§ 35708 District Formation Petition Review

• •If people want to create a new school district, they have to follow special rules.
• •The county committee looks at the plan and says yes or no.
• •The state board then listens to what the county committee says before making a final decision.

A group of parents want to create a new school district in their town.

They have to send their plan to the county committee first. The committee checks it and says if they think it's a good idea or not. Then, the state board listens to the committee's opinion before deciding if the new school district can be made.