similar request considered Sec. 24. If a valid petition requesting a change in the boundaries of a district or the dissolution of a district has been denied due to: (1) the determination of the board after a public hearing; or (2) the results of an election held on the local public question; the board may not consider a later petition containing the same request or a similar request until two (2) years after the denial of the original petition. As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.