{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-12","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-23-6-12","heading":"Reorganization by school corporations to become community school corporations","body":"Sec. 12. (a) This section provides an alternative method for a school corporation to be reorganized as a community school corporation.\n(b) The following may petition directly to the state board to be reorganized as a community school corporation:\n(1) A consolidated school corporation organized under section 3 of this chapter.\n(2) A metropolitan school district organized under IC 20-23-7-2.\n(c) The following apply to a school corporation that petitions directly to the state board under subsection (b):\n(1) The school corporation is not required to do the following:\n(A) Seek approval of a county committee established by IC 20-23-4-11.\n(B) Pursue a joint meeting of a county committee and the state board under IC 20-23-4-18.\n(2) The state board may waive the attainment of any standard required for reorganization as a community school corporation under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 23. ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS","Chapter 6. Consolidation of School Corporations"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-23-6-12","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"9acc2b3e1f08976c55c07f929358f35dad423a5e901dfbdd9b4d6ffd5c524904","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-11","next":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-12.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}