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.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.071
Annexation of district to adjoining district, when — state board of..
Known as the Elementary and Secondary School District Enrollment Option Act
The act spans §§ 162–162 (184 sections).
Effective: 17 Apr 1992, see footnote; (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.…
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