Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                         CHAPTER 5-H.F.No. 245 
           An act relating to education; providing for school 
          consolidation in Kittson and Marshall counties in 
          certain circumstances. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [MARSHALL OR KITTSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 
CONSOLIDATION.] 
    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 122.23, 
subdivision 13, if: 
    (1) a majority of the votes cast on the question at the 
election called under Minnesota Statutes, section 122.23, 
subdivision 9 or 10, approve a consolidation of two or more 
school districts that have central administrative offices 
located in Kittson county or Marshall county; and 
    (2) the necessary approving resolutions of boards entitled 
to act on the plat have been adopted, 
the school board shall, within ten days of the election, notify 
the county auditor who shall, within ten days of the notice or 
of the expiration of the period during which an election can be 
called, issue an order setting the effective date of the 
consolidation as July 1, 1991.  The order setting the effective 
date must be issued at least 60 days before July 1, 1991.  The 
auditor shall mail or deliver a copy of the order to each 
auditor holding a copy of the plat and to the clerk of each 
district affected by the order and to the commissioner of 
education.  The school board shall notify the county auditor if 
the election fails.  The proceedings are then terminated and the 
county auditor shall notify the commissioner and the auditors 
and the clerk of each school district affected. 
    The election of school board members in the new independent 
district must be in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
122.23, subdivision 18 and chapter 205A except that election 
judges must be paid in accordance with section 204B.31, and 
persons desiring to be candidates in that election shall file 
their applications with the county auditor not less than 40 days 
before the election.  Absentee ballots must be provided in 
accordance with section 204B.35. 
      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Presented to the governor March 6, 1991 
    Signed by the governor March 6, 1991, 4:25 p.m.