citation: EDC § 2574

text:
For the 2013–14 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Superintendent annually shall calculate a county local control funding formula for each county superintendent of schools as follows:

(a) Compute a county office of education operations grant equal to the sum of each of the following amounts:

(1) Six hundred fifty-five thousand nine hundred twenty dollars ($655,920).

(2) One hundred nine thousand three hundred twenty dollars ($109,320) multiplied by the number of school districts for which the county superintendent of schools has jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1253.

(3) (A) Seventy dollars ($70) multiplied by the number of units of countywide average daily attendance, up to a maximum of 30,000 units.

(B) Sixty dollars ($60) multiplied by the number of units of countywide average daily attendance for the portion of countywide average daily attendance, if any, above 30,000 units, up to a maximum of 60,000 units.

(C) Fifty dollars ($50) multiplied by the number of units of countywide average daily attendance for the portion of countywide average daily attendance, if any, above 60,000, up to a maximum of 140,000 units.

(D) Forty dollars ($40) multiplied by the number of units of countywide average daily attendance for the portion of countywide average daily attendance, if any, above 140,000 units.

(E) For purposes of this section, countywide average daily attendance means the aggregate number of annual units of average daily attendance within the county attributable to all school districts for which the county superintendent of schools has jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1253, charter schools authorized by school districts for which the county superintendent of schools has jurisdiction, and charter schools authorized by the county superintendent of schools.

(4) For the 2014–15 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, adjust each of the rates provided in the prior year pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by the percentage change in the annual average value of the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services for the United States, as published by the United States Department of Commerce for the 12-month period ending in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. This percentage change shall be determined using the latest data available as of May 10 of the preceding fiscal year compared with the annual average value of the same deflator for the 12-month period ending in the third quarter of the second preceding fiscal year, using the latest data available as of May 10 of the preceding fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Finance.

(5) Commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, add one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) to the amount specified in paragraph (2), as that rate was adjusted pursuant to paragraph (4).

(6) Commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, add fourteen dollars ($14) to each of the amounts specified in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of paragraph (3), as those rates were adjusted pursuant to paragraph (4).

(b) Determine the enrollment percentage of unduplicated pupils pursuant to the following:

(1) (A) For the 2013–14 fiscal year, divide the enrollment of unduplicated pupils in all schools operated by a county superintendent of schools in the 2013–14 fiscal year by the total enrollment in those schools in the 2013–14 fiscal year.

(B) For the 2014–15 fiscal year, divide the sum of the enrollment of unduplicated pupils in all schools operated by a county superintendent of schools in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years by the sum of the total enrollment in those schools in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years.

(C) For the 2015–16 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, divide the sum of the enrollment of unduplicated pupils in all schools operated by a county superintendent of schools in the current fiscal year and the two prior fiscal years by the sum of the total enrollment in those schools in the current fiscal year and the two prior fiscal years.

(D) (i) For purposes of the quotients determined pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Superintendent shall use a county superintendent of schools’ enrollment of unduplicated pupils and total pupil enrollment in the 2014–15 fiscal year instead of the enrollment of unduplicated pupils and total pupil enrollment in the 2013–14 fiscal year if doing so would yield an overall greater percentage of unduplicated pupils.

(ii) It is the intent of the Legislature to review each county office of education’s enrollment of unduplicated pupils for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years and provide one-time funding, if necessary, for a county office of education with higher enrollment of unduplicated pupils in the 2014–15 fiscal year as compared to the 2013–14 fiscal year.

(E) For purposes of determining the enrollment percentage of unduplicated pupils pursuant to this subdivision, enrollment in schools or classes established pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48645) of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 and the enrollment of pupils other than the pupils identified in clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c), shall be excluded from the calculation of the enrollment percentage of unduplicated pupils.

(F) The data used to determine the percentage of unduplicated pupils shall be final once that data is no longer used in the current fiscal year calculation of the percentage of unduplicated pupils. This subparagraph does not apply to a change that is the result of an audit that has been appealed pursuant to Section 41344.

(2) For purposes of this section, an “unduplicated pupil” is a pupil who is classified as an English learner, eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, or a foster youth. For purposes of this section, the definitions in Section 42238.01 of an English learner, a pupil eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, and foster youth shall apply. A pupil shall be counted only once for purposes of this section if any of the following apply:

(A) The pupil is classified as an English learner and is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal.

(B) The pupil is classified as an English learner and is a foster youth.

(C) The pupil is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal and is classified as a foster youth.

(D) The pupil is classified as an English learner, is eligible for a free or reduced-price meal, and is a foster youth.

(3) (A) Under procedures and timeframes established by the Superintendent, commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, a county superintendent of schools annually shall report the enrollment of unduplicated pupils, pupils classified as English learners, pupils eligible for free and reduced-price meals, and foster youth in schools operated by the county superintendent of schools to the Superintendent using the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

(B) The Superintendent shall make the calculations pursuant to this section using the data submitted through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

(C) The Controller shall include instructions, as appropriate, in the audit guide required by subdivision (a) of Section 14502.1, for determining if the data reported by a county superintendent of schools using the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System is consistent with pupil data records maintained by the county office of education.

(c) Compute an alternative education grant equal to the sum of the following:

(1) (A) (i) For the 2013–14 fiscal year to the 2022–23 fiscal year, inclusive, a base grant equal to the 2012–13 per pupil undeficited statewide average juvenile court school base revenue limit calculated pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 2550) of Chapter 12, as that article read on January 1, 2013, and as adjusted each fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (B). For purposes of this subparagraph, the 2012–13 statewide average juvenile court school base revenue limit shall be considered final as of the annual apportionment for the 2012–13 fiscal year, as calculated for purposes of the certification required on or before February 20, 2014, pursuant to Sections 41332 and 41339.

(ii) For the 2023–24 fiscal year, a base grant equal to the grade span-adjusted base grant for average daily attendance in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, calculated pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 42238.02, for the 2022–23 fiscal year, multiplied by 1.33, and then adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (B) for the 2023–24 fiscal year.

(iii) Commencing with the 2024–25 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, a base grant equal to the amount calculated pursuant to clause (ii) and as adjusted each year pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(B) Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, the per pupil base grant shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the annual average value of the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services for the United States, as published by the United States Department of Commerce for the 12-month period ending in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. This percentage change shall be determined using the latest data available as of May 10 of the preceding fiscal year compared with the annual average value of the same deflator for the 12-month period ending in the third quarter of the second preceding fiscal year, using the latest data available as of May 10 of the preceding fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Finance.

(2) A supplemental grant equal to 35 percent of the base grant described in paragraph (1) multiplied by the enrollment percentage calculated in subdivision (b). The supplemental grant shall be expended in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42238.07.

(3) (A) A concentration grant equal to 35 percent of the base grant described in paragraph (1) multiplied by the greater of either of the following:

(i) The enrollment percentage calculated in subdivision (b) less 50 percent.

(ii) Zero.

(B) The concentration grant shall be expended in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42238.07.

(4) (A) Multiply the sum of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) by the total number of units of average daily attendance for pupils attending schools operated by a county office of education, excluding units of average daily attendance for pupils attending schools or classes established pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48645) of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2, who are enrolled pursuant to any of the following:

(i) Probation-referred pursuant to Sections 300, 601, 602, and 654 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(ii) On probation or parole and not in attendance in a school.

(iii) Expelled for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 48915.

(B) Multiply the number of units of average daily attendance for pupils attending schools or classes established pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48645) of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2 by the sum of the base grant calculated pursuant to paragraph (1), a supplemental grant equal to 35 percent of the base grant calculated pursuant to paragraph (1), and a concentration grant equal to 17.5 percent of the base grant calculated pursuant to paragraph (1). Funds provided for the supplemental and concentration grants pursuant to this calculation shall be expended in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 42238.07.

(C) Add the amounts calculated in subparagraphs (A) and (B).

(5) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, and for purposes of this subdivision, average daily attendance shall be the sum of both of the following:

(A) The average daily attendance reported by the county superintendent of schools for the annual reporting period for the current fiscal year, or the prior fiscal year if the prior year total is greater, or the average of the three most recent prior fiscal years if the average total is greater than both the current year and the prior year.

(B) If applicable, the average daily attendance reported by a charter school in the county established pursuant to Section 47605.5 for the annual reporting period for the current fiscal year.

(d) Add the amount calculated in subdivision (a) to the amount calculated in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).

(e) Add all of the following to the amount calculated in subdivision (d):

(1) The amount of funding a county superintendent of schools received for the 2012–13 fiscal year from funds allocated pursuant to the Targeted Instructional Improvement Block Grant program, as set forth in Article 6 (commencing with Section 41540) of Chapter 3.2 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2, as that article read on January 1, 2013.

(2) (A) The amount of funding a county superintendent of schools received for the 2012–13 fiscal year from funds allocated pursuant to the Home-to-School Transportation program, as set forth in former Article 2 (commencing with Section 39820) of Chapter 1 of Part 23.5 of Division 3 of Title 2, former Article 10 (commencing with Section 41850) of Chapter 5 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2, and the Small School District Transportation program, as set forth in former Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 42290) of Chapter 7 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2, as those articles read on January 1, 2013.

(B) If a home-to-school transportation joint powers agency, established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing pupil transportation, received an apportionment directly from the Superintendent pursuant to Item 6110-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012, as identified in clause (i) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2575, the joint powers agency may identify the member local educational agencies and transfer entitlement to that funding to any of those member local educational agencies by reporting to the Superintendent, on or before September 30, 2015, the reassignment of a specified amount of the joint powers agency’s 2012–13 fiscal year entitlement to the member local educational agency. Commencing with the 2015–16 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall add the reassigned amounts to the amounts calculated pursuant to this paragraph.

(C) Commencing in the 2023–24 fiscal year, the add-on amounts referenced in subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall receive the annual cost-of-living adjustment specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c).

(3) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each county office of education operating at least one juvenile court school pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48645) of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2, including a county office of education that authorized a charter school for that purpose pursuant to Section 47605.5.

(4) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for each county office of education operating at least one county community school pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 1980), including a county office of education that authorized a charter school for that purpose pursuant to Section 47605.5.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds allocated pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (e) be included in the local control and accountability plan template pursuant to Section 52064.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 2. COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES > 12.5. County Local Control Funding Formula


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code: EDC

citation: EDC § 2575

text:
(a) Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Superintendent shall calculate a base entitlement for the transition to the county local control funding formula for each county superintendent of schools based on the sum of the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive:

(1) Revenue limits in the 2012–13 fiscal year pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 2550) of Chapter 12, as that article read on January 1, 2013, adjusted only for changes in average daily attendance claimed by the county superintendent of schools for pupils identified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 2574 and for pupils attending juvenile court schools. For purposes of this paragraph, the calculation of an amount per unit of average daily attendance for pupils attending juvenile court schools shall be considered final for purposes of this section as of the annual apportionment for the 2012–13 fiscal year, as calculated for purposes of the certification required on or before February 20, 2014, pursuant to Sections 41332 and 41339. All other average daily attendance claimed by the county superintendent of schools and any other average daily attendance used for purposes of calculating revenue limits pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 2550) of Chapter 12, as that article read on January 1, 2013, shall be considered final for purposes of this section as of the annual apportionment for the 2012–13 fiscal year, as calculated for purposes of the certification required on or before February 20, 2014, pursuant to Sections 41332 and 41339.

(2) The sum of all of the following:

(A) (i) The amount of funding received from appropriations contained in Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012, as adjusted by Section 12.42, in the following Items: 6110-104-0001, 6110-105-0001, 6110-107-0001, 6110-108-0001, 6110-111-0001, 6110-124-0001, 6110-128-0001, 6110-137-0001, 6110-144-0001, 6110-156-0001, 6110-181-0001, 6110-188-0001, 6110-189-0001, 6110-190-0001, 6110-193-0001, 6110-195-0001, 6110-198-0001, 6110-204-0001, 6110-208-0001, 6110-209-0001, 6110-211-0001, 6110-212-0001, 6110-227-0001, 6110-228-0001, 6110-232-0001, 6110-240-0001, 6110-242-0001, 6110-243-0001, 6110-244-0001, 6110-245-0001, 6110-246-0001, 6110-247-0001, 6110-248-0001, 6110-260-0001, 6110-265-0001, 6110-266-0001, 6110-267-0001, 6110-268-0001, and 6360-101-0001, 2012–13 fiscal year funding for the Class Size Reduction Program pursuant to Chapter 6.10 (commencing with Section 52120) of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2, as that chapter read on January 1, 2013, and 2012–13 fiscal year funding for pupils enrolled in community day schools who are mandatorily expelled pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915. For purposes of this subparagraph, the 2012–13 fiscal year appropriations described in this subparagraph shall be considered final as of the annual apportionment for the 2012–13 fiscal year, as calculated for purposes of the certification required on or before February 20, 2014, pursuant to Sections 41332 and 41339.

(ii) If a home-to-school transportation joint powers agency, established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing pupil transportation, received an apportionment directly from the Superintendent pursuant to Item 6110-111-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2012, as identified in clause (i), the joint powers agency may identify the member local educational agencies and transfer entitlement to that funding to any of those member local educational agencies by reporting to the Superintendent, on or before September 30, 2015, the reassignment of a specified amount of the joint powers agency’s 2012–13 fiscal year entitlement to the member local educational agency. Commencing with the 2015–16 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall add the reassigned amounts to the amounts calculated pursuant to this paragraph. These funds shall be subject to the requirements specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (k).

(B) The amount of local revenues used to support a regional occupational center or program established and maintained by a county superintendent of schools pursuant to Section 52301.

(3) For the 2014–15 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of the amounts apportioned to the county superintendent of schools pursuant to subdivision (f) in all prior years.

(b) The Superintendent shall annually compute a county local control funding formula transition adjustment for each county superintendent of schools as follows:

(1) Subtract the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (a) from the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2574. A difference of less than zero shall be deemed to be zero.

(2) Divide the difference for each county superintendent of schools calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) by the total sum of the differences for all county superintendents of schools calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) Multiply the proportion calculated for each county superintendent of schools pursuant to paragraph (2) by the amount of funding specifically appropriated for purposes of subdivision (f). The amount calculated shall not exceed the difference for the county superintendent of schools calculated pursuant to paragraph (1).

(c) The Superintendent shall subtract from the amount calculated pursuant to subdivision (a) the sum of each of the following:

(1) Local property tax revenues received pursuant to Section 2573 in the then current fiscal year.

(2) The amount received pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 33607.5 of the Health and Safety Code that is considered property taxes pursuant to that section.

(3) The amount, if any, received pursuant to Sections 34177, 34179.5, 34179.6, 34183, and 34188 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) The amount, if any, received pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section 36 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.

(d) The Superintendent shall subtract from the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2574 the sum of the amounts computed pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (c).

(e) The Superintendent shall annually apportion to each county superintendent of schools the amount calculated pursuant to subdivision (c) unless the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) is negative. If the amount computed is negative, except as provided in subdivision (f), an amount of property tax of the county superintendent of schools equal to the negative amount shall be deemed restricted and not available for expenditure during the fiscal year. In the following fiscal year, that amount, excluding any amount of funds used for purposes of subdivision (f), shall be considered restricted local property tax revenue for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 2578. State aid shall not be apportioned to the county superintendent of schools pursuant to this subdivision if the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) is negative.

(f) (1) The Superintendent shall apportion, from an appropriation specifically made for this purpose, the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (b), or, if the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) is negative, the sum of the amounts computed pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) if the sum if greater than zero.

(2) The Superintendent shall apportion any portion of the appropriation made for purposes of paragraph (1) that is not apportioned pursuant to paragraph (1) pursuant to the following calculation:

(A) Add the amount calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) to the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (a) for a county superintendent of schools.

(B) Subtract the amount computed pursuant to subparagraph (A) from the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2574 for the county superintendent of schools.

(C) Divide the difference for the county superintendent of schools computed pursuant to subparagraph (B) by the sum of the differences for all county superintendents of schools computed pursuant to subparagraph (B).

(D) Multiply the proportion computed pursuant to subparagraph (C) by the unapportioned balance in the appropriation. That product shall be the county superintendent of schools’ proportion of total need.

(E) Apportion to each county superintendent of schools the amount calculated pursuant to subparagraph (D), or if subdivision (c) is negative, apportion the sums of subdivisions (b) and (c) and subparagraph (D) of this subdivision if the sum is greater than zero.

(F) The Superintendent shall repeat the computation made pursuant to this paragraph, accounting for any additional amounts apportioned after each computation, until the appropriation made for purposes of paragraph (1) is fully apportioned.

(G) The total amount apportioned pursuant to this subdivision to a county superintendent of schools shall not exceed the difference for the county superintendent of schools calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(H) For purposes of this paragraph, the proportion of need that is funded from any appropriation made specifically for purposes of this subdivision in the then current fiscal year shall be considered fixed as of the second principal apportionment for that fiscal year. Adjustments to a county superintendent of schools’ total need computed pursuant to subparagraph (D) after the second principal apportionment for the then current fiscal year shall be funded based on the fixed proportion of need that is funded for that fiscal year pursuant to this subdivision, and shall be continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 14002.

(g) (1) For a county superintendent of schools for whom, in the 2013–14 fiscal year, the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) is less than the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d), in the first fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the sum of the apportionments computed pursuant to subdivisions (e) and (f) is equal to, or greater than, the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section, the Superintendent shall apportion to the county superintendent of schools the amount computed in subdivision (d) in that fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter instead of the amounts computed pursuant to subdivisions (e) and (f).

(2) For a county superintendent of schools for whom, in the 2013–14 fiscal year, the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) is greater than the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d), in the first fiscal year in which the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (c) would be less than the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d), the Superintendent shall apportion to the county superintendent of schools the amount computed in subdivision (d) in that fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter instead of the amounts computed pursuant to subdivisions (e) and (f).

(3) In each fiscal year, the Superintendent shall determine the percentage of county superintendents of schools that are apportioned funding that is less than the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d), as of the second principal apportionment of the fiscal year. If the percentage is less than 10 percent, the Superintendent shall apportion to those county superintendents of schools funding equal to the amount computed in subdivision (d) in that fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter instead of the amounts calculated pursuant to subdivisions (e) and (f).

(4) If the calculation pursuant to subdivision (d) is negative and the Superintendent apportions to a county superintendent of schools the amount computed pursuant to subdivision (d) pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this subdivision, an amount of property tax of the county superintendent of schools equal to the negative amount shall be deemed restricted and not available for expenditure during that fiscal year. In the following fiscal year the restricted amount shall be considered restricted local property tax revenue for purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 2578.

(h) Commencing with the 2013–14 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall apportion to a county superintendent of schools an amount of state aid, including any amount apportioned pursuant to subdivisions (f) and (g), that is no less than the amount calculated in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

(i) (1) For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years only, a county superintendent of schools who, in the 2012–13 fiscal year, from any of the funding sources identified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a), received funds on behalf of, or provided funds to, a regional occupational center or program joint powers agency established in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing instruction to pupils enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, shall not redirect that funding for another purpose unless otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to an agreement between the regional occupational center or program joint powers agency and the contracting county superintendent of schools.

(2) For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years only, if a regional occupational center or program joint powers agency established in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing instruction to pupils enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, received, in the 2012–13 fiscal year, an apportionment of funds directly from any of the funding sources identified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the Superintendent shall apportion that same amount to the regional occupational center or program joint powers agency.

(j) For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years only, a county superintendent of schools who, in the 2012–13 fiscal year, from any of the funding sources identified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a), received funds on behalf of, or provided funds to, a home-to-school transportation joint powers agency established in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing pupil transportation shall not redirect that funding for another purpose unless otherwise authorized by law or pursuant to an agreement between the home-to-school transportation joint powers agency and the contracting county superintendent of schools.

(k) (1) In addition to subdivision (j), of the funds a county superintendent of schools receives for home-to-school transportation programs, the county superintendent of schools shall expend, pursuant to former Article 2 (commencing with Section 39820) of Chapter 1 of Part 23.5 of Division 3 of Title 2, former Article 10 (commencing with Section 41850) of Chapter 5 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2, and the Small School District Transportation program, as set forth in former Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 42290) of Chapter 7 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2, as those articles read on January 1, 2013, no less for those programs than the amount of funds the county superintendent of schools expended for home-to-school transportation in the 2012–13 fiscal year.

(2) For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years only, if a home-to-school transportation joint powers agency established in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for purposes of providing pupil transportation received, in the 2012–13 fiscal year, an apportionment of funds directly from the Superintendent from any of the funding sources identified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the Superintendent shall apportion that same amount to the home-to-school transportation joint powers agency.

(3) For the 2013–14 and 2014–15 fiscal years only, of the funds a county superintendent of schools receives for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs, or adult education, the county superintendent of schools shall expend no less for each of those programs than the amount of funds the county superintendent of schools expended for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs, or adult education, respectively, in the 2012–13 fiscal year. For purposes of this paragraph, a county superintendent of schools may include expenditures made by a school district within the county for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs so long as the total amount of expenditures made by the school districts and the county superintendent of schools equals or exceeds the total amount required to be expended for purposes of regional occupational centers or programs pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 42238.03.

(l) The funds apportioned pursuant to this section and Section 2574 shall be available to implement the activities required pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 52059.5) of Chapter 6.1 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 39, Sec. 2. (AB 1825) Effective June 27, 2018.)

division: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

part: 2. COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 12.5. County Local Control Funding Formula


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Commencing with the 2017–18 fiscal year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall add to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575 the amount computed as follows:

(a) Each county superintendent of schools funded pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2575 as of the 2016–17 second principal apportionment shall be allocated the greater of eighteen thousand six hundred ninety-seven dollars ($18,697) multiplied by the number of school districts for which the county superintendent of schools has jurisdiction pursuant to Section 1253 of the Education Code, or eighty thousand dollars ($80,000).

(b) Commencing with the 2018–19 fiscal year, the rates in subdivision (a) shall be adjusted by the cost-of-living increase applied pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2574.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 15, Sec. 3. (AB 99) Effective June 27, 2017.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


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(a) (1) For the 2018–19 fiscal year to the 2022–23 fiscal year, inclusive, the Superintendent shall add to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) and the following:

(A) For the 2018–19 fiscal year, the fiscal year allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) using the 2018 local control funding formula assistance status report plus the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) using the 2017 local control funding formula assistance status report, divided by two.

(B) For the 2019–20 fiscal year to the 2022–23 fiscal year, inclusive, the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the current year local control funding formula assistance status report plus the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the prior two years’ local control funding formula assistance status reports, divided by three.

(2) For the 2023–24 fiscal year to the 2025–26 fiscal year, inclusive, the Superintendent shall add to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575, the sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) and the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the current year local control funding formula assistance status report plus the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the prior two years’ local control funding formula assistance status reports, divided by three.

(b) The allowance for each fiscal year shall be equal to the sum of the following: one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) multiplied by the number of small school districts; two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) multiplied by the number of medium school districts; and three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) multiplied by the number of large school districts for which the county superintendent of schools has jurisdiction pursuant to Sections 1240 and 1253 that are also determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.

(c) For purposes of this section, a small school district is any school district with average daily attendance of 2,499 or less, a medium school district is any school district with an average daily attendance of at least 2,500 but not more than 9,999, and a large school district is any school district with an average daily attendance of 10,000 or more.

(d) Average daily attendance for purposes of this section shall be the annual period average daily attendance as reported by the school district for the prior fiscal year.

(e) For purposes of this section, a school district in need of differentiated assistance is a school district identified pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071.

(f) For a county superintendent of schools in a county where the county board of education serves as the governing board of any school district under its jurisdiction, and the school district is identified for differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071, the amount calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be allocated to the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 of the region in which the county office of education is located. Funds allocated pursuant to this subdivision shall be used by either the lead agency to whom the funds were allocated or another county office of education identified by the county office of education that generated the funds to provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (c) of Section 52071 to the county office of education that generated the funds.

(g) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations described in subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202.

(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 3. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)

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text:
(a) Commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall add to the amounts to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575, the amount calculated in accordance with the following:

(1) For the 2022–23 fiscal year, the fiscal year allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) using the 2022 local control funding formula assistance status report.

(2) For the 2023–24 fiscal year, the fiscal year allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) using the 2023 local control funding formula assistance status report plus the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) using the 2022 local control funding formula assistance status report, divided by two.

(3) For the 2024–25 and 2025–26 fiscal years, the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the current year local control funding formula assistance status report plus the allowance calculated pursuant to subdivision (b) for the prior two years’ local control funding formula assistance status reports, divided by three.

(b) The allowance for each fiscal year shall be equal to the product of the following: one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) multiplied by the number of charter schools in the county in which the charter school is located, or for charter schools authorized by the county board of education, the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 for that county, that are also determined to be in need of differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3.

(c) For purposes of this section, a charter school in need of differentiated assistance is a charter school identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3.

(d) Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be used to provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school that generated the funds.

(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude a lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 that receives funding pursuant to subdivision (b) from contracting with a designee, as identified in subdivision (d) of Section 52071, to provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school that generated the funds.

(f) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations described in subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202.

(g) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 4. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)

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text:
Commencing with the 2022–23 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall adjust the county local control funding formula calculation as follows:

(a) Determine the amount of the county local control funding formula attributed to the annual inflation adjustment for each fiscal year as the sum of the following:

(1) That portion of the county office of education operations grant, authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2574, which is attributed to the rate change pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2574.

(2) That portion of the alternative education grant, authorized pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2574, which is attributed to the rate change pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 2574.

(b) Add the amount calculated in subdivision (a) to the base entitlement for the transition to the county local control funding formula determined pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2575.

(c) Add the amount calculated in subdivision (a) to the amount of the minimum guarantee determined pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 2575, unless the amount of local revenue calculated pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2575 exceeds the county local control funding formula entitlement calculated pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 2574 or subdivision (a) of Section 2575, as determined by subdivision (g) of Section 2575, in which case the add-on amount shall be zero.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 571, Sec. 1. (AB 185) Effective September 27, 2022.)

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text:
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) be included in the local control and accountability plan template pursuant to Section 52064.

(b) Commencing with the 2023–24 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Superintendent shall allocate a Student Support and Enrichment Block Grant for each county office of education, in the amount of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per unit of alternative education grant average daily attendance, determined pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 2574, to be used for the following student support and enrichment opportunity purposes:

(1) Expanding access to A–G courses.

(2) Dual enrollment partnerships.

(3) Elective and world language courses.

(4) Vocational and career technical education.

(5) Preparation for and application for admission into institutions of higher education.

(6) College and career counseling.

(7) Transition counseling.

(8) Mental health support services.

(9) Certificated or classified employees who provide services to achieve the objectives of this paragraph.

(10) High school completion, including access to high school equivalency examinations.

(11) For purposes of implementing Sections 858 and 889.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 4. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)

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text:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Community schools” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 8901.

(2) “Universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding” means funding allocated under this section to a county office of education to support all local educational agencies within the county’s jurisdiction.

(b) (1) Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall be used to provide universal and targeted assistance, free of cost, to support the continuous improvement of all local educational agencies located within the county to improve outcomes under the state priorities identified in subdivision (d) of Section 52060 and subdivision (d) of Section 52066.

(2) The requirement that services be provided free of cost pursuant to this section applies only to services funded with moneys allocated under this section. This section does not prohibit a county superintendent of schools from entering into agreements with local educational agencies for a fee, provided that those services are (A) not supported with funds allocated pursuant to this section and (B), if the receiving local educational agency is located within the county offering the service, the service is supplemental to those offered in that county pursuant to this section.

(c) (1) Allowable uses for universal and targeted assistance include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(A) (i) The county superintendent of schools providing targeted technical assistance pursuant to Sections 47607.3 and 52071.

(ii) The county superintendent of schools providing technical assistance related to data management processes pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 52071.1.

(iii) For a school district or county office of education that operates within a county in which there is only one school district, including the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco, and the school district is identified for differentiated assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52071, the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 of the region in which the county office of education is located, or another county office of education identified by the county office of education that generated the funds, shall provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (c) of Section 52071 to the county office of education that generated the funds.

(iv) For charter schools authorized by the county board of education that are also determined to be in need of technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3, the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 for that county shall provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school in need of assistance. Nothing in this section shall preclude a lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 that receives funding pursuant to this section from contracting with a designee, as identified in subdivision (d) of Section 52071, to provide the technical assistance described in subdivision (a) of Section 47607.3 to the charter school in need of assistance.

(B) Providing support and professional development to local educational agencies on improving pupil performance and closing achievement gaps for pupil subgroups identified pursuant to Section 52052.

(C) Providing support to local educational agencies in evaluating their annual performance on the state and local indicators, including their locally collected and reported data for the local indicators, that are included in the California School Dashboard authorized in Section 52064.5.

(D) Providing effective assistance and coaching to local educational agencies on the development and implementation of the local control and accountability plan and the annual update to the local control and accountability plan, including assistance related to monitoring the impact of the implementation of local control and accountability plan goals pursuant to Section 52064.

(E) Coordinating and connecting local educational agencies with universal resources available through the statewide system of support, authorized pursuant to Section 52059.5, and community schools technical assistance pursuant to Section 8902 to support community schools implementation in their county.

(F) Providing support and assistance pursuant to subparagraphs (B) to (E), inclusive, in a manner that prioritizes local educational agencies identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 52064.5.

(2) For the 2026–27 fiscal year, county offices of education shall spend the funds allocated pursuant to this section in a manner that prioritizes support of school districts identified for technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (c) or (f) of Section 52071 on the 2025 California School Dashboard.

(3) County offices of education shall ensure local educational agencies identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 52064.5 are informed of the universal assistance available pursuant to this section. County offices of education shall spend the funds allocated pursuant to this section in a manner that prioritizes the identified local educational agencies for support.

(d) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the department annually shall add to the amounts to be apportioned pursuant to Section 2575 a universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding grant equal to the sum of each of the following amounts:

(1) (A) For the 2026–27 fiscal year only, five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

(B) Commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount calculated pursuant to this paragraph for the prior fiscal year shall be adjusted by the percentage change applied pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 2574 for the current fiscal year.

(2) A county office of education average daily attendance grant that shall be calculated by multiplying each county office of education’s funding allocation pursuant to paragraphs (3),(4), and (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 2574 in the prior fiscal year by 0.1512.

(3) A stability grant for each county office of education calculated in accordance with the following:

(A) For the 2026–27 fiscal year only, subtract the sum of paragraphs (1) and (2) for the county office of education from the amount allocated pursuant to Sections 2575.2 and 2575.3 to the county office of education for the 2025–26 fiscal year. If the result is positive, that result is the stability grant amount. If the result is negative, no stability grant shall be added.

(B) Commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter, subtract the sum of paragraphs (1) and (2) for the county office of education from the prior fiscal year universal and targeted assistance county office of education funding grant for the county office of education. If the result is positive, multiply the result by 0.87 to determine the stability grant amount. If the result is negative, no stability grant shall be added.

(e) For a school district or county office of education that operates within a city or county in which there is a single school district, including the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, and Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco, the amounts calculated pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (d) shall be allocated to the lead agency identified pursuant to Section 52073 of the region in which the county office of education is located.

(f) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations described in subdivision (d) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 5. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2576

text:
(a) If a county superintendent of schools enrolls in a school operated by the county superintendent of schools a pupil not funded pursuant to clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 2574, or Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 48645) of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of Division 4 of Title 2, any attendance generated by that pupil shall be credited to the school district of residence. Notwithstanding Section 42238.05, funding generated by this average daily attendance shall be allocated based on average daily attendance reported in the current year in accordance with Section 41601. Enrollment of these pupils shall be transferred to the school district of residence for purposes of calculating the percentage of unduplicated pupils pursuant to Section 42238.02.

(b) For purposes of this section, the school district of residence for a homeless child or youth, as defined in Section 11434a(2) of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11301 et seq.), enrolled in a school operated by a county superintendent of schools shall be deemed to be the school district that last provided educational services to the homeless child or youth or, if it is not possible to determine that school district, the nonbasic aid school district with the largest average daily attendance in the county that serves the grade level in which the homeless child or youth would be enrolled.

(c) If a county superintendent of schools grants permission to a pupil to attend school in an adjoining state pursuant to Section 2000, attendance generated by that pupil shall be credited to the school district of residence.

(d) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall transfer to the county, wherein a pupil is enrolled, the amount calculated for the school district of residence pursuant to subdivisions (d) to (f), inclusive, of Section 42238.02 for each unit of average daily attendance credited to the school district of residence pursuant to this section. The Superintendent may transfer an alternative amount for each unit of average daily attendance credited to the school district of residence pursuant to this section, if the school district of residence and the county superintendent of schools agree to the alternative amount and report it to the Superintendent under procedures and timeframes established by the Superintendent.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 48, Sec. 5. (SB 114) Effective July 10, 2023.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2577

text: Notwithstanding any other law, revenue limit funding for county superintendents of schools for the 2012–13 fiscal year and prior fiscal years shall continue to be adjusted pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 2550) of Chapter 12, as that article read on January 1, 2013.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 53. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2578

text:
(a) Every fiscal year the Superintendent shall determine the amount of funds that will be restricted for each county superintendent of schools pursuant to subdivisions (e) and (g) of Section 2575, as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year.

(b) The auditor-controller of each county shall distribute the amounts determined in subdivision (a) to the Supplemental Revenue Augmentation Fund created within the county pursuant to Section 100.06 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The amount of funds required to be transferred by this subdivision shall be transferred annually in two equal shares with the first share transferred on or before January 15 of each year and the second share transferred after January 15 and on or before May 1 of each year.

(c) The funds transferred to the Supplemental Revenue Augmentation Fund pursuant to this section shall be transferred by the county office of education to the Controller in amounts determined by the Director of Finance, and shall be exclusively used to offset state costs of providing trial court services and costs, until the funds are exhausted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 33, Sec. 12. (SB 859) Effective June 20, 2014.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2579

text:
Commencing on July 1, 2013, all of the following shall apply:

(a) All references to Section 2558 shall instead refer to Section 2575.

(b) Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the revenue limit of a county office of education or county superintendent of schools shall instead refer to the county local control funding formula.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. (AB 97) Effective July 1, 2013.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2580

text:
(a) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the sum of eight hundred ninety thousand dollars ($890,000) is hereby appropriated each fiscal year from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for allocation to the Los Angeles County Office of Education to maintain the curriculum-embedded performance tasks for science statewide repository developed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 113 of Chapter 38 of the Statutes of 2024, including all of the following:

(1) Creation and integration of new performance tasks to keep the repository replenished with innovative items to support inquiry-based science instruction and the Next Generation Science standards.

(2) Educator engagement through an educator review panel.

(3) Educator capacity building through engagement with professional development programs, including, to the extent practicable, professional development provided by the entities awarded funding pursuant to Section 53 of Chapter 571 of the Statutes of 2022.

(b) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriations made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year in which they are appropriated, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year in which they are appropriated.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 6. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2581

text:
(a) For the 2021–22 fiscal year, the sum of three million one hundred thousand dollars ($3,100,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the purpose set forth in subdivision (b).

(b) The State Department of Education shall allocate the funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) to the Kern County superintendent of schools Superintendent of Schools for the Kern County Office of Education and the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team for the Standardized Account Code Structure system replacement project.

(c) (1) For the 2022–23 fiscal year to the 2025–26 fiscal year, inclusive, the sum of three million nine hundred twenty thousand dollars ($3,920,000) shall be continuously appropriated each fiscal year, without regard to fiscal years, from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the purposes set forth in subdivision (d).

(2) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the sum of four million one hundred forty thousand dollars ($4,140,000) shall be continuously appropriated each fiscal year, without regard to fiscal years, from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the purposes set forth in subdivision (d).

(d) The State Department of Education shall allocate the funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (c) to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools for the Kern County Office of Education and the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team for maintenance and operations support for the Standardized Account Code Structure system.

(e) (1) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 2021–22 fiscal year, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 2021–22 fiscal year.

(2) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (c) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year in which they are appropriated, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the fiscal year in which they are appropriated.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 7. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

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citation: EDC § 2582

text:
(a) The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department for allocation to the Kern County Superintendent of Schools to augment the Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership, established by Section 114 of Chapter 38 of the Statutes of 2024 and augmented by Section 95 of Chapter 8 of the Statutes of 2025, to further support educator training, including mathematics coaches, teachers, and school administrators for implementation of the new mathematics curriculum framework in local educational agencies.

(1) The Mathematics Professional Learning Partnership shall continue to support the California Mathematics Project along with its other existing partners and shall expand upon collaborations with the Rural Math Collaborative to provide training in and support mathematics coaching in local educational agencies in rural areas. These support providers shall also train coaches who can be deployed to provide mathematics coaching in schools and local educational agencies with the highest need of support.

(2) The Kern County Superintendent of Schools shall use these funds to build upon the expenditure plan submitted to the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 95 of Chapter 8 of the Statutes of 2025 and shall submit a revised expenditure plan to the Department of Finance for approval by October 1, 2026.

(b) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation made by subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, for the 2025–26 fiscal year, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIIIB,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202, for the 2025–26 fiscal year.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 8. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2583

text:
(a) For the 2015–16 fiscal year to the 2022–23 fiscal year, inclusive, the Superintendent shall add two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Sections 2574 and 2575 for the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the purpose of supporting professional development and leadership training for education professionals related to antibias education and the creation of inclusive and equitable schools.

(b) For the 2023–24 fiscal year to the 2025–26 fiscal year, inclusive, the Superintendent shall add three million dollars ($3,000,000) to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Sections 2574 and 2575 for the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the purpose of supporting statewide professional development and leadership training for education professionals related to antibias education and the creation of inclusive and equitable schools.

(c) Commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, the department shall add four million dollars ($4,000,000) to the amount to be apportioned pursuant to Sections 2574 and 2575 for the Los Angeles County Office of Education for allocation to the Museum of Tolerance for the purpose of supporting statewide professional development and leadership training for education professionals related to antibias education and the creation of inclusive and equitable schools.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 9. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2600

text:
Every county superintendent shall inquire and ascertain whether the boundaries of the school districts and community college districts in his county are definitely and plainly described in the records of the board of supervisors and keep in his office a full and correct transcript of the boundaries.

If the boundaries of districts are conflicting or incorrectly described, or if, by reason of the resubdivision of land or other change of property lines, the location of the boundaries becomes indefinite or conflicts with lines of assessment, the board of supervisors may correct and relocate the boundaries to follow definite, established property lines, conforming as nearly as practicable to the general location of the former boundaries.

Where boundary lines are corrected or relocated, the relocation of the new lines shall be made in such a manner that the majority of the area of the parcel or property affected determines the district in which the parcel or property is located. Nothing herein contained authorizes the board of supervisors, in relocating the boundaries, to substantially alter the former boundaries of school districts, or community college districts.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 13. School District Boundaries

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 2. COUNTY EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES > 13. School District Boundaries


citation: EDC § 2601

text:
Whenever the boundary line of any school district or community college district is described as being “to” or “from” the ocean shore, such description means to or from a point three miles seaward from the shore.

Whenever the boundary line of any school district or community college district is described as being “along,” “with,” “by,” or “on” the ocean shore, such description means on a line parallel with and three miles seaward from the shore.

Nothing contained in this section shall retroactively alter, enlarge, diminish or otherwise affect the powers, jurisdiction, rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities of any such school district or community college district.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2602

text: Whenever any school district or community college district has been or is hereafter intersected by any county boundary line in the formation of any new county, or in changing the boundary of any county, and portions of the district then lie in different counties, the district shall, by operation of law, constitute and become established as a joint school district, at the time of the intersection, unless otherwise provided.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 2603

text: The county superintendent may, if he deems it necessary, order a description of the boundaries of any district under his jurisdiction printed in pamphlet form and pay for the pamphlets out of the county school service fund.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4000

text: There is in each county, except a county which is also a city and county, a county committee on school district organization. The number of members of the county committee in each county shall be determined as provided in this article.

history: (History: Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1214, Sec. 3. Effective September 22, 1982.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 1. Operational Procedures

path: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS > 3. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT ORGANIZATION > 1. Operational Procedures > 1. County Committees on School District Organization


citation: EDC § 4001

text: If all of the territory of a county under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools of the county is included in one unified school district, the governing board of the unified school district shall constitute the county committee.

part: 3. COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. County Committees on School District Organization


citation: EDC § 4002

text: Except as provided in Section 4001, if there are fewer than six school districts or community college districts in the territory under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools of the county, he or she shall determine the number of, and appoint, the members of the county committee.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 39.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4003

text: In every county with six or more school districts or community college districts in the territory under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools of the county, the county committee on school district organization shall have 11 members.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 40.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4004

text:
(a) If the number of school districts or community college districts in a county with six or more districts decreases to fewer than six, Section 4001 or 4002 shall apply, as appropriate.

(b) If the number of school districts or community college districts in a county with fewer than six districts increases to six or more, Section 4003 shall apply.

(c) Each member serving on a county committee when the number of school districts or community college districts changes as described in subdivision (a) or (b) shall serve out his or her term of office.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4005

text:
(a) The county superintendent of schools shall call an annual meeting of the representatives of the governing board of each school district, elected pursuant to Section 35023, and the representatives of the governing board of each community college district, elected pursuant to Section 72403. This annual meeting shall be held between October 1 and December 1.

(b) The county superintendent of schools shall give notice of the annual meeting to the representatives of each governing board by prepaid mail addressed to the clerk or secretary of the governing board of each district. The notice shall be deemed sufficient and complete when deposited in the United States mail.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4006

text:
(a) Any vacancy created by the expiration of the term of office of a member of the county committee on school district organization shall be filled by the majority vote of the representatives of the governing boards at the annual meeting called and held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4005. The county committee may authorize the representatives of the governing boards to vote, for this purpose, through the use of absentee ballots that are submitted, in the form and manner prescribed by the county committee, prior to the date set for the annual meeting.

(b) If the representatives fail to elect members to fill the vacancies on the county committee pursuant to subdivision (a), the vacancies shall be filled by the county superintendent of schools.

(c) Vacancies on the county committee which occur prior to the expiration of the term of office of a member of the county committee, which are caused by the happening of any of the events specified in Section 1770 of the Government Code, shall be filled as follows:

(1) In a county in which the members of the county committee are appointed by the county superintendent of schools, by the appointment of the county superintendent of schools.

(2) In a county in which the members of the county committee are elected by the representatives of the governing boards, by the majority vote of the remaining members of the committee. However, if the remaining members of the committee do not fill the vacancy within 70 days of its occurrence, the county superintendent of schools shall fill the vacancy by his or her appointment.

Persons elected or appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this subdivision shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the allowance for absentee ballots will increase participation in the selection of county committees and will not diminish the public review of candidates for those county committees.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 860, Sec. 1.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4007

text: No county superintendent of schools, employee of the office of a county superintendent of schools, employee of a school district, or employee of a community college district shall be a member of the county committee. Any member of the governing board of a school district or community college district in the same or any other county who is otherwise eligible may simultaneously serve as a member of the county committee.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1123, Sec. 2.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4008

text:
(a) At least two members of every county committee shall be elected from among the registered voters residing within each county supervisorial district in the county.

(b) If any change in the boundaries of a county supervisorial district in the county affects an incumbent member of the county committee, the affected member shall serve the remainder of his or her term of office and succeeding county committees shall be elected in accordance with subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 581, Sec. 1.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4009

text: The term of each member of the county committee shall begin upon election pursuant to Section 4006 or upon appointment pursuant to Section 4002, as appropriate, and shall be for four years.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1214, Sec. 3. Effective September 22, 1982.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4010

text: The members of the county committee shall serve without compensation. However, they shall receive reimbursement for any actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1452, Sec. 47.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4011

text:
(a) The county counsel, or if there is no county counsel, the district attorney, may provide legal services to the county committee.

(b) In any county in which the board of supervisors has transferred functions and duties to the county board of education pursuant to Section 1080 and the county board of education has agreed to include the expenses of the county committee in the single budget adopted pursuant to Section 1623 for which a county tax is levied, the county committee may appoint legal counsel in the same manner that the county superintendent of schools of that county may appoint counsel. The expenses of an appointment pursuant to this subdivision shall be a proper charge against the county school service fund.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4012

text: Within 30 days after the election or appointment of the county committee, the county superintendent of schools shall call the first meeting of the county committee, for purposes of electing a committee chairperson and a committee vice chairperson from among the members of the committee. The county superintendent of schools shall serve as the secretary of the county committee.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1095, Sec. 2. Effective September 27, 1983.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4013

text: Meetings of the county committee may be called by the chairperson, or by a quorum of the committee.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4014

text: For purposes of this article, a majority of the members of county committee shall constitute a quorum.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4020

text:
(a) Upon the petition of the county committee on school district organization of a county, or of the county board of education of that county, the State Board of Education may order the county board of education to act as the county committee on school district organization for that county.

(b) The State Board of Education shall approve or reject a petition to transfer the duties and powers of the county committee on school district organization of a county to the county board of education of that county and shall notify the petitioning agency of its action within 90 days after receiving the petition.

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citation: EDC § 4021

text: Upon the order of the State Board of Education issued pursuant to Section 4020, the county board of education of a county succeeds to and is vested with all duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction formerly vested in the county committee on school district organization of that county.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 2. Transfer of Duties of County Committee to County Board of Education


citation: EDC § 4022

text:
(a) The State Board of Education may, upon its own motion or upon petition of the county board of education or a majority of districts in the county, reestablish a county committee on school district organization whose duties and powers have been previously transferred pursuant to Section 4020.

(b) The State Board of Education shall vote to approve or disapprove any petition submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) at the next regularly scheduled board meeting for which the matter can be properly noticed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1263, Sec. 5.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4023

text: Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 4005, the first annual meeting following the reestablishment of a county committee on school district organization shall occur within 30 days of the State Board of Education’s action to reestablish the committee.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1263, Sec. 6.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 4024

text: A county committee on school district organization reestablished pursuant to Section 4022 succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction previously transferred to the county board of education pursuant to Section 4021.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1263, Sec. 7.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS


citation: EDC § 5000

text: After the initial election of governing board members in any school district or community college district, a governing board member election shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each succeeding odd-numbered year to fill the offices of members whose terms expire on the first Friday in December next succeeding the election. Except as provided in this chapter, or in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5200) , the elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1143, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1996.)

part: 4. ELECTIONS

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections

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citation: EDC § 5009

text:
The governing board of any school district or community college district having trustee areas and which elects more than one member from any of such trustee areas may, by resolution, provide for the staggering of terms of members elected from any of such multiple-member trustee areas.

The resolution shall provide that at the initial election after adoption of the resolution, one or more members elected from a trustee area will be elected for two-year terms and that one or more members elected from such trustee area will be elected for four-year terms, and that thereafter all members elected from such trustee area will be elected for four-year terms. Immediately after the initial election, the newly elected members from such trustee area shall draw lots to determine which of the members shall serve a two-year term and which of the members shall serve a four-year term.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

chapter: 1. Election of School District Board Members

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5013

text: The form of ballot for governing board member elections shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1995.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5014

text: Any election held for the purpose of electing governing board members of any school district, or community college district, including additional governing board members as provided by Section 5018 shall be held and conducted in accordance with the uniform procedures set forth in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300) of this part.

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


text: If the governing board of Santa Clarita Community College adopts election procedures with number assignments to each board seat pursuant to Section 5015.5, this system shall remain in effect until the governing board, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board, discontinues numbered seats and returns to procedures under Section 5015.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 271, Sec. 1.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5016

text:
(a) If a tie vote makes it impossible to determine either which of two or more candidates has been elected to the governing board or the term of office of a governing board member, the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction shall so certify to the governing board.

(b) The governing board may either call a runoff election or determine the winner or winners by lot. Prior to conducting any school board election on or after March 1, 1977, the governing board of each school district shall establish which of such procedures is to be employed by the district in the event of a tie vote.

(c) If the governing board decides to determine the winner by lot, the governing board shall forthwith notify the candidates who have received the tie votes to appear before it either personally or by a representative at a time and place designated by the governing board. The governing board shall at that time and place determine the winner or winners by lot.

(d) If the governing board decides to call a runoff election, it shall call a runoff election to be held in the district on the sixth Tuesday following the election at which the tie vote occurred. Only the candidates receiving the tie votes shall appear on the ballots. Any member of the governing board who will be succeeded by a winner of the runoff election and whose term would expire before the winner of the runoff election would be determined shall continue to discharge the duties of his office until his successor has qualified. The runoff election shall be called and conducted substantially in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5300) of this part, provided, that the governing board shall determine the adjustments of the time requirements prescribed therein which would be necessary in order to conduct the runoff election.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1205.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5017

text: Each person elected at a regular biennial governing board member election shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the second Friday in December next succeeding his or her election. Any member of the governing board of a school district or community college district whose term has expired shall continue to discharge the duties of the office until his or her successor has qualified. The term of the successor shall begin upon the expiration of the term of his or her predecessor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 146, Sec. 3. (AB 2449) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5018

text:
Any elementary school district having a governing board of three members may, and any elementary school district having a governing board of three members whose average daily attendance during the preceding fiscal year was 300 or more shall do either of the following:

(a) By its own action determine that the number of members of the governing board shall be increased to five, in which case two additional members shall be elected at an upcoming established election date, as specified in Section 1000 of the Elections Code, determined by the board.

(b) Request the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction to submit the question of whether the number of members of the governing board shall be increased to five to the voters of the elementary school district at an upcoming established election date, as specified in Section 1000 of the Elections Code, determined by the county superintendent of schools. At the same election, two additional members shall be elected to take office if the number of governing board members is increased.

Candidates for the two additional offices shall state in the declarations of candidacy filed for the election that the candidates are candidates for the two additional offices separately from the other offices to be filled in the election and shall clearly indicate to the voters that they may vote for two of the candidates to take office if the voters approve the proposed increase in the number of board members.

If the voters at the election do not approve the increase in membership of the governing board, the same question may be submitted to the voters at subsequent governing board member elections. Requests to the county superintendent to submit the question to the voters of a district shall be filed with him or her by the governing board of the district no later than 100 days prior to the election.

If, pursuant to either subdivision (a) or subdivision (b), two additional governing board members are authorized and elected, the one receiving the higher number of votes shall hold office for a term commencing the first day of the month following the election until the first Friday in December in the second succeeding year following the election in which a regular governing board election is held, and the other one shall hold office for a term commencing the first day of the month following the election until the first Friday in December in the first succeeding year following the election in which a regular governing board election is held. Thereafter the governing board shall be composed of five members elected in the same manner and for the same term as governing boards having five members.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


citation: EDC § 5019

text:
(a) (1) In any school district or community college district, the county committee on school district organization may establish trustee areas, rearrange the boundaries of trustee areas, abolish trustee areas, and increase to seven from five, or decrease from seven to five, the number of members of the governing board, or adopt one of the alternative methods of electing governing board members specified in Section 5030.

(2) For any school district whose average daily attendance during the preceding year was less than 300, the county committee on school district organization may decrease from five to three the number of members of the governing board, or adopt one of the alternative methods of electing governing board members specified in Section 5030.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the county committee on school district organization shall not rearrange trustee area boundaries in a school district or community college district that has established a hybrid or independent redistricting commission for this purpose pursuant to Section 23003 of the Elections Code, the charter of a city or city and county, or a legal settlement.

(b) The county committee on school district organization may establish or abolish a common governing board for a high school district and an elementary school district within the boundaries of the high school district. The resolution of the county committee on school district organization approving the establishment or abolition of a common governing board shall be presented to the electors of the school districts as specified in Section 5020.

(c) (1) A proposal to make the changes described in subdivision (a) or (b) may be initiated by the county committee on school district organization or made to the county committee on school district organization either by a petition signed by 5 percent or 50, whichever is less, of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 2,500 or fewer qualified registered voters, by 3 percent or 100, whichever is less, of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 2,501 to 10,000 qualified registered voters, by 1 percent or 250, whichever is less, of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 10,001 to 50,000 qualified registered voters, by 500 or more of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 50,001 to 100,000 qualified registered voters, by 750 or more of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 100,001 to 250,000 qualified registered voters, or by 1,000 or more of the qualified registered voters residing in a district in which there are 250,001 or more qualified registered voters or by resolution of the governing board of the district. For this purpose, the necessary signatures for a petition shall be obtained within a period of 180 days before the submission of the petition to the county committee on school district organization, and the number of qualified registered voters in the district shall be determined pursuant to the most recent report submitted by the county elections official to the Secretary of State under Section 2187 of the Elections Code.

(2) When a proposal is made pursuant to paragraph (1), the county committee on school district organization shall call and conduct at least one hearing in the district on the matter. At the conclusion of the hearing, the county committee on school district organization shall approve or disapprove the proposal.

(d) If the county committee on school district organization approves pursuant to subdivision (a) the rearrangement of the boundaries of trustee areas for a particular district, then the rearrangement of the trustee areas shall be effectuated for the next district election occurring at least 125 days after its approval, unless at least 5 percent of the registered voters of the district sign a petition requesting an election on the proposed rearrangement of trustee area boundaries. The petition for an election shall be submitted to the county elections official within 60 days of the proposal’s adoption by the county committee on school district organization. If the qualified registered voters approve pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) the rearrangement of the boundaries to the trustee areas for a particular district, the rearrangement of the trustee areas shall be effective for the next district election occurring at least 125 days after its approval by the voters.

(e) Trustee areas shall comply with the requirements and criteria of Section 21130 of the Elections Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 6. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections


text:
(a) Following each decennial federal census, the governing board of each school district or community college district in which trustee areas have been established shall adopt trustee area boundaries pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 21130 of the Elections Code, if a school district or community college district has one or more multiple-member trustee areas, the governing board shall adopt the boundaries of the areas of the district so that the population of each area is substantially the same proportion of the total population of the district as the ratio that the number of governing board members elected from the area bears to the total number of members of the governing board, as required by the United States Constitution. Substantial proportionality of population shall be based on the total population of residents as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 21130 of the Elections Code.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (a), the authority to establish or abolish trustee areas, rearrange the boundaries of trustee areas, increase or decrease the number of members of the governing board, or adopt any method of electing governing board members may be exercised only as otherwise provided under this article and Division 21 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Elections Code, as applicable.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 7. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.)

title: 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS

article: 1. Elections