An elementary school in existence at the time a reorganization becomes effective may be closed upon approval of the board. Unless otherwise directed by the superintendent of public instruction, a school closed under this section may be reopened only upon resolution of the school board and only at the beginning of a school year that follows by at least ninety days the date of the school board's closure vote.
15.1-12-18. School district reorganization - Approval of plan - Effective date - Transfer of all property. A reorganization plan takes effect on the first day of July following its approval by the voters. Within thirty days from the effective date of the reorganization, personnel from school districts incorporated in whole or in part into a reorganized district shall turn over to the board of the reorganized district all property and assets as required by the approved reorganization plan. Unless otherwise provided, debts, obligations, and liabilities of the districts or parts of districts incorporated into the reorganized district become the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the reorganized district.
15.1-12-18.1. Reorganizing school districts to contact job service North Dakota - Liability of new reorganized school district for reimbursement of unemployment compensation benefits paid. The reorganizing school districts shall contact job service North Dakota for its estimation of the new reorganized school district's potential obligation to job service North Dakota for reimbursement of unemployment compensation benefits that could potentially be paid by job service North Dakota to employees of the reorganizing school districts. The new reorganized school district shall reimburse job service North Dakota for unemployment compensation benefits paid by job service North Dakota to former employees of the school districts which reorganized and for which the reorganizing school districts would have been liable, including any delinquent reimbursement payments.