Sec. 775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the existing district may be divided, the district's board must receive a petition for division signed by at least seven percent of the district's qualified voters or at least 100 of the district's qualified voters, whichever is the lesser number. (b) A petition for division must include: (1) the name of the new district to be created; and (2) a description of the territory proposed to be the new district's territory. (c) On receipt of a petition in the proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition. (d) The board shall issue a notice of the hearing that includes: (1) the name of the proposed district; (2) a description of the proposed district's boundaries; and (3) the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition. (e) The board shall publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.
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