Effective 5/14/2019 53G-3-301. Creation of new school district — Initiation of process — Procedures to be followed. (1) A new school district may be created from one or more existing school districts, as provided in this section. (2) The process to create a new school district may be initiated: (a) through a citizens’ initiative petition; […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-3-302. Proposal initiated by a city or by interlocal agreement participants to create a school district — Boundaries — Election of local school board members — Allocation of assets and liabilities — Startup costs — Transfer of title. (1) (a) After conducting a feasibility study, a city with a population of at least […]
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-3-303. New school district property tax — Limitations. (1) (a) A new school district created under Section 53G-3-302 may not impose a property tax prior to the fiscal year in which the new school district assumes responsibility for providing student instruction. (b) The remaining school district retains authority to impose property taxes on […]
Affected by 63I-2-253 on 7/1/2023 Effective 5/8/2018 53G-3-304. Property tax levies in new district and remaining district — Distribution of property tax revenue. (1) Notwithstanding terms defined in Section 53G-3-102, as used in this section: (a) “Divided school district” or “existing district” means a school district from which a new district is created. (b) “New […]
Effective 5/4/2022 53G-3-305. Redistricting — Local school board membership. (1) Upon the creation of a new school district, the applicable legislative body shall redistrict the affected school districts in accordance with Section 20A-14-201. (2) Except as provided in Section 53G-3-302, local school board membership in the affected school districts shall be determined under Title 20A, […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-3-306. Transfer of school property to new school district. (1) (a) (i) On July 1 of the year following the local school board elections for a new district created pursuant to a citizens’ initiative petition or local school board request under Section 53G-3-301 and an existing district as provided in Section 53G-3-305, the […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-3-307. Tax to pay for indebtedness of divided school district. (1) (a) For a new district created prior to May 10, 2011, the local school boards of the remaining and new districts shall determine the portion of the divided school district’s bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness for which the property within the new […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-3-308. Employees of a new district. (1) Upon the creation of a new district: (a) an employee of an existing district who is employed at a school that is transferred to the new district shall become an employee of the new district; and (b) the local school board of the new district shall: […]
