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. 66.0235 (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(6)(6) State aid. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (br), the department shall pay to a school district created by a consolidation under this section that takes effect on or after July 1, 2019, the following amounts:

117.09(6)(b)(b) In the 5th school year following the school year in which the consolidation takes effect, 50 percent of the amount the school district received under par. (a) in the 4th year following the school year in which the consolidation takes effect.

117.09(6)(c)(c) In the 6th school year following the school year in which the consolidation takes effect, 25 percent of the amount the school district received under par. (a) in the 4th year following the school year in which the consolidation takes effect.

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)(3) Advisory referendum.

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 percent 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. 66.0235 (2c) (a) 1., and the school district’s territory, to one or more other school districts, and providing for the employees 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.

117.105(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 percent of the total number of electors residing in the affected school districts and by at least 5 percent 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. 66.0235 (2c). The school boards may establish an alternative method to govern the assignment of assets and liabilities as provided in s. 66.0235 (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).