SB1637 Summary

• School boards may enter into joint agreements to share superintendent or administrator services either by board resolution or by referendum requiring petition of 8% of registered voters in the last consolidated election.

• Any savings from shared services must be divided equally between classroom needs and property tax relief for the school district's residents.

• A school district entered into by resolution may withdraw by obtaining board approval and presenting a written withdrawal petition to other member districts within timelines specified in the agreement.

• A school district entered into by referendum may withdraw by submitting the question to voters at the next consolidated election or upon petition of 8% of registered voters, with withdrawal effective the following July 1 if approved by majority vote.

• Joint agreements must include clear funding formulas for each district's contributions, may be amended through the same process used to establish them, and must be filed with the State Board of Education and regional offices of education.