School districts: reorganization: State Department of Education approval process.
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Education
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill allows the State Department of Education to transfer territory from one school district to another if specific conditions are met, including a city containing at least 95% of its area within a single school district, the absence of school facilities in the territory being transferred, and a city council’s majority vote to petition for the transfer. The bill also outlines a process for financial remuneration to be paid from the acquiring school district or the city to the district relinquishing the territory, and requires the Department of Education to create regulations for this process.
Key provisions
- Authorizes the State Department of Education to transfer school district territory.
- Specifies conditions for territory transfer: 95% of a city within a single district, no school facilities in the territory, and city council approval.
- Requires a territory transfer agreement between impacted districts and the city.
- Establishes temporary financial remuneration requirements for the district relinquishing territory.
- Mandates the Department of Education to develop regulations for the territory transfer process.
- Provides for state reimbursement for costs mandated by the bill.
Who is affected
- School districts
- Cities
- State Department of Education
- Local agencies
- Students
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