Notwithstanding sections 15-395 and 15-395.01, if a school district that was participating in a career technical education district at the time that the school district was unified or consolidated pursuant to chapter 4, article 3 of this title, the successor school district that results from that unification or consolidation shall automatically continue to participate in that career technical education district in the same manner as the former school district that was unified or consolidated.
A.R.S. § 15-397