SECTIONS 37060-37086 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 37060-37086

37060. The governing board of a county, a high school district, a
union high school district, or a joint union high school district may
establish a junior high school or a system of junior high schools.

37085. Any school district within a junior high school or system of
junior high schools, maintained by the governing board of a county,
union, or joint union high school district, may withdraw from the
junior high system when a majority of the qualified voters in the
district voting thereat vote in favor of withdrawal.

37085.5. If a school district withdraws from a junior high school
system pursuant to a vote in favor of withdrawal pursuant to Section
37085, there shall not be an election to reverse that action for at
least three complete school years following the date the withdrawal
occurs.

37086. Election proceedings may be commenced upon by either of the
following means:
(a) A petition signed by thirty-five percent (35%) of the
registered voters residing in the district shall be presented to the
county superintendent of schools of the county in which the district
is situated, setting forth briefly the reasons for withdrawal and
praying that the question be submitted to the voters of this
district.
(b) The governing boards of all school districts involved shall
agree that an election be held and shall notify the county
superintendent of schools of such agreement.