2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 334 - Education Service Districts
Section 334.710 - Petition; review by state board; notice; hearing.


(1) If two or more education service districts desire to join together for the purpose of forming one education service district, a petition from each such district shall be presented to the State Board of Education when:
(a) Resolutions are presented to each of the education service district boards by the boards of the component school districts that represent two-thirds of the component school districts that are a part of each of the education service districts and that have at least a majority of the pupils included in the average daily membership of the education service district, as determined by the reports of such school districts for the preceding school year, enrolled in the schools of the districts; or
(b) The education service district boards mutually consent to the merger and a majority vote of each board has approved a petition.
(2) The State Board of Education shall review the petitions and within 15 days after the board meeting at which the petitions are reviewed, shall notify the education service district boards of each district designated by the petitions, fix the date of and be responsible for supervising the giving of notices as provided in ORS 330.400 and conducting the public hearings in each proposing district to discuss the proposal contained in the petitions. [1963 c.544 §50b; 1965 c.100 §204; 1983 c.83 §67; 1983 c.284 §12; 2001 c.518 §7; 2019 c.449 §33]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 09 - Education and Culture

Chapter 334 - Education Service Districts

Section 334.003 - Definitions for chapter.

Section 334.005 - Mission; purpose; accountability.

Section 334.013 - Composition of education service districts.

Section 334.015 - Withdrawal of school district; effective date.

Section 334.017 - Interview requirements for school district that withdraws.

Section 334.019 - Rejoining of school district; effective date.

Section 334.022 - Prohibition on distinction in state funding between multicounty and single county districts.

Section 334.025 - Number of board members; election; local advisory committees.

Section 334.032 - Zones; representation of counties within district.

Section 334.035 - Nomination of candidates.

Section 334.045 - Election procedure.

Section 334.090 - Term; eligibility; election of successors; vacancies.

Section 334.095 - Declaration of vacancy in office of director; removal; recall.

Section 334.100 - Organization of board; meetings; quorum; compensation.

Section 334.105 - Definitions for ORS 334.108 to 334.115.

Section 334.108 - Number of board members; election or appointment; zones; selection of successors; vacancies.

Section 334.112 - Declaration of vacancy in office of director; removal.

Section 334.115 - Legislative report.

Section 334.125 - Status of board; powers and duties; rules.

Section 334.127 - Title of real property when district ceases or school district withdraws.

Section 334.145 - Office space provided by county; rent; additional space; purchase of required space; providing space.

Section 334.175 - Core services; local service plan.

Section 334.177 - Expenditure of percentage of amounts received on services.

Section 334.185 - Entrepreneurial services and facilities.

Section 334.215 - Gifts.

Section 334.217 - Standards of adequacy of services and facilities; plans for nonstandard districts; effect of failure to comply; sanctions; rules.

Section 334.219 - Report on performance and finances; distribution and accessibility of report.

Section 334.225 - Superintendent; duties; compensation.

Section 334.240 - District budget; budget committee; audits.

Section 334.285 - Apportionment of taxes; split between elementary and secondary school purposes.

Section 334.550 - Effects of reorganization.

Section 334.690 - State board as boundary board; criteria for reorganization; filing boundary change.

Section 334.710 - Petition; review by state board; notice; hearing.

Section 334.720 - State board order; effective date.

Section 334.730 - Joint meeting; zoning; election of new directors.

Section 334.750 - Term of office.