IC 20-23-6-12: Reorganization by school corporations to become community school corporations

Sec. 12. (a) This section provides an alternative method for a school corporation to be reorganized as a community school corporation.

(b) The following may petition directly to the state board to be reorganized as a community school corporation:

(1) A consolidated school corporation organized under section 3 of this chapter.

(2) A metropolitan school district organized under IC 20-23-7-2.

(c) The following apply to a school corporation that petitions directly to the state board under subsection (b):

(1) The school corporation is not required to do the following:

(A) Seek approval of a county committee established by IC 20-23-4-11.

(B) Pursue a joint meeting of a county committee and the state board under IC 20-23-4-18.

(2) The state board may waive the attainment of any standard required for reorganization as a community school corporation under this chapter.