ND HB1434

County committees initiate school district dissolution proceedings when notified by county superintendents that a district is financially unable to educate students effectively, has not operated a school as required, or a school board determines dissolution is in students' best interest.

Dissolution property must be attached to operating high school districts in the same county, or non-high school districts if no adjacent high school districts exist in that county.

County committees must hold public hearings with at least 14 days' notice published in official newspapers and must consider 16 specified factors including property value, debt, student enrollment, school conditions, transportation costs, and educational opportunities before ordering dissolution.

Dissolution orders become effective July 1 following state board approval, and if any portion of the attachment order is suspended or voided, the entire dissolution order is likewise suspended or voided.

State board receives final findings and must provide dissolution information including property distribution and valuation to job service North Dakota.