ORS 341.025 Petition for formation of district

Whenever the electors registered in contiguous territory desire the formation of a community college district, they may sign a petition requesting the formation of such a district and present it to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

The petition must be substantially in the form established by the commission, which shall furnish the petition form. The petition:

Must contain the minimum number of signatures fixed by the commission of 500, or 10 percent of the electors registered in each county or part of a county within the designated territory, whichever is the lesser;

Must designate the boundaries of the territory to be included in the proposed district, which may include all or part of the territory lying within the boundaries of a school district and may be located in more than one county;

Must request that the territory be organized into a district;

May specify or reserve the right to specify the location for the proposed community college or may request the commission to determine the location;

Must specify the method of nomination and election of the board of education of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 341.327; and

Must contain any other information required by rules of the commission.