Sec. 35.5. (a) Not later than December 31, 2013, the governing body shall do the following:

(1) Send a copy of the school corporation's plan to the circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located.

(2) If any members of the governing body are elected from election districts voted upon by only the registered voters residing within the election district, certify that the election districts comply with section 35(f) and 35(g) of this chapter.

(b) This subsection applies during the first year after a year in which a federal decennial census is conducted. The governing body shall amend the plan under section 35(e) of this chapter if an amendment is necessary to reestablish the districts in compliance with section 35(f) and 35(g) of this chapter. If the governing body determines that a plan amendment under section 35(e) of this chapter is not required, the governing body shall recertify that the districts as established comply with section 35(f) and 35(g) of this chapter.

(c) Each time the school corporation's plan is amended, the governing body shall file the following with the circuit court clerk of each county in which the school corporation is located:

(1) A copy of the amendment.

(2) Either of the following:

(A) A certification that the plan amendment does not require reestablishment of the school corporation's election districts to comply with section 35(f) and 35(g) of this chapter.

(B) If the plan amendment requires reestablishment of the school corporation's election districts to comply with section 35(f) and 35(g) of this chapter, a map of the new district boundaries.

(d) A plan amendment or recertification under this section must be filed not later than thirty (30) days after the amendment or recertification occurs.

As added by P.L.271-2013, SEC.37.