{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-23-6-16","heading":"Community school corporation; state policy","body":"Sec. 16. It is the policy of the state that whenever a community school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-4-3) seeks to:\n(1) reorganize into a community school corporation under IC 20-23-4 or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5;\n(2) enter into a territorial annexation under IC 20-23-5 either as an acquiring school corporation or a losing school corporation (as defined in IC 20-23-5-4);\n(3) consolidate with another school corporation under IC 20-23-6; or\n(4) consolidate with another school corporation into one (1) metropolitan school district under IC 20-23-7;\nthe school corporation shall give consideration to the educational opportunities for students, local community interest, the effect on the community as a whole, and the economic interests of the community relative to establishing the boundaries of the school corporation that is involved in the school corporation reorganization, consolidation, or annexation attempt.","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#20-23-6-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"6c613b2689a2cbf66d606c7aa51e6f642c10e897006c05e962d1ce1c9801d952","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-15","next":"us-in/ic-20-23-6-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}