{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-23-10-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-23-10-8","heading":"Election of board members of merged school corporations","body":"Sec. 8. (a) The board members of a merged school corporation shall be elected at the first general election following the merged school corporation's creation, and vacancies shall be filled in accordance with IC 20-23-4-30.\n(b) Until the first election under subsection (a), the board of trustees of the merged school corporation consists of the members of the governing body of a school corporation in the county.\n(c) The first board of trustees shall select the name of the merged school corporation by a majority vote. The name may be changed by unanimous vote of the governing body of the merged school corporation.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 23. ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS","Chapter 10. Merger of School Corporations Within Counties"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-23-10-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"03addf246d1e464d1fa9db2f821f320ef2f7e969f9599aba396549eb11c89670","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-23-10-7","next":"us-in/ic-20-23-10-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}