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Lawmakers consider requiring mailed notice, property‑owner petition rights for school‑district annexations
Summary
Senate Bill 2,351 would require mailed notice to property owners of proposed school‑district annexation hearings and sponsors urged allowing property owners (not just resident electors) to sign annexation petitions; county and school officials raised practical and legal questions at the hearing.
Senate Bill 2,351, introduced by Senator Todd Beard, would amend state law governing school‑district annexation petitions to require mailed notice to real‑property owners whose land is described in an annexation petition and to clarify who may initiate petitions.
Senator Todd Beard, sponsor (District 23), told the Senate Education Committee the change is designed to ensure property owners learn about annexation petitions that can change school‑district assignment, tax mills and other property implications. “If you annex from one school district to another, it affects your mills, your taxes, everything,” Beard said, and he said a citizen brought the concern to his attention.
Supporters asked the committee to go further and allow all owners of real property affected by a proposed annexation to sign or decline the…
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