Bill Text: IN HB1074 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Selection of school board members.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011 [HB1074 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1074-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
(1) IC 20-23-4-30.
(2) IC 20-23-7-8 (before its repeal on July 1, 2011) and IC 20-23-7-8.1 (after June 30, 2011).
(3) IC 20-23-8-8.
(4) IC 20-23-10-8.
(5) IC 20-23-12.
(6) IC 20-23-13.
(7) IC 20-23-14.
(8) IC 20-25-3-4.
(b) This subsection applies to a member of a governing body elected at the 2008 primary election. The successor of such a member shall:
(1) be elected at the 2012 general election; and
(2) take office January 1, 2013.
(c) This subsection applies to a member of a governing body elected at the 2010 primary election. The successor of such a member shall:
(1) be elected at the 2014 general election; and
(2) take office January 1, 2015.
(d) This section expires July 1, 2016.
(b) A candidate for a school board office is not required to file a statement of organization for the candidate's principal committee by noon seven (7) days after the final date for filing a petition of nomination or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate unless the candidate has received contributions or made expenditures requiring the filing of a statement under IC 3-9-1-5.5.
(b) A person may file both:
(1) a declaration of candidacy under this chapter for nomination to a federal or state office; and
(2) a written request under IC 3-8-3-1 that the person's name be placed on the ballot in a primary election as a candidate for nomination for the office of President of the United States.
following:
(1) The title of each office.
(2) The name of each individual who has filed a request to be
placed on the presidential primary ballot.
(3) The names and addresses of all persons for whom declarations
of candidacy have been filed for nomination to an office on the
primary election ballot.
(4) The names and addresses of all persons who have filed a
petition of nomination for election to a school board office to be
chosen at the same time as the primary election.
(5) (4) The text of any public question to be placed on the ballot.
(6) (5) The date of the primary election.
(7) (6) The hours during which the polls will be open.
(b) The county election board shall do the following:
(1) Publish the information described in subsection (a) before the
primary election in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
(2) File a copy of the information described in subsection (a):
(A) with the election division; and
(B) in the minutes of the county election board.
(c) The county election board shall file the copies required under
subsection (b)(2) not later than noon ten (10) days before election day.
(d) An election is not invalidated by the failure of the board to
comply with this section.
(e) If the county election board receives an amendment from the
election division under section 17 of this chapter after:
(1) compilation of the information described in subsection (a) has
occurred; or
(2) the board determines that it is impractical to recompile
completely revised information;
the board is only required to file a copy of the amendment with the
minutes of the board.
Chapter 2.5. Nomination for School Board Office
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a candidate for a school board office.
Sec. 2. A candidate for a school board office must file a petition of nomination in accordance with IC 3-8-6 and as required under IC 20-23 or IC 20-25. The petition of nomination, once filed, serves as the candidate's declaration of candidacy for a school board office.
Sec. 3. A candidate for a school board office is not required to file a statement of organization for the candidate's principal committee unless the candidate has received contributions or made expenditures requiring the filing of a statement under IC 3-9-1-5.5. If a candidate for a school board office is required to file a statement of organization for the candidate's principal committee, the statement of organization must be filed by noon seven (7) days after the final date for filing a petition of nomination or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.
Sec. 4. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office must be filed not earlier than one hundred four (104) days and not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the general election. The petition must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(b) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a school board office must be filed not earlier than ninety (90) days before the general election and not later than noon five (5) days before the final date for the delivery of absentee ballots under IC 3-11-4-15. The declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
For paper ballots, print: To vote for a person, make a voting mark (X or .) on or in the box before the person's name in the proper column. For optical scan ballots, print: To vote for a person, darken or shade in the circle, oval, or square (or draw a line to connect the arrow) that precedes the person's name in the proper column. For optical scan ballots that do not contain a candidate's name, print: To vote for a person, darken or shade in the oval that precedes the number assigned to the person's name in the proper column. For electronic voting systems, print: To vote for a person, touch the screen (or press the button) in the location indicated.
Vote for one (1) only
Representative in Congress
[] (1) AB __________
[] (2) CD __________
[] (3) EF __________
[] (4) GH __________
(b) The offices with candidates for nomination shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the following order:
(1) Federal and state offices:
(A) President of the United States.
(B) United States Senator.
(C) Governor.
(D) United States Representative.
(2) Legislative offices:
(A) State senator.
(B) State representative.
(3) Circuit offices and county judicial offices:
(A) Judge of the circuit court, and unless otherwise specified under IC 33, with each division separate if there is more than one (1) judge of the circuit court.
(B) Judge of the superior court, and unless otherwise specified under IC 33, with each division separate if there is more than one (1) judge of the superior court.
(C) Judge of the probate court.
(D) Judge of the county court, with each division separate, as required by IC 33-30-3-3.
(E) Prosecuting attorney.
(F) Circuit court clerk.
(4) County offices:
(A) County auditor.
(B) County recorder.
(C) County treasurer.
(D) County sheriff.
(E) County coroner.
(F) County surveyor.
(G) County assessor.
(H) County commissioner.
(I) County council member.
(5) Township offices:
(A) Township assessor (only in a township referred to in IC 36-6-5-1(d)).
(B) Township trustee.
(C) Township board member.
(D) Judge of the small claims court.
(E) Constable of the small claims court.
(6) City offices:
(A) Mayor.
(B) Clerk or clerk-treasurer.
(C) Judge of the city court.
(D) City-county council member or common council member.
(7) Town offices:
(A) Clerk-treasurer.
(B) Judge of the town court.
(C) Town council member.
(c) The political party offices with candidates for election shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the following order after the offices described in subsection (b):
(1) Precinct committeeman.
(2) State convention delegate.
(d) The following offices and public questions shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the following order after the offices described in subsection (c):
(e) The offices and public questions described in subsection (d) shall be placed:
(1) in a separate column on the ballot if voting is by paper ballot;
(2) after the offices described in subsection (c) in the form specified in IC 3-11-13-11 if voting is by ballot card; or
(3) either:
(A) on a separate screen for each office or public question; or
(B) after the offices described in subsection (c) in the form specified in IC 3-11-14-3.5;
if voting is by an electronic voting system.
(f) A public question shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the following form:
[] YES
[] NO
(b) Whenever candidates are to be nominated for an office that includes both an at-large member and a member representing a district,
the candidates seeking nomination as an at-large member shall be
placed on the ballot before candidates seeking nomination to represent
a district.
(c) This subsection applies to a school board office or political
office to be elected at the primary election ballot. Candidates for a
school board office or a political party office shall be placed on the
ballot in accordance with the rules applicable to candidates for
nomination to an office under subsections (a) and (b).
(1) Each candidate of each political party.
(2) Each public question voted on at the primary election.
(3) Each candidate for election to a
(1) IC 3-13-4;
(2) IC 3-13-5;
(3) IC 3-13-6;
(4) IC 3-13-7;
(5) IC 3-13-8;
(6) IC 3-13-9;
(7) IC 3-13-10;
(8) IC 3-13-11;
(9) IC 20-23-4;
(10) IC 20-26;
(11) IC 20-23-12;
(12) IC 20-23-14;
(13) IC 20-23-15;
(14) IC 20-23-17;
(15) IC 20-23-17.2;
in the same manner as a vacancy created by a resignation is filled.
(b) For an officeholder who:
(1) is:
(A) a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of appeals, or a judge of the tax court; or
(B) a judge of a circuit, city, county, probate, or superior court; and
(2) is taking a leave of absence under this chapter;
the supreme court shall appoint a judge pro tempore to fill the officeholder's office in accordance with the court's rules and procedures.
(c) The person selected or appointed under subsection (a) or (b) serves until the earlier of:
(1) the date the officeholder's leave of absence ends as provided in section 10 of this chapter; or
(2) the officeholder's term of office expires.
(d) The person selected or appointed to an office under subsection (a) or (b):
(1) assumes all the rights and duties of; and
(2) is entitled to the compensation established for;
the office for the period of the temporary appointment.
(1) The name of the community school corporation.
(2) Subject to subsection (e), a general description of the boundaries of the community school corporation.
(3) With respect to the board of school trustees, the following:
(A) Whether the number of members is:
(i) three (3);
(ii) five (5); or
(iii) seven (7).
(B) Whether the members are elected or appointed.
(C) If the members are appointed:
(i) when the appointments are made; and
(ii) who makes the appointments.
(D) If the members are elected,
(E) Subject to sections 21 and 22 of this chapter, the manner
in which members are elected or appointed.
(4) The compensation, if any, of the members of the regular and
interim board of school trustees, which may not exceed the
amount provided in IC 20-26-4-7.
(5) Subject to subsection (f), qualifications required of the
members of the board of school trustees, including limitations on:
(A) residence; and
(B) term of office.
(6) If an existing school corporation is divided in the
reorganization, the disposition of assets and liabilities.
(7) The disposition of school aid bonds, if any.
(b) If existing school corporations are not divided in the
reorganization, the:
(1) assets;
(2) liabilities; and
(3) obligations;
of the existing school corporations shall be transferred to and assumed
by the new community school corporation of which they are a part,
regardless of whether the plan provides for transfer and assumption.
(c) The preliminary plan must be supported by a summary statement
of the following:
(1) The educational improvements the plan's adoption will make
possible.
(2) Data showing the:
(A) assessed valuation;
(B) number of resident students in ADA in grades 1 through
12;
(C) assessed valuation per student referred to in clause (B);
and
(D) property tax levies;
of each existing school corporation to which the plan applies.
(3) The:
(A) assessed valuation;
(B) resident ADA; and
(C) assessed valuation per student;
data referred to in subdivision 2(A) through 2(C) that would have
applied for each proposed community school corporation if the
corporation existed in the year the preliminary plan is prepared or
notice of a hearing or hearings on the preliminary plan is given by
the county committee. and
(4) Any other data or information the county committee considers
appropriate or that may be required by the state board in its rules.
(d) The county committee:
(1) shall base the assessed valuations and tax levies referred to in subsection (c)(2) through (c)(3) on the valuations applying to taxes collected in:
(A) the year the preliminary plan is prepared; or
(B) the year notice of a hearing or hearings on the preliminary plan is given by the county committee;
(2) may base the resident ADA figures on the calculation of the figures under the rules under which they are submitted to the state superintendent by existing school corporations; and
(3) shall set out the resident ADA figures for:
(A) the school year in progress if the figures are available for that year; or
(B) the immediately preceding school year if the figures are not available for the school year in progress.
The county committee may obtain the data and information referred to in this subsection from any source the committee considers reliable. If the county committee attempts in good faith to comply with this subsection, the summary statement referred to in subsection (c) is sufficient regardless of whether the statement is exactly accurate.
(e) The general description referred to in subsection (a)(2) may consist of an identification of an existing school corporation that is to be included in its entirety in the community school corporation. If a boundary does not follow the boundary of an existing civil unit of government or school corporation, the description must set out the boundary:
(1) as near as reasonably possible by:
(A) streets;
(B) rivers; and
(C) other similar boundaries;
that are known by common names; or
(2) if descriptions as described in subdivision (1) are not possible, by section lines or other legal description.
The description is not defective if there is a good faith effort by the county committee to comply with this subsection or if the boundary may be ascertained with reasonable certainty by a person skilled in the area of real estate description. The county committee may require the services of the county surveyor in preparing a description of a boundary line.
(f) A member of the board of school trustees:
(1) may not serve an appointive or elective term of more than four (4) years; and
(2) may serve more than one (1) consecutive appointive or elective term.
(b) If a plan provides for election of members of the governing body, the members of the governing body shall be elected at a general election. Each candidate must file a petition of nomination in accordance with IC 3-8-2.5 that is signed by the candidate and by ten (10) registered voters residing within the boundaries of the community school corporation. The filing must be made within the time specified by IC 3-8-2.5-4.
(c) All nominations shall be listed for each office in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2, but without party designation. Voting and tabulation of votes shall be conducted in the same manner as voting and tabulation in general elections are conducted. The precinct election boards serving in each county shall conduct the election for members of the governing body. If a school corporation is located in more than one (1) county, each county election board shall print the ballots required for voters in that county to vote for candidates for members of the governing body.
(d) If the plan provides that the members of the governing body shall be elected by all the voters of the community school corporation, candidates shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2, without party designation. The candidates who receive the most votes are elected.
(e) If the plan provides that members of the governing body are to be elected from residence districts by all voters in the community school corporation, nominees for the governing body shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2, by residence districts without party designation. The ballot must state the number of members to be voted on and the maximum number of members that may be elected from each residence district as provided in the plan. A ballot is not valid if more than the maximum number of members are voted on from a board member residence district. The candidates who receive the most votes are elected. However, if more than the maximum number that may be elected from a residence district are among those receiving the most votes, the candidates from the residence districts exceeding the maximum number who receive the fewest votes shall be eliminated in determining the candidates who are elected.
(f) If the plan provides that members of the governing body are to be elected from electoral districts solely by the voters of each district, nominees residing in each electoral district shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2, without party designation. The ballot must state the number of members to be voted on from the electoral district. The candidates residing in the electoral district who receive the most votes are elected.
(1) a tie vote occurs among the members of the governing body under this subsection or IC 3-12-9-4; or
(2) the governing body fails to act within thirty (30) days after any vacancy occurs;
the judge of the circuit court in the county where the majority of registered voters of the school corporation reside shall make the appointment.
(1) a simple majority of the candidates elected as members of the governing body who receive the
shall be elected for four (4) year terms; and
(2) the balance of the candidates elected as members of the
governing body receiving the next highest greatest number of
votes shall be elected for two (2) year terms.
Thereafter, all school board members shall be elected for four (4) year
terms.
(g) (f) Elected governing body members elected:
(1) in November take office and assume their duties on January
1 or July 1 after their election. as determined by the board of
school trustees before the election; and
(2) in May take office and assume their duties on July 1 after their
election.
(1) trustees; and
(2) members of school boards;
of the school corporations forming the metropolitan board of education.
(b) The members of the metropolitan board of education shall serve ex officio as members subject to the laws concerning length of terms, powers of election, or appointment and filling vacancies applicable to their respective offices.
(c) If a metropolitan school district is comprised of only two (2) board members, the two (2) members shall appoint a third board member not more than ten (10) days after the creation of the metropolitan school district. If the two (2) members are unable to agree on or do not make the appointment of a third board member within the ten (10) day period after the creation of the metropolitan school district, the third member shall be appointed not more than twenty (20) days after the creation of the metropolitan school district by the judge of the circuit court of the county in which the metropolitan school district is located. If the metropolitan school district is located in two (2) or more counties, the judge of the circuit court of the county containing that part of the metropolitan school district having more students than the part or parts located in another county or counties shall appoint the third member. The members of the metropolitan board of education serve until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.
(d) The first meeting of the first metropolitan board of education shall be held not more than one (1) month after the creation of the metropolitan school district. The first meeting shall be called by the superintendent of schools, or township trustee of a school township, of
the school corporation in the district having the largest number of
students. At the first meeting, the board shall organize, and each year
during the first ten (10) days of each July after the board members
that are elected or appointed to a new term take office, the board
shall reorganize, by electing a president, a vice president, a secretary,
and a treasurer.
(e) The secretary of the board shall keep an accurate record of the
minutes of the metropolitan board of education, and the minutes shall
be kept in the superintendent's office. When a metropolitan school
district is formed, the metropolitan superintendent shall act as
administrator of the board and shall carry out the acts and duties as
designated by the board. A quorum consists of a majority of the
members of the board. A quorum is required for the transaction of
business. The vote of a majority of those present is required for a:
(1) motion;
(2) ordinance; or
(3) resolution;
to pass.
(f) The board shall conduct its affairs in the manner described in this
section. Except in unusual cases, the board shall hold its meetings at
the office of the metropolitan superintendent or at a place mutually
designated by the board and the superintendent. Board records are to
be maintained and board business is to be conducted from the office of
the metropolitan superintendent or a place designated by the board and
the superintendent.
(g) The metropolitan board of education shall have the power to pay
to a member of the board:
(1) a reasonable per diem for service on the board not to exceed
one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) per year; and
(2) for travel to and from a member's home to the place of the
meeting within the district, a sum for mileage equal to the amount
per mile paid to state officers and employees. The rate per mile
shall change when the state government changes its rate per mile.
(b) Each nominee for the board must file a petition of
nomination signed by the nominee and by ten (10) registered voters
residing in the same board member district as the nominee. The
petition must be filed in accordance with IC 3-8-2.5 with the circuit
court clerk of each county in which the metropolitan school district
is located.
(c) Nominees for the board shall be listed on the general election
ballot:
(1) in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2;
(2) by board member districts; and
(3) without party designation.
The ballot must state the number of board members to be voted on
and the maximum number of members that may be elected from
each board member district as provided under section 5 of this
chapter. A ballot that contains more votes than the maximum
number allowed from a board member district is invalid.
(d) The precinct election boards in each county serving at the
general election shall conduct the election for school board
members.
(e) Voting and tabulation of votes shall be conducted in
accordance with IC 3, and the candidates who receive the most
votes are elected to the board.
(f) If there are more candidates from a particular board
member district than may be elected from the board member
district under section 5 of this chapter:
(1) the number of candidates elected is the greatest number
that may be elected from the board member district;
(2) the candidates elected are those who, among the
candidates from the board member district, receive the most
votes; and
(3) the other candidates from the board member district are
eliminated.
(g) If there is a tie vote among the candidates for the board, the
judge of the circuit court in the county where the majority of the
registered voters of the metropolitan school district reside shall
select one (1) of the candidates who shall be declared and certified
elected.
(h) If, at any time after the first board member election, a
vacancy on the board occurs for any reason, including an
insufficient number of petitions for candidates being filed, and
regardless of whether the vacating member was elected or
appointed, the remaining members of the board, whether or not a
majority of the board, shall by a majority vote fill the vacancy by:
(1) appointing a person from the board member district from which the person who vacated the board was elected; or
(2) if the person was appointed, appointing a person from the board member district from which the last elected predecessor of the person was elected.
If a majority of the remaining members of the board is unable to agree or the board fails to act within thirty (30) days after a vacancy occurs, the judge of the circuit court in the county where the majority of registered voters of the metropolitan school district reside shall make the appointment.
(i) At a general election held on the earlier of:
(1) more than sixty (60) days after an elected board member vacates membership on the board; or
(2) immediately before the end of the term for which the vacating member was elected;
a successor to a board member appointed under subsection (h) shall be elected. Unless the successor takes office at the end of the term of the vacating member, the member shall serve only for the balance of the vacating member's term. In an election for a successor board member to fill a vacancy for a two (2) year balance of a term, candidates for board membership need not file for or with reference to the vacancy. However, as required by IC 3-11-2, candidates for at-large seats must be distinguished on the ballot from candidates for district seats. If there is more than one (1) at-large seat on the ballot due to this vacancy, the elected candidate who receives the fewest votes at the election at which the successor is elected shall serve for a two (2) year term.
(j) At the first general election where members of the board are elected under this section, the elected candidates who constitute a simple majority of the elected candidates and who receive the most votes shall be elected for four (4) year terms, and the other elected candidates shall be elected for two (2) year terms.
(k) Board members shall be elected for four (4) year terms after the first election and shall take office January 1 following their election.
(b) As used in this section, "school township" means a school township in Indiana that:
(1) for the last full school semester immediately preceding:
(A) the adoption of a preliminary resolution by the township trustee and the township board under subsection (f); or
(B) the adoption of a resolution of disapproval by the township trustee and the township board under subsection (g);
had an ADM of at least six hundred (600) students in kindergarten through grade 12 in the public schools of the school township; or
(2) is part of a township in which there were more votes cast for township trustee outside the school township than inside the school township in the general election at which the trustee was elected and that preceded the adoption of the preliminary or disapproving resolution.
(c) As used in this section, "township board" means the township board of a township in which the school township is located.
(d) As used in this section, "township trustee" means the township trustee of the township in which the school township is located.
(e) In a school township, a metropolitan school district may be created by complying with this section. A metropolitan school district created under this section shall have the same boundaries as the school township. After a district has been created under this section, the school township that preceded the metropolitan school district is abolished. The procedures or provisions governing the creation of a metropolitan school district under another section of this chapter do not apply to the creation of a district under this section. After a metropolitan school district is created under this section, the district shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be governed by and operate in accordance with this chapter governing the operation of a metropolitan school district as established under section 2 of this chapter.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (g), a metropolitan school district provided for in subsection (e) may be created in the following manner:
(1) The township trustee shall call a meeting of the township board. At the meeting, the township trustee and a majority of the township board shall adopt a resolution that a metropolitan school district shall be created in the school township. The township trustee shall then give notice:
(A) by two (2) publications one (1) week apart in a newspaper of general circulation published in the school township; or
(B) if there is no newspaper as described in clause (A), in a newspaper of general circulation in the county;
of the adoption of the resolution setting forth the text of the
resolution.
(2) On the thirtieth day after the date of the last publication of the
notice under subdivision (1) and if a protest has not been filed, the
township trustee and a majority of the township board shall
confirm their preliminary resolution. If, however, on or before the
twenty-ninth day after the date of the last publication of the
notice, a number of registered voters of the school township,
equal to five percent (5%) or more of the number of votes cast in
the school township for secretary of state at the last preceding
general election for that office, sign and file with the township
trustee a petition requesting an election in the school township to
determine whether or not a metropolitan school district must be
created in the township in accordance with the preliminary
resolution, then an election must be held as provided in
subsection (h). The preliminary resolution and confirming
resolution provided in this subsection shall both be adopted at a
meeting of the township trustee and township board in which the
township trustee and each member of the township board received
or waived a written notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of
the meeting. The resolution and the proof of service or waiver of
the notice shall be made a part of the records of the township
board.
(g) Except as provided in subsection (f), a metropolitan school
district may also be created in the following manner:
(1) A number of registered voters of the school township, equal
to five percent (5%) or more of the votes cast in the school
township for secretary of state at the last general election for that
office, shall sign and file with the township trustee a petition
requesting the creation of a metropolitan school district under this
section.
(2) The township trustee and a majority of the township board
shall, not more than ten (10) days after the filing of a petition:
(A) adopt a preliminary resolution that a metropolitan school
district shall be created in the school township and proceed as
provided in subsection (f); or
(B) adopt a resolution disapproving the creation of the district.
(3) If either the township trustee or a majority of township board
members vote in favor of disapproving the resolution, an election
must be held to determine whether or not a metropolitan school
district shall be created in the school township in the same
manner as is provided in subsection (f) if an election is requested
by petition.
(h) An election required under subsection (f) or (g) may, at the option of the township trustee, be held either as a special election or in conjunction with a primary or general election to be held not more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the filing of a petition under subsection (f) or the adoption of the disapproving resolution under subsection (g). The township trustee shall certify the question to the county election board under IC 3-10-9-3 and give notice of an election:
(1) by two (2) publications one (1) week apart in a newspaper of general circulation in the school township; or
(2) if a newspaper described in subdivision (1) does not exist, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county.
The notice must provide that on a day and time named in the notice, the polls shall be opened at the usual voting places in the various precincts in the school township for the purpose of taking the vote of the registered voters of the school township regarding whether a metropolitan school district shall be created in the township. The election shall be held not less than twenty (20) days and not more than thirty (30) days after the last publication of the notice unless a primary or general election will be conducted not more than six (6) months after the publication. In that case, the county election board shall place the public question on the ballot at the primary or general election. If the election is to be a special election, the township trustee shall give notice not more than thirty (30) days after the filing of the petition or the adoption of the disapproving resolution.
(i) On the day and time named in the notice, the polls shall be opened and the votes of the voters shall be taken regarding whether a metropolitan school district shall be created in the school township. IC 3 governs the election except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The county election board shall conduct the election. The public question shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state, "Shall a metropolitan school district under IC 20-23-7 be formed in the ____________ School Township of _____________ County, Indiana?". The name of the school township shall be inserted in the blanks.
(j) The votes cast in the election shall be canvassed at a place in the school township determined by the county election board. The certificate of the votes cast for and against the creation of a metropolitan school district shall be filed in the records of the township board and recorded with the county recorder. If the special election is not conducted at a primary or general election, the school township shall pay the expense of holding the election out of the school general fund that is appropriated for this purpose.
(k) A metropolitan school district shall, subject to section 7 of this chapter, be created on the thirtieth day after the date of the adoption of the confirming resolution under subsection (f) or an election held under subsection (h). If a public official fails to do the official's duty within the time prescribed in this section, the failure does not invalidate the proceedings taken under this section. An action to contest the validity of the creation of a metropolitan school district under this section or to enjoin the operation of a metropolitan school district may not be instituted later than the thirtieth day following the date of the adoption of the confirming resolution under subsection (f) or of the election held under subsection (h). Except as provided in this section, an election under this subsection may not be held sooner than twelve (12) months after another election held under subsection (h).
(l) A metropolitan school district is known as "The Metropolitan School District of ____________ Township, ____________ County, Indiana". The first metropolitan board of education in a metropolitan school district created under this section consists of five (5) members. The township trustee and the township board members are ex officio members of the first board, subject to the laws concerning length of their respective terms of office, manner of election or appointment, and the filling of vacancies applicable to their respective offices. The ex officio members serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses, other than that which they may receive from their respective offices. The township board shall, by a resolution recorded in its records, appoint the fifth member of the metropolitan board of education. The fifth member shall meet the qualifications of a member of a metropolitan board of education under this chapter, with the exception of the board member district requirements provided in sections 4, 5, and
(m) A fifth board member shall be appointed not more than fifteen (15) days after the date of the adoption of the confirming resolution under subsection (f)(2) or an election held under subsection (h). The first board shall hold its first meeting not more than fifteen (15) days after the date when the fifth board member is appointed or elected, on a date established by the township board in the resolution in which it appoints the fifth board member. The first board shall serve until
(n) After the creation of a metropolitan school district under this section, the president of the metropolitan school board of the district shall serve as a member of the county board of education and perform
the duties on the county board of education that were previously
performed by the township trustee. The metropolitan school board and
superintendent of the district may call upon the assistance of and use
the services provided by the county superintendent of schools. This
subsection does not limit or take away the powers, rights, privileges, or
duties of the metropolitan school district or the board or superintendent
of the district provided in this chapter.
(1) The number of members of the governing body, which shall be:
(A) three (3);
(B) five (5); or
(C) seven (7);
members.
(2) Whether the governing board shall be elected,
(3) If appointed, when and by whom, and a general description of the manner of appointment that conforms with the requirements of IC 20-23-4-28.
(4) A provision that the members of an elected governing board shall be elected at the general election at which county officials are elected.
(5) If the governing board will have members who are elected and members who are appointed, the following information:
(A) The number of appointed members.
(B) When and by whom each of the appointed members are appointed.
(C) A general description of the manner of appointment that conforms with the requirements of IC 20-23-4-28.
(D) The number of elected members.
(E) A general description of the manner of election that conforms with the requirements of IC 20-23-4-27.
(A) residence;
(B) term of office; and
(C) other qualifications;
required by members of the governing body.
A plan or proposed plan may have additional details to make the provisions of the plan workable. The details may include provisions relating to the commencement or length of terms of office of the members of the governing body taking office under the plan.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a)(1), in a city having a population of more than fifty-nine thousand seven hundred (59,700) but less than sixty-five thousand (65,000), the governing body described in a plan may have up to nine (9) members.
(1) By filing a petition signed by at least
(2) By a resolution adopted by the governing body of the school corporation.
(3) By ordinance adopted by a city legislative body under section 13 of this chapter.
(b) A petition, resolution, or ordinance must set forth a description of the plan that conforms with section 7 of this chapter.
from the primary to the general election or from the general to the
primary election;
(2) (1) A plan adopted is declared or held to be invalid by a
binding judgment or order in a United States or an Indiana court
that no appeal or further approval can be taken. or
(3) (2) The plan provides solely for changes in items specified in
section 7(a)(5) of this chapter.
(b) Until the first election under subsection (a), the board of trustees of the merged school corporation consists of:
(1) the members of the governing body of a school corporation in the county other than a school township; and
(2) the township trustee of a school township in the county.
(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.
(1) On a nonpartisan basis.
(2) In a
(b) Six (6) of the members shall be elected from the school districts drawn under section 4 of this chapter. Each member:
(1) is elected from the school district in which the member resides; and
(2) upon election and in conducting the business of the governing body, represents the interests of the entire school corporation.
(c) One (1) of the members elected:
(1) is the at-large member of the governing body;
(2) may reside in any of the districts drawn under section 4 of this chapter; and
(3) upon election and in conducting the business of the governing body, represents the interests of the entire school corporation.
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 8. (a) The term of each person elected to serve on
the governing body
(1) is four (4) years. and
(2) begins (b) The term of each person elected to serve on the governing
body begins the
July 1 January 1 that next follows the person's
election.
(1) Three (3) of the members elected under section 3(b) of this chapter are elected at the
(2) Three (3) of the members elected under section 3(b) of this chapter are elected at the
(3) The at-large member elected under section 3(c) of this chapter is elected at the
(1) has a population of more than seventy-five thousand (75,000) but less than ninety thousand (90,000); and
(2) is the successor in interest to a school city having the same population;
the governing body consists of a board of trustees of five (5) members elected in the manner provided in this chapter.
provided and shall succeed the retiring members in the order and
manner as set forth in this section. chapter.
(b) The voters of the school corporation shall elect the members of the governing body at a general election for a term of four (4) years. The members shall be elected from the city at large without reference to district.
(c) Each candidate for election to the governing body must file a petition of nomination with the county election board in each county in which a school corporation subject to this chapter is located. The petition of nomination must comply with IC 3-8-2.5 and the following requirements:
(1) The petition must be signed by at least two hundred (200) legal voters of the school corporation.
(2) Each petition may nominate only one (1) candidate.
(3) The number of petitions signed by a legal voter may not exceed the number of school trustees to be elected.
(d) After all the petitions described in subsection (c) are filed with the county election board, the board shall publish the names of those nominated in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and shall certify the nominations in the manner required by law. IC 3 governs the election to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this chapter.
(e) The county election board shall prepare the ballot for the general election at which members of the governing body are to be elected so that the names of the candidates nominated appear on the ballot:
(1) in alphabetical order;
(2) without party designation; and
(3) in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2.
(f) The county election board shall not publish or place on the ballot the name of a candidate who is not eligible under this chapter for membership on the governing body.
(g) Each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are members of the governing body to be elected.
elected as provided in:
(1) IC 20-23-4-27; and IC 20-23-4-29 through
(2) IC 20-23-4-29.1;
(3) IC 20-23-4-30; and
(4) IC 20-23-4-31;
but this chapter prevails over any conflicting provisions of IC 20-23-4
relating to any school corporation.
(1) Each prospective candidate must file a petition of nomination
(A) The name of the prospective candidate.
(B) Whether the prospective candidate is a district candidate or an at-large candidate.
(C) A certification that the prospective candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy imposed under this chapter.
(D) The signatures of at least one hundred (100) registered voters residing in the school corporation.
(2) Each prospective candidate for a district position must:
(A) reside in the district; and
(B) have resided in the district for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election.
(3) Each prospective candidate for an at-large position must:
(A) reside in the school corporation; and
(B) have resided in the school corporation for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election.
(4) Each prospective candidate (regardless of whether the candidate is a district candidate or an at-large candidate) must:
(A) be a registered voter;
(B) have been a registered voter for at least the three (3) years immediately preceding the election; and
(C) be a high school graduate or have received a:
(i) high school equivalency certificate; or
(ii) state general educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-20-6.
(5) A prospective candidate may not:
(A) hold any other elective or appointive office; or
(B) have a pecuniary interest in any contract with the school corporation or its governing body;
as prohibited by law.
(b) The term of each person elected to serve on the governing body begins on the
(1) Three (3) of the members are elected at the
(2) Two (2) of the members are elected at the
Chapter 17. Election of Members of the Governing Body of the School City of Mishawaka
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation:
(1) located in a city that has a population of more than forty-six thousand five hundred (46,500) but less than fifty thousand eight hundred (50,800); and
(2) for which a referendum has been held:
(A) as required by statute; and
(B) in which a majority of the votes cast approves choosing the members of the governing body as provided in this chapter.
Sec. 2. IC 20-23-8 does not apply to a school corporation or the governing body of a school corporation governed by this chapter.
Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consists of five (5) members chosen as follows:
(1) Three (3) members shall be elected by the voters of the school corporation at a general election to be held in the
county and every four (4) years thereafter.
(2) One (1) member shall be appointed by the city executive.
(3) One (1) member shall be appointed by the city legislative
body.
(b) The members elected under subsection (a)(1) shall be elected
as follows:
(1) On a nonpartisan basis.
(2) In a general election held in the county.
(3) By the registered voters of the entire school corporation.
(c) The following apply to an election of members of the
governing body of the school corporation under subsection (a)(1):
(1) Each candidate must file a petition of nomination with the
circuit court clerk not later than seventy-four (74) days before
the election at which members are to be elected. The petition
of nomination must include the following information:
(A) The name of the candidate.
(B) A certification that the candidate meets the
qualifications for candidacy imposed by this chapter.
(2) Only eligible voters residing in the school corporation may
vote for a candidate seeking election.
Sec. 4. The term of each individual chosen to serve on the
governing body is four (4) years, beginning January 1 following the
individual's election or appointment.
Sec. 5. Upon assuming office and in conducting the business of
the governing body, a member shall represent the interests of the
entire school corporation.
Sec. 6. (a) A vacancy in the office of an elected member of the
governing body shall be filled temporarily by the city legislative
body as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.
(b) A vacancy in the office of an appointed member of the
governing body of the school corporation shall be filled by the
appointing authority that appointed the member whose office is
vacant.
(c) An individual filling a vacancy under this section serves until
the expiration of the term of the member whose position the
individual fills.
Sec. 7. (a) Before August 1 of each year, the school corporation
shall file with the state superintendent the following information:
(1) A list containing the names and addresses of each member
of the governing body and the date of the expiration of each
member's term of office.
(2) A list containing the names and addresses of each of the
school corporation's officers and the date of the expiration of
each officer's term of office.
(b) The school corporation shall notify the state superintendent
of any change in the information previously filed under subsection
(a) not later than thirty (30) days after the change occurs.
Sec. 8. (a) This section applies if the voters of the school
corporation approve choosing the members of the governing body
under this chapter in a referendum described in section 1 of this
chapter.
(b) This subsection applies to the appointed member of the
governing body whose term expires December 31, 2011. Before
December 31, 2011, the city legislative body shall appoint the
successor of this member for a term that expires January 1, 2013.
The successors of the member appointed under this subsection
shall:
(1) be elected at the 2012 general election and every four (4)
years thereafter as provided in section 3(a)(1) of this chapter;
and
(2) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(c) This subsection applies to the appointed member of the
governing body whose term expires December 31, 2012. The
successors of the member described in this subsection shall:
(1) be elected at the 2012 general election and every four (4)
years thereafter as provided in section 3(a)(1) of this chapter;
and
(2) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(d) This subsection applies to the appointed member of the
governing body whose term expires December 31, 2013. The
successors of this member shall be appointed by the city legislative
body as provided in section 3(a)(3) of this chapter and take office
as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(e) The appointed members of the governing body whose terms
expire December 31, 2014, may serve as members of the governing
body under this chapter for the remainder of their appointed
terms. The successors of these members shall be chosen as follows:
(1) One (1) member shall:
(A) be elected at the 2014 general election and every four
(4) years thereafter as provided in section 3(a)(1) of this
chapter; and
(B) take office as provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(2) One (1) member shall be appointed by the city executive as
provided in section 3(a)(2) of this chapter and take office as
provided in section 4 of this chapter.
(f) On January 1, 2013, all powers, duties, and functions
adhering to the appointed governing body of the school
corporation in existence on December 31, 2012, are transferred to
the governing body established by this chapter.
(g) On January 1, 2013, the property and records of the
appointed governing body of the school corporation in existence on
December 31, 2012, are transferred to the governing body
established by this chapter.
Chapter 17.2. Election of School Board Members in East Chicago
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation located in a city that has a population of more than thirty-two thousand (32,000) but less than thirty-two thousand eight hundred (32,800).
Sec. 2. IC 20-23-8 does not apply to a school corporation or the governing body of a school corporation governed by this chapter.
Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consists of nine (9) members who shall be elected as follows:
(1) One (1) member shall be elected from each of the school districts described in section 4 of this chapter. A member elected under this subdivision must reside within the boundaries of the district the member represents.
(2) Three (3) members, who must reside within the boundaries of the school corporation, shall be elected as at-large members.
(3) All members shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis.
(4) All members shall be elected at the general election held in the county in 2012 and each four (4) years thereafter.
(b) Upon assuming office and in conducting the business of the governing body, a member shall represent the interests of the entire school corporation.
Sec. 4. The boundaries of the districts from which members of the governing body of the school corporation are elected under section 3(a)(1) of this chapter are the same as the boundaries of the common council districts of the city that are drawn under IC 36-4-6.
Sec. 5. (a) The following apply to an election of members of the governing body of the school corporation under section 3(a)(1) of this chapter:
(1) Each candidate must file a petition of nomination with the circuit court clerk not later than seventy-four (74) days before the general election at which members are to be elected. The petition of nomination must include the following information:
(A) The name of the candidate.
(B) The candidate's residence address and the district in which the candidate resides.
(C) The signatures of at least twenty (20) registered voters residing within the school corporation district the candidate seeks to represent.
(D) A certification that the candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy imposed by this chapter.
(2) Only eligible voters residing in the school corporation district may vote for a candidate to represent that district.
(3) One (1) candidate shall be elected for each district. The candidate elected for a district must reside within the boundaries of the district. The candidate elected as the member for a particular district is the candidate who, among all the candidates who reside within that district, receives the greatest number of votes from voters residing in that district.
(b) The following apply to an election of the members of the governing body of the school corporation under section 3(a)(2) of this chapter:
(1) Each candidate must file a petition of nomination with the circuit court clerk not later than seventy-four (74) days before the general election at which members are to be elected. The petition of nomination must include the following information:
(A) The name of the candidate.
(B) The candidate's residence address.
(C) The signatures of at least one hundred (100) registered voters residing within the school corporation.
(D) A certification that the candidate meets the qualifications for candidacy imposed by this chapter.
(2) Only eligible voters residing in the school corporation may vote for a candidate.
(3) Three (3) candidates shall be elected at large. The three (3) candidates who receive the greatest number of votes among all candidates running for an at-large seat are elected as members of the governing body.
Sec. 6. Voters who reside within the boundaries of the school
corporation may vote for the candidates elected under section 3 of
this chapter. Each voter may vote only for:
(1) one (1) candidate to represent the district in which the
voter resides; and
(2) three (3) at-large candidates.
Sec. 7. The state board, with assistance from the county election
board, shall establish balloting procedures under IC 3 for the
election and all other procedures required to implement this
chapter.
Sec. 8. The term of each person elected to serve on the governing
body of the school corporation is four (4) years, beginning January
1 following the election.
Sec. 9. The members of the governing body of the school
corporation shall be elected at the general election to be held in
2012 and every four (4) years thereafter.
Sec. 10. A vacancy in the office of a member of the governing
body of the school corporation shall be filled temporarily by the
governing body as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. An
individual filling a vacancy under this section serves until the
expiration of the term of the member whose position the individual
fills.
Sec. 11. (a) Before August 1 of each year, the school corporation
shall file with the state superintendent the following information:
(1) A list containing the names and addresses of each member
of the governing body of the school corporation and the date
of the expiration of each member's term of office.
(2) A list containing the names and addresses of each of the
school corporation's officers and the date of the expiration of
each officer's term of office.
(b) The school corporation shall notify the state superintendent
of any change in the information previously filed under subsection
(a) not later than thirty (30) days after the change occurs.
Sec. 12. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the terms of the
members of the governing body of the school corporation who hold
office on December 31, 2012, expire January 1, 2013.
(b) On January 1, 2013, all powers, duties, and functions
adhering to the governing body of the school corporation in
existence on December 31, 2012, are transferred to the governing
body established under this chapter.
(c) On January 1, 2013, the property and records of the
governing body of the school corporation in existence on December
31, 2012, are transferred to the governing body established under
this chapter.
(d) This section expires July 1, 2016.
(1) must be elected on a nonpartisan basis in
(2) serves a four (4) year term.
(b) Five (5) members shall be elected from the school board districts in which the members reside, and two (2) members must be elected at large. Not more than two (2) of the members who serve on the board may reside in the same school board district.
(c) If a candidate runs for one (1) of the district positions on the board, only eligible voters residing in the candidate's district may vote for that candidate. If a person is a candidate for one (1) of the at-large positions, eligible voters from all the districts may vote for that candidate.
(d) If a candidate files to run for a position on the board, the candidate must specify whether the candidate is running for a district or an at-large position.
(e) A candidate who runs for a district or an at-large position wins if the candidate receives the greatest number of votes of all the candidates for the position.
(f) Districts shall be established within the school city by the state board. The districts must be drawn on the basis of precinct lines, and as nearly as practicable, of equal population with the population of the largest district not to exceed the population of the smallest district by more than five percent (5%). District lines must not cross precinct lines. The state board shall establish:
(1) balloting procedures for the election under IC 3; and
(2) other procedures required to implement this section.
(g) A member of the board serves under section 3 of this chapter.
(h) In accordance with subsection (k), a vacancy in the board shall be filled temporarily by the board as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs. The member chosen by the board to fill a vacancy holds office until the member's successor is elected and qualified. The successor shall be elected at the next regular school board election occurring after the date on which the vacancy occurs. The successor fills the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
(i) An individual elected to serve on the board begins the individual's term on
following the individual's election.
(j) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, each voter must cast a
vote for a school board candidate or school board candidates by voting
system or paper ballot. However, the same method used to cast votes
for all other offices for which candidates have qualified to be on the
election ballot must be used for the board offices.
(k) If a vacancy in the board exists because of the death of a
member, the remaining members of the board shall meet and select an
individual to fill the vacancy in accordance with subsection (h) after
the secretary of the board receives notice of the death under IC 5-8-6.
(1) Ensure that the court operates efficiently and judicially under rules adopted by the court.
(2) Annually submit to the fiscal body of Monroe County a budget for the court, including amounts necessary for:
(A) the operation of the circuit's probation department;
(B) the defense of indigents; and
(C) maintaining an adequate law library.
(3) Make the appointments or selections required of a circuit or superior court judge under the following statutes:
IC 8-4-21-2
IC 11-12-2-2
IC 16-22-2-4
IC 16-22-2-11
IC 16-22-7
IC 20-23-4
IC 20-23-7-6
IC 20-26-7-8
IC 20-26-7-14
IC 20-47-2-15
IC 20-47-3-13
IC 36-9
IC 36-10
IC 36-12-10-10.
(4) Make appointments or selections required of a circuit or superior court judge by any other statute, if the appointment or selection is not required of the court because of an action before
the court.
; (11)HE1074.1.34. --> SECTION 34. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2011]: IC 3-8-2-2.2; IC 20-23-4-29; IC 20-23-7-8; IC 20-23-13-2.
"Should the members of the governing body of the School City of Mishawaka be chosen as provided in IC 20-23-17?".
(b) The county election board shall tabulate the votes cast on the public question described in this SECTION and certify the results under IC 3-12-4-9. The circuit court clerk shall send a copy of the certification required by this subsection to the department of education.
(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2012.
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