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IN HB1124
Bill
Status
1/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Chris May
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AI Summary
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Allows consolidated or reorganized school corporations to request a waiver from the department of education to bypass requirements for offering closed buildings to charter schools before selling or exchanging them.
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Department must grant the waiver upon request if two or more school corporations consolidate under IC 20-23-6 or IC 20-23-7, or reorganize under IC 36-1.5, and a building becomes closed, unused, or unoccupied as a result.
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Governing body must apply to the department on a prescribed form to receive the waiver.
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Upon waiver approval, the consolidated or reorganized school corporation may sell or exchange the property in accordance with IC 36-1-11.
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Resolves conflicting provisions between three 2017 public laws (P.L.217-2017, P.L.241-2017, and P.L.244-2017) and takes effect upon passage with an emergency declaration.
Legislative Description
Sale of school buildings. Provides that if: (1) two or more school corporations consolidate or reorganize; and (2) a school building becomes closed, unused, or unoccupied as a result of the consolidation or reorganization; the governing body of the consolidated or reorganized school corporation may request from the department of education (department) a waiver from the requirements for making the vacant school building available to a charter school before the school corporation may sell or exchange the building. Requires the department to grant the waiver if requested. Resolves conflicts between P.L.217-2017, P.L.241-2017, and P.L.244-2017.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/4/2018