Joint School District No. 1 v. Joint County School Committee

Before a joint' school committee can enter a school-district reorganization order, a public hearing must be held and notice given thereof by personal service, posting, and publication.1 Sec. 40.025 (2) (a), Stats., requires that notice “be published once in at least one newspaper which has general circulation in the school districts affected by the *583proposed reorganization.” The committee loses jurisdiction 2 which it has obtained over the reorganization matter 3 by failing to substantially comply with the procedural steps required before the order can be issued.4 The sole issue presented on…