MN SF2605

School boards of Independent School Districts Nos. 152 (Moorhead) and 2164 (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) may jointly develop a plan to realign their shared district boundaries over a period of years.

The plan must specify which parcels will be transferred and the timing of transfers, which may be based on analysis of relative tax bases of the parcels.

Each school board must adopt the plan after allowing public testimony, file it with the county auditor and commissioner of education, and publish notice to affected property owners.

Taxable property in newly aligned parcels becomes taxable for bonded debt of the new school district and is exempt from bonded debt of the former school district.

School districts must notify the county auditor annually of any parcels to be transferred, and the auditor must notify affected property owners of boundary changes; districts must also submit the plan and related information to the Department of Education.