MN SF2950

Requires at least 75 percent of landowners in a proposed detachment and annexation area to sign the petition, replacing previous consent requirements for districts operating secondary schools.

Establishes mandatory 90-day negotiation period between affected school districts after county board receives petition, with option to proceed to county board hearing if districts cannot reach agreement.

Adds specific factors for county board consideration at hearing, including student educational opportunities, safety, community planning, geographic accessibility, and equitable adjustment of assets and liabilities.

Creates new subdivision 3c requiring county board and districts to consider eight specified factors when determining equitable adjustment of assets, liabilities, and bonded indebtedness between districts.

Allows petitioners and school districts to appeal county board decisions to district court within 30 days based on failure to follow procedures or arbitrary and capricious actions.