Source: http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/wr/schooldistreog.asp
Timestamp: 2016-02-07 04:01:52
Document Index: 624351684

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 35100', '§ 35101', '§ 5019', '§ 5020', '§ 5021', '§ 5030', '§ 35710', '§ 35534', '§ 35780', '§ 35782', '§ 35786']

Waiver of School District Reorganization - Waivers (CA Dept of Education)
Waiver of School District Reorganization The following are examples of language that has previously been used when state board has considered school district reorganization waivers.	To Waive the Election of Governing Board of a New Unified School District § 35100. Interim governing boards; assumption of powers and duties by county superintendent
35100. Within 15 days after the action necessary for the formation of any elementary school district or high school district is completed, the county superintendent of schools shall appoint an interim governing board.
Within 15 days after the action necessary for the formation of any joint or joint union elementary school or high school district is completed, the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the district shall appoint a majority of the members of an interim governing board. If the new district is in two counties, the other county superintendent shall appoint the rest of the interim governing board members within such 15-day period. If the new district is in more than two counties, the other county superintendents shall appoint the rest of the interim governing board members within such 15-day period as may be agreed upon by them. If they cannot agree within such 15-day period, the county superintendent who appointed the majority of the interim governing board members shall appoint the rest of the members.
§ 35101. Election of first governing board in new unified districts
35101. In newly formed unified school districts there shall be no interim governing board, but the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the particular district shall call an election for the purpose of choosing the first governing board of the district.
The election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March, June, or November next succeeding the call. The first members of the governing board of the district shall take office on the day the canvass of the election is certified by the county superintendent of schools. The first meeting of the governing board shall be called by the county superintendent of schools not later than the third Monday following the election. The term of office of subsequent members of the board shall begin on April 1st following their election.
To Waive the Election Requirement for Establishment of Trustee Areas
§ 5019. Trustee areas and size of school district governing boards; powers of county committee; proposal and hearing
§ 5020. Presentation of proposal to electors
(b) If a petition requesting an election on a proposal to rearrange trustee area boundaries is filed, containing at least 5 percent of the signatures of the district's registered voters as determined by the elections official, the proposal shall be presented to the electors of the district, at the next succeeding election for the members of the governing board, at the next succeeding statewide primary or general election, or at the next succeeding regularly scheduled election at which the electors of the district are otherwise entitled to vote, provided that there is sufficient time to place the issue on the ballot.
(c) If a petition requesting an election on a proposal to establish or abolish trustee areas, to increase or decrease the number of members of the board, or to adopt one of the alternative methods of electing governing board members specified in Section 5030 is filed, containing at least 10 percent of the signatures of the district's registered voters as determined by the elections official, the proposal shall be presented to the electors of the district, at the next succeeding election for the members of the governing board, at the next succeeding statewide primary or general election, or at the next succeeding regularly scheduled election at which the electors of the district are otherwise entitled to vote, provided that there is sufficient time to place the issue on the ballot. Before the proposal is presented to the electors, the county committee on school district organization may call and conduct one or more public hearings on the proposal.
(e) For each proposal there shall be a separate proposition on the ballot. The ballot shall contain the following words:"For the establishment (or abolition or rearrangement) of trustee areas in ____ (insert name) School District --Yes" and "For the establishment (or abolition or rearrangement) of trustee areas in ____ (insert name) School District--No."
"For increasing the number of members of the governing board of ____ (insert name) School District from five to seven--Yes" and "For increasing the number of members of the governing board of ____ (insert name) School District from five to seven--No."
"For decreasing the number of members of the governing board of ____ (insert name) School District from seven to five--Yes" and "For decreasing the number of members of the governing board of ____ (insert name) School District from seven to five--No."
"For the election of each member of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District by the registered voters of the entire ____ (insert name) School District--Yes" and "For the election of each member of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District by the registered voters of the entire ____ (insert name) School District--No."
"For the election of one member of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District residing in each trustee area elected by the registered voters in that trustee area--Yes" and "For the election of one member of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District residing in each trustee area elected by the registered voters in that trustee area--No."
"For the election of one member, or more than one member for one or more trustee areas, of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District residing in each trustee area elected by the registered voters of the entire ____ (insert name) School District--Yes" and "For the election of one member, or more than one member for one or more trustee areas, of the governing board of the ____ (insert name) School District residing in each trustee area elected by the registered voters of the entire ____ (insert name) School District--No."
"For the establishment (or abolition) of a common governing board in the ____ (insert name) School District and the ____ (insert name) School District--Yes" and "For the establishment (or abolition) of a common governing board in the ____ (insert name) School District and the ____ (insert name) School District--No."
§ 5021. Incumbents to serve out terms despite approval of change
§ 5030. Alternate method of election
In counties with a population of less than 25,000, the county committee on school district organization or the county board of education, if it has succeeded to the duties of the county committee, may at any time, by resolution, with respect to trustee areas established for any school district, other than a community college district, amend the provision required by this section without additional approval by the electors, to require one of the alternate methods for electing board members to be utilized. To Waive the Election Requirement for County Committee Approvals of Reorganizations
§ 35710. Notification of approval; conditions; petitions not approved
(a) For all other petitions to transfer territory, if the county committee finds that the conditions enumerated in paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 35753 substantially are met, the county committee may approve the petition and, if approved, shall notify the county superintendent of schools who shall call an election in the territory of the districts as determined by the county committee, to be conducted at the next election of any kind in accordance with either of the following:
(b) A county committee also may approve a petition to form one or more school districts if the requirements of subdivision (a), and the following conditions, are met:
(1) Each county superintendent of schools with jurisdiction over an affected school district elects to grant approval authority to the county committee on school district organization for which he or she is secretary pursuant to Section 4012, and that county committee chooses to accept that authority.
(2) The governing board of each of the affected school districts consents to the petition.
(3) The secretary of the county committee designated as the lead agency pursuant to Section 35710.3 or subdivision (a) of Section 35520.5 enters into an agreement on behalf of the county committee for any or all affected school districts to share among those districts the costs of complying with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
(c) A petition to form one or more school districts that meets the conditions described in subdivision (b), but is not approved by the county committee, shall be transmitted to the state board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 35707 and heard by the state board pursuant to Section 35708. The state board, rather than the county committee, shall be the lead agency, as defined in Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) for each petition transmitted pursuant to this subdivision, including a petition disapproved by the county committee after determining the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 21080 of the Public Resources Code.
To Waive the Effective Date of Reorganizations
§ 35534. Effective date for action
Note: Any approval of such waiver request will be accompanied by a condition that compliance with Section 54900 of the Government Code is completed by December 1 of the calendar year in which the action is completed.
To Waive the Conditions of Lapsation
§ 35780. Lapse of school district in certain cases; deferments
(a) Any school district which has been organized for more than three years shall be lapsed as provided in this article if the number of registered electors in the district is less than six or if the average daily attendance of pupils in the school or schools maintained by the district is less than six in grades 1 through 8 or is less than 11 in grades 9 through 12, except that for any unified district which has established and continues to operate at least one senior high school, the board of supervisors shall defer the lapsation of the district for one year upon a written request of the governing board of the district and written concurrence of the county committee. The board of supervisors shall make no more than three such deferments.
(b) For a newly organized school district that has been unable to provide the school facilities necessary for instructional services by employees of the district to all of the pupils who are residents of the district after five years from the date that the reorganization became effective, the county committee on school district organization, upon direction from the State Board of Education, shall initiate lapsation procedures pursuant to Section 35783 or revert the reorganized district to its original status.
(c) A school district may also be lapsed when there are no school facilities or sites on which to maintain any school in the district.
§ 35782. Public hearing; notice
Within 30 days after the close of each school year, the county committee shall conduct a public hearing on the issues specified in Section 35780. Notice of the public hearing shall be given at least 10 days in advance thereof to each member of the governing board of the lapsed district immediately prior to its lapsation, to each of the governing boards which adjoin the lapsed district, and to the high school district of which the lapsed elementary district is a component.
§ 35786. Order attaching territory of lapsed district to adjoining district
An order of a county committee attaching the territory of a lapsed school district to one or more adjoining school districts shall be effective for all purposes on the date of the order.
Note: Any approval of such waiver of Section 35534 will be accompanied by a condition that compliance with Section 54900 of the Government Code is completed by December 1 of the calendar year in which the action is completed.
The strike-out indicates the exact language being waived but is still valid.
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