Annexation of district to adjoining district, when - state board of ...
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.071
in effect162.071. Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of education, duties. — When the creation of a school district or a change in the boundaries of an existing school district leaves the remaining part of a district containing less than twenty children of school age or when the remaining part of a district is left without a schoolhouse, the state board of education shall order its annexation to an adjoining district. The annexed territory shall become a part of the receiving district on receipt by the secretary or clerk of the district of notice of annexation from the state board of education.
(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-7, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1979 H.B. 280, A.L. 1992 S.B. 581) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.167, 165.287, 165.685) Effective 4-17-92
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