117.08(2)
(2) School board action. In the first July beginning after the adoption of resolutions by 2 or more school boards under
sub. (1), the school boards of the affected school districts may order the school districts consolidated by the adoption, by each of those school boards, of a resolution ordering the consolidation. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution either ordering or denying the consolidation before August 1 constitutes a denial of the consolidation by that school board. The school district clerk of each school board adopting a resolution under this subsection, either ordering or denying a consolidation, shall, within 5 days after the adoption of the resolution, send a certified copy of the resolution to the school boards of each of the other affected school districts and file a certified copy of the resolution as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution ordering the consolidation, the consolidation shall take effect on the following July 1, unless a referendum under
sub. (3) is required.
117.08(3)(a)(a) If the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution ordering a consolidation under
sub. (2), a referendum on the consolidation shall be held under
par. (b) if one of the following occurs:
117.08(3)(a)1.
1. At the time of adopting the resolution under
sub. (2), the school board of any affected school district directs the holding of a referendum.
117.08(3)(a)2.
2. Before the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of the resolutions under
sub. (2), a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 requesting a referendum, signed by at least 10% of the electors who reside in any affected school district, is filed with the clerk of the school district that has the highest equalized valuation of the affected school districts. The validity of the petition shall be governed by the rules promulgated under
s. 8.40 (3).
117.08(3)(b)
(b) If a referendum is directed or a petition requesting a referendum is filed under
par. (a), the school district clerk of the school board adopting the resolution or the school district clerk receiving the petition shall immediately notify the school boards of each of the other affected school districts, the secretary of the board and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within an affected school district. The referendum shall be held in the affected school districts as provided under
s. 117.20. Votes shall be counted separately for each affected school district.
117.08(4)
(4) Referendum results. If a majority of the votes cast in each affected school district is in favor of consolidation, the school districts shall be consolidated on the following July 1. At the time of canvassing the returns, the school boards of the affected school districts shall make and file an order of school district reorganization under
s. 117.17 (2).
117.08 History
History: 1989 a. 114,
192,
287;
1991 a. 32.
117.09
117.09
Consolidation of union high and elementary school districts. 117.09(1)(1)
Initiation of procedures. The school board of a union high school district and the school boards of any of the school districts operating only elementary grades whose territory is included in the union high school district may adopt resolutions stating that they will consider consolidating the union high school district and all of the elementary school districts whose territory is included in the union high school district to create a common or unified school district operating both elementary and high school grades. The school district clerk of each school board adopting a resolution under this subsection shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the school boards of each of the other affected school districts and to the secretary of the board.
117.09(2)(a)(a) In the first July beginning after the adoption of resolutions under
sub. (1), the school board of the union high school district and the school boards of one or more of the elementary school districts that adopted resolutions under
sub. (1) and that have, in their combined territory, at least 55% of the equalized valuation of the union high school district, may order the union high school district and all of the elementary school districts whose territory is included in the union high school district consolidated to create a common or unified school district operating both elementary and high school grades by the adoption of a resolution ordering the consolidation by each school board.
117.09(2)(b)
(b) Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution under
par. (a) before August 1, either ordering or denying the consolidation, constitutes a denial of the consolidation by that school board. The school district clerk of each school board that adopts a resolution ordering or denying a consolidation under
par. (a) shall, within 5 days after the adoption of the resolution, send a certified copy of the resolution to the school boards of the other affected school districts and file a certified copy of the resolution as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If a consolidation is ordered under
par. (a), the consolidation shall take effect on the following July 1, unless a referendum is required under
sub. (3).
117.09(3)(a)(a) If a consolidation is ordered under
sub. (2) (a), a referendum on the consolidation shall be held under
par. (b) if one of the following occurs:
117.09(3)(a)1.
1. Before the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of the resolution ordering consolidation under
sub. (2) (a), the school board of any affected school district directs the holding of a referendum.
117.09(3)(a)2.
2. Before the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of the resolutions under
sub. (2) (a), a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 requesting a referendum, signed by at least 10% of the electors who reside in any affected school district, is filed with the clerk of the union high school district. The validity of the petition shall be governed by the rules promulgated under
s. 8.40 (3).
117.09(3)(b)
(b) If a referendum is directed or a petition requesting a referendum is filed under
par. (a), the school district clerk of the school board adopting the resolution or the school district clerk receiving the petition shall immediately notify the school boards of each of the other affected school districts, the secretary of the board and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within an affected school district. The referendum shall be held in the union high school district as provided under
s. 117.20. Votes shall be counted separately for the union high school district and each affected elementary school district.
117.09(4)
(4) Referendum results. If a majority of the votes cast in the union high school district and in a majority of the affected elementary school districts is in favor of consolidation, the union high school district and all of the affected elementary school districts shall be consolidated on the following July 1. At the time of canvassing the returns, the school boards of the affected school districts shall make and file an order of school district reorganization under
s. 117.17 (2).
117.09(5)
(5) Elementary school district in more than one union high school district. 117.09(5)(a)(a) If a school district that operates only elementary grades has territory in more than one union high school district, it may consolidate under this section only with the union high school district in which more than 50% of its territory, as measured by equalized valuation, is located. Only the territory of the elementary school district that is located in that union high school district shall be included in the newly created common or unified school district operating both elementary and high school grades.
117.09(5)(b)
(b) The remaining territory of the elementary school district shall be attached, by the reorganization order issued under
sub. (2) or
(4), to a school district that operates only elementary grades and has territory located in the union high school district attended by the high school pupils who reside in the territory being attached.
117.09(5)(c)
(c) Upon the request of the school board of any affected school district, or the school board of any other school district operating only elementary grades that has territory in the union high school district identified under
par. (b), the board shall determine to which elementary school district territory shall be attached under
par. (b). The board shall issue an order that either affirms the attachment of the territory as specified in the order under
sub. (2) or
(4) or modifies the order under
sub. (2) or
(4) by attaching all or part of the territory to one or more other school districts identified under
par. (b).
117.09(5)(d)
(d) Upon the request of the school board of any affected school district, the board shall review any proposed apportionment of assets and liabilities under
s. 66.03 (2c) (a) 1., between the school district created by the consolidation under
par. (a) and any elementary school district to which territory is proposed to be attached under
par. (b) or
(c), and shall issue an order affirming or modifying that apportionment.
117.09 History
History: 1989 a. 114,
192.
117.10
117.10
Dissolution of a school district. 117.10(1)
(1)
Initiation of procedures. A school board may adopt a resolution stating that it will consider dissolving the school district. The school district clerk of a school board adopting a resolution under this subsection shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the secretary of the board.
117.10(2)
(2) School board action. In the first July beginning after the adoption of a resolution under
sub. (1), the school board may order the school district dissolved by adopting a resolution ordering the dissolution. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution either ordering or denying the dissolution before August 1 constitutes a denial of the dissolution by the school board. The school district clerk of a school board adopting a resolution under this subsection, either ordering or denying a dissolution, shall file a certified copy of the resolution as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). A school board order under this subsection is not effective unless affirmed by the board under
sub. (4).
117.10(3)(a)(a) If the school board adopts a resolution under
sub. (2) ordering a dissolution, an advisory referendum on the dissolution shall be held under this subsection if one of the following occurs:
117.10(3)(a)1.
1. At the time of adopting the resolution under
sub. (2), the school board directs the holding of an advisory referendum on the dissolution.
117.10(3)(a)2.
2. Before the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of the resolution under
sub. (2), a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 requesting an advisory referendum, signed by at least 10% of the electors who reside in the affected school district, is filed with the school district clerk. The validity of the petition shall be governed by the rules promulgated under
s. 8.40 (3).
117.10(3)(b)
(b) If an advisory referendum is directed or a petition requesting an advisory referendum is filed under
par. (a), the school district clerk shall immediately notify the secretary of the board and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within the school district. The advisory referendum shall be held in the school district as provided under
s. 117.20.
117.10(4)
(4) Board review. After the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of the resolution under
sub. (2), if no advisory referendum is required, or after the advisory referendum, if one is held, the board shall review the dissolution and, before the following January 15, issue an order either affirming or denying the school board's dissolution order. The order shall be in writing, shall include a statement of the reasons for the order and shall be filed as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If the board affirms the school board's dissolution order, the board shall also issue an order assigning the school district's assets and liabilities under
s. 66.03 (2c) (a) 1., and the school district's territory, to one or more other school districts, and providing for the employes of the dissolved school district under
s. 117.25 (3). If the board affirms the school board's dissolution order, the school district shall be dissolved on the following July 1.
117.10(5)
(5) Effect of new building construction. A school district may not be dissolved under this section if it has constructed a new school building within the 3 years immediately preceding the adoption of a resolution under
sub. (2) and, on the date the resolution is adopted, the school district has outstanding debt for the building. This subsection does not apply if the school district to which the building is assigned under
sub. (4) agrees to accept both the school building and the outstanding debt for the school building or, prior to the effective date of the dissolution, the building is sold and the debt is paid.
117.10 History
History: 1989 a. 114,
192,
287.
117.105
117.105
Creation of a school district. 117.105(1)
(1)
Initiation of procedures. Procedures to create a school district from the territory of one or more existing school districts may be initiated by any of the following methods:
117.105(1)(a)
(a) Before July 1 of any year, a written petition requesting the creation of a school district may be filed with the clerk of the school district that has the highest equalized valuation of the affected school districts. The petition shall be signed by at least 20% of the total number of electors residing in the affected school districts and by at least 5% of the number of electors residing in each affected school district. The school district clerk with whom the petition is filed shall immediately send a certified notice of the petition to the school board of each affected school district and to the secretary of the board. The petition shall include the approximate boundaries of the proposed school district.
117.105(1)(b)
(b) Before July 1 of any year, the school board of each school district from which territory will be detached to create the proposed school district may adopt a resolution stating that the school board will consider the creation of the school district. The resolution shall include the approximate boundaries of the proposed school district. The school district clerk of each school board adopting a resolution under this paragraph shall send a certified copy of the resolution to the school boards of each of the other affected school districts and to the secretary of the board.
117.105(1m)
(1m) Hearing; boundaries; assets and liabilities. 117.105(1m)(a)(a) Upon receipt of a petition or notice under
sub. (1) (a), or upon the adoption of a resolution and the receipt of copies of resolutions adopted by the school board of each of the other affected school districts under
sub. (1) (b), the school board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed reorganization.
117.105(1m)(b)
(b) Before the October 15 following the receipt of a petition or notice under
sub. (1) (a) or the adoption of resolutions under
sub. (1) (b), the school boards of the affected school districts may, by the adoption of resolutions by the school boards of a majority of the affected school districts, agree on the precise boundaries of the proposed school district and the apportionment of the assets and liabilities between the affected school districts and the proposed school district according to the criteria under
s. 66.03 (2c). The school boards may establish an alternative method to govern the assignment of assets and liabilities as provided in
s. 66.03 (2c) (b). In determining the precise boundaries, the school boards may not detach territory from any additional school districts. The clerk of the school district that has the highest equalized valuation of the affected school districts shall notify the board of their agreement or their failure to reach agreement.
117.105(1m)(c)
(c) If the school boards of a majority of the affected school districts fail to agree on the precise boundaries or on the apportionment of assets and liabilities by October 15 under
par. (b), the board shall issue an order doing so by the following February 15. In determining the precise boundaries of the proposed school district, the board may not detach territory from any additional school districts.
117.105(2)
(2) School board action. Before the January 15 following the determination of the precise boundaries of the proposed school district and the apportionment of assets and liabilities under
sub. (1m) (b), or before the April 15 following an order issued by the board under
sub. (1m) (c), the school board of each affected school district shall adopt a resolution ordering or denying the creation of the school district. The resolution shall state the school board's rationale for ordering or denying the reorganization and include an evaluation of each of the factors specified in
s. 117.15. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution either ordering or denying the creation of the school district before the applicable date required under this subsection constitutes a denial of the creation of the school district by that school board. The school district clerk of each school board adopting a resolution under this subsection, either ordering or denying the reorganization, shall, within 5 days after the adoption of the resolution, send a certified copy of the resolution to the school boards of each of the other affected school districts and file a certified copy of the resolution as provided in
s. 117.17 (2).
117.105(2m)(a)(a) The board shall review a proposed reorganization under this section if any of the following occurs:
117.105(2m)(a)1.
1. The school board of each affected school district issues an order under
sub. (2) granting the proposed reorganization, and a petition for board review of the proposed reorganization, signed by at least 10% of the number of electors residing in the territory of the affected school districts that is not within the proposed school district, is filed with the secretary of the board. The petition shall be filed by February 15 following the school board action under
sub. (2), or by May 15 following the school board action under
sub. (2) if the board issued an order under
sub. (1m) (c).
117.105(2m)(a)2.
2. The school board of any of the affected school districts issues an order under
sub. (2) denying the proposed reorganization, and a petition for board review of the proposed reorganization, signed by at least 10% of the number of electors residing in each affected school district, is filed with the secretary of the board. The petition shall be filed by February 15 following the school board action under
sub. (2), or by May 15 following the school board action under
sub. (2) if the board issued an order under
sub. (1m) (c).
117.105(2m)(b)
(b) Upon receipt of a petition for review under
par. (a), the secretary of the board shall immediately notify the school board of each affected school district and the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed reorganization. After the hearing and after consulting with the school boards of the affected school districts, but before May 15, the board may modify the boundaries of the proposed school district and the apportionment of assets and liabilities between the affected school districts and the proposed school district unless the board determined the boundaries and apportionment under
sub. (1m) (c). The board may not modify the boundaries by detaching territory from any additional school districts.
117.105(2m)(bm)
(bm) If the board modifies the boundaries or the apportionment of assets and liabilities under
par. (b), it shall immediately notify the school board of each affected school district, and before June 15, the school board of each affected school district may proceed under
sub. (2) to issue an order either granting or denying the proposed reorganization, as modified by the board. The board shall then proceed under
par. (c) without the filing of a new petition under
par. (a) but may not issue an order under
par. (c) before June 21.
117.105(2m)(c)
(c) By August 1 following receipt of a petition for review under
par. (a), the board shall issue an order either granting or denying the proposed reorganization. The order shall state the board's rationale and include an evaluation of each of the factors specified in
s. 117.15. The board may overturn the decision of the school boards only if it finds that the school boards' conclusions regarding the factors specified in
s. 117.15 are not supported by the facts or that the school boards did not properly apply these factors.
117.105(3)(a)(a) A referendum shall be held under
par. (b) if any of the following occurs:
117.105(3)(a)1.
1. The school boards of all of the affected school districts grant the proposed reorganization and there is no petition filed for board review.
117.105(3)(a)2.
2. The school boards of all of the affected school districts grant the proposed reorganization, a petition for board review is filed and the board grants the proposed reorganization.
117.105(3)(a)3.
3. The school board of one or more of the affected school districts denies the proposed reorganization, a petition for board review is filed and the board grants the proposed reorganization.
117.105(3)(b)
(b) If a referendum is required under
par. (a), the board shall immediately notify the school boards of each of the affected school districts and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within an affected school district. The referendum shall be held in the territory of the school district proposed to be created by the reorganization.
117.105(3)(c)
(c) In addition to the referendum under
par. (a) 3., a referendum shall be held under
par. (d) if
par. (a) 3. applies and a petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 requesting a referendum, signed by at least 20% of the number of electors residing in the territory of the affected school districts, is filed with the clerk of the affected school district with the largest equalized valuation before the 2nd Tuesday of September following issuance of the board's order under
sub. (2m) (c).
117.105(3)(d)
(d) If a referendum is required under
par. (c), the school district clerk receiving the petition shall immediately notify the school boards of each of the affected school districts and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within an affected school district. The referendum shall be held in the territory of the affected school districts as provided under
s. 117.20.
117.105(4)
(4) Order of reorganization if approved at referendum. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum held under
sub. (3) (b) in the territory of the school district proposed to be created by the reorganization is in favor of the creation of the proposed school district, and a majority of the votes cast in the referendum held under
sub. (3) (d) in the territory of the affected school districts is in favor of the creation of the proposed school district, at the time of canvassing the returns the school boards of the affected school districts shall make and file an order of school district reorganization under
s. 117.17 (2). The reorganization shall take effect on the following July 1 unless the school board of the newly created school district adopts and files a resolution, as provided in
s. 117.17 (2), stating that the reorganization shall take effect on the 2nd July 1 following the order of reorganization.
117.105(5)
(5) Applicability. This section does not apply to a reorganization that would result in the creation of a school district that has the same boundaries that an existing school district would have if territory were detached from one or more other school districts and attached to the existing school district under
s. 117.12,
117.13 or
117.132 unless the existing school district operates only elementary grades.
117.105(6)
(6) Limitation on further reorganization. No school district created by a reorganization under this section may consolidate with another school district under
s. 117.08 or
117.09, or have all of its territory attached to another school district under
s. 117.10,
117.11 or
117.132, within 10 years after the effective date of the reorganization under this section. This subsection does not apply if the school district was created by detaching territory from a single school district, and the consolidation under
s. 117.08 or
117.09 or the attachment under
s. 117.10,
117.11 or
117.132 will consolidate the school district with, or reattach its territory to, the school district from which its territory was detached by the reorganization which created the school district.
117.105 History
History: 1997 a. 286.
117.11
117.11
Detachment and attachment of large territory. 117.11(1)(1)
Application. This section applies to the detachment of territory from one school district and its attachment to an adjoining school district if one of the following applies:
117.11(1)(a)
(a) The assessed value of the territory proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to an adjoining school district, divided by the assessment ratio of the taxation district, is equal to or greater than 7% of the equalized valuation of the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached.
117.11(1)(b)
(b) Seven percent or more of the enrollment of the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached resides in the territory proposed to be detached from that school district.
117.11(2)
(2) Initiation of procedures. A majority of the electors residing in territory proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to an adjoining school district, or owners of more than 50% of the territory proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to an adjoining school district, as measured by its assessed valuation divided by the assessment ratio of the taxation district, may file a written petition with the clerk of the school district in which the territory is located requesting the detachment of the territory from that school district and its attachment to an adjoining school district. The petition shall include a description of the territory sufficiently accurate to determine its location in the school district in which it is located, as certified by the clerk of each city, town or village within which all or part of the territory is located, and the number of pupils residing in that territory who, on the most recent of the preceding 3rd Friday of September or 2nd Friday of January, were enrolled in the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached, as certified by the clerk of that school district. Upon receipt of the petition, the school district clerk shall send a certified notice of the petition to the school board of the school district to which the territory is proposed to be attached and to the secretary of the board.
117.11(3)
(3) School board action. In the first July beginning after receipt of a petition under
sub. (2), the school boards of the affected school districts may order the territory detached from the school district in which it is located and attached to the adjoining school district by the adoption, by each of those school boards, of a resolution ordering the detachment and attachment. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution either ordering or denying the detachment and attachment before August 1 constitutes a denial of the reorganization by that school board. The school district clerk of each school board that adopts a resolution ordering or denying the reorganization under this subsection shall, within 5 days after the adoption of the resolution, send a certified copy of the resolution to the school board of the other affected school district and file a certified copy of the resolution as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution ordering the detachment and attachment, the reorganization shall take effect on the July 1 following the adoption of the resolutions, unless a referendum is required under
sub. (4).
117.11(4)(a)(a) A referendum on the proposed reorganization shall be held if one of the following occurs before the 2nd Tuesday of September following the adoption of a resolution under
sub. (3):
117.11(4)(a)1.
1. The school board of either affected school district directs the holding of a referendum.
117.11(4)(a)2.
2. A petition conforming to the requirements of
s. 8.40 requesting a referendum, signed by at least 10% of the electors who reside in either affected school district, is filed with the clerk of the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached. The validity of the petition shall be governed by the rules promulgated under
s. 8.40 (3).
117.11(4)(b)
(b) If a referendum is directed or a petition requesting a referendum is filed under
par. (a), the school district clerk of the school board adopting the resolution or the school district clerk receiving the petition shall immediately notify the school board of the other affected school district, the secretary of the board and the clerk of each city, village or town, any part of which is contained within an affected school district. The referendum shall be held in the affected school districts as provided under
s. 117.20. Votes shall be counted separately for each affected school district.
117.11(5)
(5) Referendum results. If a majority of the votes cast in each affected school district is in favor of the reorganization, the reorganization shall take effect on the following July 1. At the time of canvassing the returns, the school boards of the affected school districts shall make and file an order of school district reorganization under
s. 117.17 (2).
117.11 History
History: 1989 a. 114,
192.
117.12
117.12
Detachment and attachment of small territory initiated by owner. 117.12(1)(1)
Application. This section applies to the detachment of territory from one school district and its attachment to an adjoining school district if all of the following apply:
117.12(1)(a)
(a) The assessed value of the territory proposed to be detached from one school district and attached to an adjoining school district, divided by the assessment ratio of the taxation district, is less than 7% of the equalized valuation of the school district from which it is proposed to be detached.
117.12(1)(b)
(b) Less than 7% of the enrollment of the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached resides in the territory proposed to be detached from that school district.
117.12(2)
(2) Petition. A majority of the electors residing in the territory described under
sub. (1) or owners of 50% or more of that territory may file a written petition with the clerk of the school district in which the territory is located requesting the detachment of the territory from that school district and its attachment to an adjoining school district. The petition shall include a description of the territory sufficiently accurate to determine its location in the school district in which it is located, as certified by the clerk of each city, town or village within which all or part of the territory is located, and the number of pupils residing in that territory who, on the most recent of the preceding 3rd Friday of September or 2nd Friday of January, were enrolled in the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached, as certified by the clerk of that school district. Upon receipt of the petition, the school district clerk shall send a certified copy of the petition to the school board of the school district to which the territory is proposed to be attached and to the secretary of the board.
117.12(3)
(3) School board action. In the first February beginning after receipt of a petition under
sub. (2), the school boards of the affected school districts may order the territory detached from the school district in which it is located and attached to the adjoining school district by the adoption, by each of those school boards, of a resolution ordering the reorganization. Before adopting a resolution under this subsection that grants or denies the reorganization, each school board shall give the electors and owners who signed the petition under
sub. (2) an opportunity to meet with the school board to present their reasons for the proposed reorganization. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution before March 1 either ordering or denying the reorganization constitutes a denial of the reorganization by the school board. The school district clerk of each school board adopting a resolution under this subsection that orders or denies a reorganization shall, within 5 days after the adoption of the resolution, send a certified copy of the resolution to the school board of the other affected school district and file a certified copy of the resolution as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If the school board of each affected school district adopts a resolution ordering the detachment and attachment, the reorganization shall take effect on the following July 1.
117.12(4)
(4) Appeal to panel. If the detachment and attachment of territory is denied by either school board under
sub. (3), a majority of the electors residing in the territory or the owners of 50% or more of the territory may appeal the denial to an appeal panel by filing notice of appeal with the secretary of the board before the March 15 following the denial. The secretary of the board shall send a copy of the notice of appeal to the school board of each affected school district. Except as provided under
sub. (5), the appeal panel shall issue an order either affirming the school board's denial of the proposed reorganization or ordering all or any part of the territory described in the petition under
sub. (2) detached from the school district in which it is located and attached to the adjoining school district. The order shall be issued before the June 15 following the filing of the notice of appeal. The order shall be in writing, shall include a statement of reasons for the order and shall be filed as provided under
s. 117.17 (2). If the appeal panel orders territory detached from one school district and attached to an adjoining school district, the reorganization shall take effect on the following July 1.
117.12(5)(a)(a) If more than one appeal to detach territory from a single school district is filed under
sub. (4) before March 15 and any of the following applies, the board shall review all of those appeals:
117.12(5)(a)1.
1. The total assessed valuation of the territory proposed to be detached under the appeals, divided by the assessment ratio of the taxation district, is equal to or greater than 7% of the equalized valuation of the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached.
117.12(5)(a)2.
2. The total number of pupils residing in the territory proposed to be detached under the appeals who, on the most recent of the preceding 3rd Friday of September or 2nd Friday of January, were enrolled in the school district from which the territory is proposed to be detached is equal to or greater than 7% of that school district's enrollment.
117.12(5)(am)
(am) In addition to reviewing appeals described under
par. (a), the board shall review an appeal if any of the following applies:
