8.__Change in budget format. Any change in the budget format must be voted on at least 90 days prior to the budget year for which that change is to be effective.

§15694. Actions on budget

The following provisions apply to approving a school budget under this chapter.

1.__Checklist required. Prior to a vote on articles dealing with school appropriations, the moderator of a regular or special school budget meeting shall require the clerk or secretary to make a checklist of the registered voters present. The number of voters listed on the checklist is conclusive evidence of the number present at the meeting.

2.__Reconsideration. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in school administrative units where the school budget is finally approved by the voters, a special budget meeting to reconsider action taken on the budget may be called only as follows.

A. The meeting must be held within 30 days of the regular budget meeting at which the budget was finally approved.

B. In a school administrative district or community school district, the meeting must be called by the school board or as follows.

(1) A petition containing a number of signatures of legal voters in the member municipalities of the school administrative unit equalling at least 10% of the number of voters who voted in the last gubernatorial election in member municipalities of the school administrative unit, or 100 voters, whichever is less, and specifying the article or articles to be reconsidered must be presented to the school board within 15 days of the regular budget meeting at which the budget was finally approved.

(2) On receiving the petition, the school board shall call the special budget reconsideration meeting, which must be held within 15 days of the date the petition was received.