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GENERAL STATUTES RELATED TO MERGER the;consolidation of all the public b. The method of constituting and § 115C-12. Powers and duties of continuing the board of educa- schools in the respective units g the Board generally. under the administration of one tion, the length of the mem- board of education: Provided,that bers'terms of office,the dates The general supervision and administra- such merger of units and of induction into office, the tion of the free public school system shall be reorganization of school units organization of for board,the g procedure for filling " vested in the State Board of Education.The shall not have the effect of abol- p powers and duties.of the State Board of ishing any special taxes that may vacancies, and the compensa- Education are defined as follows: have been voted in any such units. Lion to be paid members of the (2) Power to Divide the Administra- board fbr expenses incurred in tive Units into Districts. — The performance of their duties. Board shall have power to create (4) The authority, powers, and duties in any county administrative of the board of education with units a convenient number of g 115C-67. Merger of units in respect to the employment of school districts, upon the recom- same count personnel, the preparation of in of the county board of y' budgets, and any other related education. Such a school district City school administrative units may be matters which may particularly may be entirely in one county or consolidated and merged tidth contiguous applicable to the meerr ged unit not may consist of contiguous parts of city school administrative units and with inconsistent with the General two or more counties. The Board county school administrative units upon Statutes. may modify the district organiza- approval by the State Board of Education of (5) The transfer of all .facilities, flail in and• administrative unit a plan for consolidation and merger sub- properties, structures, fends, when it is deemed necessary for mitted by the boards of education involved contracts, deeds, titles, and other the economical and efficient and bearing the approval of the board of obligations, assets and liabilities administration and operation of county commissioners. to the board of education of the the State school system, when County and city boards of education merged-unit. requested to do so by Lhe appropri- desiring to consolidate and merge their iii Whether or not there shall be con- ate local board of education. school administrative'units may do so by, tinued in force anv supplemental (7) Power to Alter the Boundaries-of entering into a written plan which shall set school tax which may he in effect City School Administrative Units forth the conditions of merger. The provi- in either or all local school admin- and to Approve Agreements for sions of the plan shall be consistent with istrative units involved_ the Consolidation and Merger of the General Statutes and shall contain,but 171 A public hearing,which shall have School Administrative Units not be limited to, the following: been announced at least 10 days Located in the Same County. — (l) The name by which the merged prior to the hearing, on the The Board shall have authority,in school administrative unit shall be proposed plan of merger. its discretion, to alter the bound- identified and known. t8i A statement as to whether the aries of city school administrative (2) The effective date of the merger. question of merger, in accordance . units and to approve agreements (3) The establishment and mainte- with the projected plan, is to be submitted by county and city nance of a board of education contingent upon approval of the boards of education requesting the which shall administer all the voters in the affected area. merger of two or more contiguous public schools of the newly created (9) Any other condition or prerequisite city school administrative units unit, including: to merger,together with any other and the merger of 'city school a. The termination of any terms of appropriate subject or function administrative units with county office proposed in the that may be necessary for the school administrative units and reorganization of the board. orderly consolidation and merger of the local school administrative units involved. 24