It is the sense of the general assembly:(1) that the establishment and maintenance of a general, a uniform, and an efficient system of public schools is the traditional and current policy of the state;(2) that improvement in the organization of school corporations of the state will:(A) provide a more equalized educational opportunity for public school students;(B) achieve greater equity in school tax rates among the existing school corporations; and(C) provide a more effective use of the public funds expended for the support of the public school system;(3) that existing statutes with respect to the combination and the reorganization of school corporations are inadequate to effectuate the needed improvement;(4) that modifications in the provisions for the combination and the reorganization of school corporations in this chapter are necessary in order to assure the future maintenance of a uniform and an efficient system of public schools in the state;(5) that local electors:(A) have an interest in the boundaries of the school corporation in which they reside; and(B) will exercise their privileges, as provided in this chapter, to establish an efficient and economical ors:(A) have an interest in the boundaries of the school corporation in which they reside; and(B) will exercise their privileges, as provided in this chapter, to establish an efficient and economical reorganization plan best suited to local conditions; and(6) that:(A) the state board; and(B) the:(i) committees; and(ii) public officers;charged with authority under this chapter;will perform their duties wisely in view of the objective of this chapter as set forth in the title of this chapter.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-1.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
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