing school district. B. On the request of the governing board or […]
15-459. Consolidation of districts; petition; election; notice; report; ballots; canvass of votes; governing board A. On the request of the governing boards of two or more school districts in the same county or in adjacent counties or on receipt of petitions bearing the signatures of ten percent or more of the number of qualified electors […]
