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HF10
Changes to School District Dissolution and Territory Attachment Rules
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 3:29 AM
In one sentence
This bill changes the date when a school district's land joins another district after voters approve closing it, and allows tax relief options for very small districts.
What it does
- Sets the effective date of territory attachment to July 1 in the calendar year immediately following the year approval happens.
- Allows areas from dissolved schools with fewer than 600 students to get a reduction in foundation property taxes if approved by the director of education.
- Requires the director of education to notify the department of management if they approve a tax reduction.
Who it affects
- School districts facing dissolution proposals with fewer than 600 students
- Voters who approve school district closure measures on or after this law takes effect
- The director of the department of education
- The director of the department of management
Limits and unknowns
- This law only applies to proposals approved by voters on or after the date this act becomes effective.
- Tax reductions are not automatic and depend entirely on approval by the director of education.
- The official text does not list a specific calendar year for when these rules begin.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Attachment
- When land from one school district becomes part of a different school district.
- Dissolution proposal
- A plan voted on by the public to close down or end a specific school district.
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Official summary
A bill for an act relating to the attachment of the territory of a school district that is subject to an approved dissolution proposal, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 174 .)