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Iowa Code § 275.5 (2026)

Proposals for merger or consolidation

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A proposal for merger, consolidation, or boundary change of local school districts shall first be submitted to the area education agency board following the procedure prescribed in this chapter. Following receipt of a petition pursuant to section 275.12, the area education agency board shall review its plans and determine whether the petition complies with the plans which had been adopted by the board. If the petition does not comply with the plans which had been adopted by the board, the board shall conduct further surveys pursuant to section 275.4 prior to the date set for the hearing upon the petition. If further surveys have been conducted by the board, the board shall present the results of the further surveys at the hearing upon the petition. [C97, §2793; S13, §2793; SS15, §2794-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4133, 4173; C46, 50, §274.16, 274.20, 275.1, 275.3, 275.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.5] 84 Acts, ch 1078, §4 Referred to in §275.9\n\nTue Dec 09 22:18:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 275 (40, 1) §275.6, REORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS 4

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1988–2012 · leading case: East Cent. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Bend Area Educ. Agency, 813 N.W.2d 741 (Iowa 2012).

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East Cent. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Bend Area Educ. Agency, 813 N.W.2d 741 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 275.5 . East Central notes that the provision requiring a determination of compliance with plans is declared to be mandatory by Iowa Code section 275.”

Hedrick Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. S. Prairie Area Educ. Agency 15, 433 N.W.2d 746 (Iowa 1988). “Iowa Code § 275.5 (emphasis added). Although section 275.”

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