1. (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 .
2. (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.

3. (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.

   [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-19-5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.20; P.L.233-2015, SEC.74.