Sec. 25. (a) A party aggrieved by the decision of the county committee after the hearing provided for under section 13 of this chapter may:

(1) appear before the state board when the state board holds public hearings on the reorganization plan involved; and

(2) state the grievance.

(b) A party aggrieved by the decision of the state board after the hearing provided for in section 13 of this chapter may appeal within thirty (30) days from the decision to the court in the county on any question of adjustment of:

(1) property;

(2) debts; and

(3) liabilities;

among the school corporations involved. Notice of the appeal shall be given to the chairperson or secretary of the county committee ten (10) days before the appeal is filed with the court.

(c) The court may:

(1) determine the constitutionality and the equity of the adjustment or adjustments proposed; and

(2) direct the county committee to alter the adjustment or adjustments found by the court to be inequitable or violative of any provision of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or of the United States.

An appeal may be taken to the supreme court or the court of appeals in accordance with the rules of civil procedure of the state.

(d) A determination by the court with respect to the adjustment of:

(1) property;

(2) debts; and

(3) liabilities;

among the school corporations or areas involved does not otherwise affect the validity of the reorganization or creation of a school corporation or corporations under this chapter or IC 20-23-16-1 through IC 20-23-16-5.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-1-25.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.58.