SDCL 13-5-17.1 Change of Name of School District-Petition-Notice-Hearing-Report of New Name to Secretary

• Library: South Dakota Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: SDCL 13-5-17.1

A school board may propose to change the name of the school district or the residents of a school district may propose to change the name of a school district by submitting to the school board a petition signed by fifteen percent of the registered voters of the school district. A petition to change the name of a school district shall state the reason for the name change and the proposed name for the school district. The school board shall hold a hearing on the proposed name change after publishing a notice of the hearing in the legal newspaper for the school district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The notice shall state the time and place for the hearing, the reason for the hearing and the proposed name for the school district. At the hearing on the proposed name change, the school bo...