275.30 - ARBITRATION. - Iowa Statutes

275.30 ARBITRATION. If the boards cannot agree on such division and distribution, the matters on which they differ shall be decided by disinterested arbitrators, one selected by the initial board of directors of the newly formed district, one by each of the boards of directors of the school districts affected, and one selected jointly by the boards of directors of contiguous districts receiving territory of the school district affected. If the number of arbitrators selected is even, a disinterested arbitrator shall be added by the area education agency administrator. The decision of the arbitrators shall be made in writing and filed with the secretary of the new corporation, and a party to the proceedings may appeal the decision to the district court by serving notice on the secretary of the new corporation within twenty days after the decision is filed. The appeal shall be tried in equity and a decree entered determining the entire matter, including the levy, collection, and distribution of any necessary taxes.          Section History: Early Form [C73, § 1715; C97, § 2802; S13, § 2802, 2820-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4138; C46, 50, § 274.20; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 275.30]          Section History: Recent Form 93 Acts, ch 160, § 10 Referred to in § 256.11, 275.1, 275.28