HB2267 Summary

• Adds enrollment threshold of less than 750 students to existing population requirement of less than 5,000 residents for mandatory school district dissolution, using the district's current fall housing report filed with the State Board of Education.

• Allows non-contiguous school districts to combine or annex if administrative offices are within 30 miles, contiguous districts formally decline participation through school board vote, and documentation is presented at required hearings.

• Permits two or more non-contiguous high school districts with less than 600 students in grades 9-12 to jointly operate cooperative high schools if distance and contiguity requirements are met and documented.

• Allows school district reorganizations requiring new school buildings to delay effectiveness until construction grants are awarded, with a 5-year deadline; reorganization becomes void if voters in all affected districts approve a proposition to void the petition.

• Clarifies contiguity requirements for combined elementary, high school, and unit districts by allowing non-contiguous combinations when specific distance and neighboring district notification standards are met within 2 calendar years before petition filing.