Opinion No.

The Honorable Pat Flanagin State Representative P.O. Box 867 Forrest City, AR 72335

Dear Representative Flanagin:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following questions:

1. Once consolidated, can a school district legally `de-consolidate' and return to the former school district boundaries?

2. If a school district can legally `de-consolidate,' would any consolidation incentive funding received during the consolidation period have to be refunded to the State?

In response to your first question, there appears to be no statutory procedure for a district to "de-consolidate",…