Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning
Section 3311.059 | Severance From One Educational Service Center and Annexation to Adjacent Service Center.

Effective: September 28, 2018
Latest Legislation: House Bill 438 - 132nd General Assembly
The procedure prescribed in this section may be used in lieu of a transfer prescribed under section 3311.231 of the Revised Code.
(A) Subject to divisions (B) and (C) of this section, a board of education of a local school district that severed and annexed its territory under section 3311.059 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to June 30, 2011, may by a resolution approved by a majority of all its members propose to sever that local school district from the territory of the educational service center in which the local school district is currently included and to instead annex the local school district to the territory of another educational service center, the current territory of which is adjacent to the territory of the educational service center in which the local school district is currently included. The resolution shall promptly be filed with the governing board of each educational service center affected by the resolution and with the superintendent of public instruction.
(B) The resolution adopted under division (A) of this section shall not be effective unless it is approved by the state board of education. In deciding whether to approve the resolution, the state board shall consider the impact of an annexation on both the school district and the educational service center to which the district is proposed to be annexed, including the ability of that service center to deliver services in a cost-effective and efficient manner. The severance of the local school district from one educational service center and its annexation to another educational service center under this section shall not be effective until one year after the first day of July following the later of the date that the state board of education approves the resolution or the date the board of elections certifies the results of the referendum election as provided in division (C) of this section.
(C) Within sixty days following the date of the adoption of the resolution under division (A) of this section, the electors of the local school district may petition for a referendum vote on the resolution. The question whether to approve or disapprove the resolution shall be submitted to the electors of such school district if a number of qualified electors equal to twenty per cent of the number of electors in the school district who voted for the office of governor at the most recent general election for that office sign a petition asking that the question of whether the resolution shall be disapproved be submitted to the electors. The petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the school district is located. If the school district is located in more than one county, the petition shall be filed with the board of elections of the county in which the majority of the territory of the school district is located. The board shall certify the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition.
The board of elections shall immediately notify the board of education of the local school district and the governing board of each educational service center affected by the resolution that the petition has been filed.
The effect of the resolution shall be stayed until the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of the signatures on the petition. If the board of elections determines that the petition does not contain a sufficient number of valid signatures and sixty days have passed since the adoption of the resolution, the resolution shall become effective as provided in division (B) of this section.
If the board of elections certifies that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures, the board shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the school district on the day of the next general or primary election held at least ninety days after the board of elections certifies the validity and sufficiency of signatures on the petition. The election shall be conducted and canvassed and the results shall be certified in the same manner as in regular elections for the election of members of a board of education.
If a majority of the electors voting on the question disapprove the resolution, the resolution shall not become effective. If a majority of the electors voting on the question approve the resolution, the resolution shall become effective as provided in division (B) of this section.
(D) Upon the effective date of the severance of the local school district from one educational service center and its annexation to another educational service center as provided in division (B) of this section, the governing board of each educational service center shall take such steps for the election of members of the governing board and for organization of the governing board as prescribed in Chapter 3313. of the Revised Code.
(E) If a school district is severed from one educational service center and annexed to another service center under this section, the board of education of that school district shall not propose a subsequent severance and annexation action under this section that would be effective sooner than four years after the effective date of the next previous severance and annexation action under this section.

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Ohio Revised Code

Title 33 | Education-Libraries

Chapter 3311 | School Districts; County Planning

Section 3311.01 | Styling of School Districts.

Section 3311.02 | City School District Defined.

Section 3311.03 | Local School District Defined.

Section 3311.04 | Exempted Village School District Defined.

Section 3311.05 | Educational Service Center Defined - County School Financing District.

Section 3311.051 | Performance Audit.

Section 3311.053 | Joint Educational Service Center.

Section 3311.054 | Membership of Governing Board of Joint Service Center.

Section 3311.055 | School Board, Board of Education and School District Construed.

Section 3311.056 | Plan for Adding Appointed Members to Board.

Section 3311.057 | Service Center Board Following Merger.

Section 3311.058 | When Merger to Achieve Minimum Average Daily Membership Not Required.

Section 3311.059 | Severance From One Educational Service Center and Annexation to Adjacent Service Center.

Section 3311.0510 | Termination of Service Center Agreements; Abolishment of Educational Service Center Governing Board.

Section 3311.06 | Territory of District to Be Contiguous; Exceptions; Annexation of Territory.

Section 3311.062 | Forming District From Noncontiguous Districts.

Section 3311.07 | Change of Classification Upon Advancement.

Section 3311.08 | School Districts That May Become Exempt From Board Supervision - Census.

Section 3311.10 | Change of Classification Upon Reduction of Population in Village School District - Exception.

Section 3311.11 | New School District to Be Approved by General Assembly.

Section 3311.16 | Plan for Joint Vocational School District.

Section 3311.17 | Copy of Plan to Be Filed With Board of Each District.

Section 3311.18 | Creation of Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3311.19 | Joint Vocational School District Board of Education.

Section 3311.191 | Terms of Additional Members.

Section 3311.20 | Bond Issue - Annual Levy.

Section 3311.21 | Tax Levy - Rate.

Section 3311.211 | Tuition - Acceptance of Funds.

Section 3311.212 | Use of Buildings.

Section 3311.213 | Procedure for District to Join Existing Joint Vocational School District.

Section 3311.214 | Procedure for Merging Existing Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3311.215 | Facilities of Joint Districts.

Section 3311.216 | Funds of Joint Districts.

Section 3311.217 | Dissolution of District.

Section 3311.218 | Sharing Use of Facilities, Equipment or Funds.

Section 3311.22 | Transfer of School District Territory.

Section 3311.221 | Acquisition of Territory Due to Eligible School District Transfer; Transition Agreement.

Section 3311.231 | Transferring Local School District Territory to Adjoining Service Center or City or Exempted Village School District.

Section 3311.24 | Transfer of City, Exempted Village or Local School District Territory to Adjoining District.

Section 3311.241 | Transfer or School District Territory; Cancellation of Debt to Solvency Assistance Fund.

Section 3311.25 | Merger of Districts Located Primarily in Same County With Population of Less Than 100,000.

Section 3311.26 | New Local School District May Be Created.

Section 3311.27 | Report to Tax Commissioner by Board of Surviving School District.

Section 3311.29 | District Public Schools to Maintain All Grade Levels - Dissolution of District - Authorization of Exceptions.

Section 3311.34 | No Exempted Village School Districts to Be Created.

Section 3311.37 | State Board May Propose Creation of New District.

Section 3311.38 | State Board May Propose Transfers of Districts.

Section 3311.50 | County School Financing District.

Section 3311.51 | Creation of Special Education Districts - Disposition of County School Financing District Tax Levy Proceeds.

Section 3311.52 | Establishment of Cooperative Education School District - Dissolution of County School Financing District.

Section 3311.521 | Cooperative Education School District for Purpose of Operating Joint High School.

Section 3311.53 | Resolution Proposing to Become Part of Cooperative Education School District.

Section 3311.54 | Resolution Requesting Dissolution of Cooperative Education District.

Section 3311.60 | Creation of Position of Independent Auditors in Certain School Districts.

Section 3311.61 | Affirmation by Electors.

Section 3311.71 | Members of New Municipal School District Board to Be Appointed by Mayor - Candidates Selected by Nominating Panel.

Section 3311.72 | Submission of Resignations by Current Administrators.

Section 3311.73 | Election on Whether Mayor Shall Continue to Appoint Board Members - Election of New Board.

Section 3311.74 | Goals and Accountability Standards - Plan to Measure Student Academic Performance - Report - Public Awareness Campaign.

Section 3311.741 | Municipal School District Performance Evaluation.

Section 3311.742 | Municipal School District Student Advisory Committees.

Section 3311.75 | Funds Kept Separate - Purchases.

Section 3311.751 | Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Real Estate by Municipal School District.

Section 3311.76 | Rule Exemptions.

Section 3311.77 | Laws Governing Municipal School Districts; Teacher Contracts.

Section 3311.78 | Municipal School Districts; Adoption of Differentiated Salary Schedules.

Section 3311.79 | Applicants for Teacher Positions in Municipal School Districts.

Section 3311.80 | Municipal School Districts; Adoption of Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation Procedures.

Section 3311.81 | Municipal School Districts; Limited Teacher Contracts.

Section 3311.82 | Municipal School Districts; Termination of Teacher Contracts; Disciplinary Proceedings.

Section 3311.83 | Municipal School Districts; Reduction in Number of Teachers.

Section 3311.84 | Municipal School Districts; Evaluation of Principals.

Section 3311.85 | Municipal School Districts; School Calendar.

Section 3311.86 | Municipal School District Transformation Alliance.

Section 3311.87 | School Sponsorship; Assessment of District and Community Schools.