2005 Idaho Code - 33-310A — CONSOLIDATION OF CONTIGUOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS

                                  TITLE  33
                                  EDUCATION
                                  CHAPTER 3
                               SCHOOL DISTRICTS
    33-310A.  CONSOLIDATION OF CONTIGUOUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS. In addition to the
procedure contained in section 33-310, Idaho Code:
    A.  five per cent (5%) or more of the registered voters from each of two
(2) or more contiguous school districts, when such districts coincide with
election precincts, or,
    B.  a number of registered voters equal to fifteen per cent (15%) or more
of the aggregate number of votes cast at the last three (3) elections for
school trustees in each of the school districts, may petition in writing
proposing the consolidation of their districts into a single new district. One
(1) copy of such petition shall be presented to the board of trustees of each
district included in the proposed consolidation. The petition shall contain:
    1.  The names and addresses of the petitioners;
    2.  A map or maps showing the boundaries of the proposed new district, the
    boundaries of the component consolidating districts, the location of
    existing schoolhouses or other facilities of the component districts, the
    proposed trustee zones, and the proposed transportation routes, if any.
    When the petitions are received by the boards of trustees, the provisions
of section 33-310, Idaho Code, shall become mandatory upon the boards so
affected. The petitioners shall have the right to cooperate in the formulation
of the proposed consolidated school district with the board of trustees of
each school district affected thereby. The provisions of section 33-310, Idaho
Code, shall be complied with and the proposed consolidation together with the
testimony given at the public hearings shall be submitted to the state board
of education within three (3) months after the first meeting of the combined
boards and the petitioners. The first meeting of the combined boards and the
petitioners shall be within fifteen (15) days after the petitions are
submitted by the petitioners.