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Regional committee helps districts with boundary issues
As mandated by law, each of the state's nine educational service districts staffs a regional committee on school district organization. The duties of these committees are to hear and approve or disapprove proposals for changes in the organization of school districts; make equitable adjustments of assets and liabilities as to the old and new districts, including alteration of boundaries; provide that transferred territory remain subject to or be relieved of tax levies; and hold and keep a record of a public hearing on every proposal for the formation of a new school district or for the transfer from one existing district to another.
It is the state's policy that decisions on proposed changes in school district organization should be made, whenever possible, by negotiated agreement between the affected school districts. If the districts cannot agree, the decision shall be made by the regional committee based on the committee's best judgment.
The regional committee is comprised of seven members, representing each of the seven director districts in the ESD 112 region. Regional committee members are elected by local school board members within their educational service district region. Elections are held every two years.