Sec 15-328. Single administrative program

A. Any common school district and any high school district having common governing board membership and coterminous district boundaries may by resolution of each board provide for the operation of such school districts under a single administrative program.

B. Operation of school districts under a single administrative program shall be commenced on July 1 of any year. The county school superintendent and the superintendent of public instruction shall be notified at least forty-five days before the beginning of a fiscal year of intention to operate under a single administrative program.

C. For purposes of this section, "single administrative program" means that a common school district and a high school district as provided in subsection A may combine administrative functions including but not limited to land acquisition, construction of school buildings, employment of all persons engaged in the administration and operation of the common school district and the high school district, and purchase and use of equipment and services, provided such expenditures are properly prorated to the separate accounts of the common school districts and the high school districts. The proration shall also apply for budget purposes.

D. All other provisions of this title shall be complied with by each of the districts, except that for the purpose of school administration a single administrative program may be conducted.