1. (a) This section provides an alternative method for a school corporation to be reorganized as a community school corporation.

2. (b) The following may petition directly to the state board to be reorganized as a community school corporation:

   1. (1) A consolidated school corporation organized under section 3 of this chapter.
   2. (2) A metropolitan school district organized under IC 20-23-7-2 .

3. (c) The following apply to a school corporation that petitions directly to the state board under subsection (b):

   1. (1) The school corporation is not required to do the following:

      1. (A) Seek approval of a county committee established by IC 20-23-4-11 .
      2. (B) Pursue a joint meeting of a county committee and the state board under IC 20-23-4-18 .

   2. (2) The state board may waive the attainment of any standard required for reorganization as a community school corporation under this chapter.

      [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-5-25.5.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.22; P.L.233-2015, SEC.63.