SECTIONS 35510-35517 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 35510-35517

35510. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set
forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

35511. An "action to reorganize districts" means either of the
following:
(a) An action to form a new school district, which is accomplished
through any of, or any combination of, the following:
(1) Dissolving two or more existing school districts of the same
kind and forming one or more new school districts of that same kind
from the entire territory of the original districts.
(2) Forming one or more new school districts of the same kind from
all or parts of one or more existing school districts of that same
kind.
(3) Unifying school districts, including the consolidation of all
or part of one or more high school districts with all or part of one
or more component school districts into one or more new unified
school districts.
(4) Deunifying a school district, including the conversion of all
or part of a unified school district into one or more new high school
districts, each with two or more new component districts.
(b) An action to transfer territory, including the transfer of all
or part of an existing school district to another existing school
district.

35512. "County committee" means the county committee on school
district organization, organized and acting as provided for in
Article 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Chapter 1 of Part 3, or
the county board of education, organized and acting as provided for
in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4020) of Chapter 1 of Part 3.

35513. For the purposes of any reference in this chapter to
"districts of the same kind," all elementary school districts are
districts of the same kind, all high school districts are districts
of the same kind, and all unified school districts are districts of
the same kind.

35514. "Districts" means school districts of every kind or class.

35515. "Component district" means an elementary school district
which is included within a high school district.

35516. "Former district" means a district which has been wholly
included in another district. The boundaries of a former district are
those of the district as it existed immediately prior to being
wholly included in another district.

35517. "Uninhabited territory" means territory in which fewer than
12 persons are registered to vote at least 54 days before the time of
filing of a petition or adoption of a resolution for a school
district boundary change.