273.26 - DISSOLUTION PROPOSAL.

        273.26  DISSOLUTION PROPOSAL.
         Not later than one year following the date of the organizational
      meeting of the commission, the commission shall send a copy of its
      dissolution proposal to the affected area education agency board or
      shall inform the affected area education agency board that it cannot
      agree upon a dissolution proposal.  The commission shall also send a
      copy of the dissolution proposal by certified mail to the boards of
      directors of all school districts and other area education agencies
      affected.  If the board of a school district or the board of an area
      education agency affected by the dissolution proposal objects to the
      proposal, either board shall send its objections in writing to the
      commission within ten days following receipt of the dissolution
      proposal.  The commission may consider the objections and may modify
      the dissolution proposal.  If the dissolution proposal is modified,
      the commission shall notify by certified mail the boards of directors
      of all area education agencies to which an area of the affected area
      education agency will be attached and shall notify by certified mail
      the board of directors of all school districts in the affected area
      education agencies.
         If the commission cannot agree upon a dissolution proposal prior
      to the expiration of its term, the affected area education agency
      board may appoint a new commission.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         2001 Acts, ch 114, §8