SECTIONS 72000 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 72000

72000. (a) The district and its governing board may sue and be
sued, and shall act in accordance with Section 70902.
(b) The district name shall be adopted and changed as follows:
(1) The first governing board of any new community college
district shall, at the first meeting of the board or as soon as
practicable thereafter, name the district. The district shall be
designated as the "____ Community College District."
(2) The governing board of a community college district may, by
resolution, change the name of the district or of any of the
community colleges maintained by the district. However, the name
shall continue to contain the words "Community College District" or
"Community College," as appropriate.
(3) Whenever a petition is presented to the governing board of a
community college district, signed by at least 15 qualified electors
of any community college district, asking that the name of the
district, be changed, the governing board shall, at its next regular
meeting, designate a day upon which it will conduct a hearing and act
upon the petition, which hearing shall not be less than 10 days nor
more than 40 days after that regular meeting. The clerk of the
governing board shall give notice to all interested parties by
sending a notice of the time for the hearing of the petition. Notices
shall be mailed at least 10 days before the day set for the hearing.
At the hearing the board shall by resolution either grant or deny
the petition, and if the petition is granted, the clerk shall notify
the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges of the
change of the name of the district or of any community college
maintained by the district.
(4) The name "____ Community College District" and the names of
community colleges maintained by the district are the property of the
district. No person shall, without permission of the board, use
these names, or any abbreviation of them, or any name of which these
words are a part in any of the following ways:
(A) To designate any business, social, political, religious, or
other organization, including, but not limited to, any corporation,
firm, partnership, association, group, activity or enterprise.
(B) To imply, indicate or otherwise suggest that any organization,
or any product or service of the organization is connected or
affiliated with, or is endorsed, favored or supported by, or is
opposed by one or more California community colleges, the Board of
Governors of the California Community Colleges, or the office of the
Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(C) To display, advertise, or announce these names publicly at or
in connection with any meeting, assembly, or demonstration, or any
propaganda, advertising or promotional activity of any kind which has
for its purpose or any part of its purpose the support, endorsement,
advancement, opposition or defeat of any strike, lockout, or boycott
or of any political, religious, sociological, or economic movement,
activity or program.
(D) The provisions of this section shall not preclude the use of
the name "____ Community College" or "____ Community College District"
by any person or organization otherwise subject to this section
using the name immediately prior to the effective date of this
section, so long as the name is not used in additional, different
ways.
(E) Nothing in this section shall interfere with or restrict the
right of any person to make a true and accurate statement in the
course of stating his or her experience or qualifications for any
academic, governmental, business, or professional credit or
enrollment, or in connection with any academic, governmental,
professional or other employment whatsoever.
(5) Any reference to junior colleges or junior college districts
in any law shall be deemed to refer to community colleges and
community college districts, respectively.
(c) Meetings of the governing board shall be held as follows:
(1) Within 20 days after the appointment of the community college
board provided for by Section 72023, the board of governors shall
call an initial organizational meeting of the board by giving at
least 10 days' notice by registered mail to each member, for the
purposes of organizing the community college board.
At the initial organizational meeting the community college board
shall organize by electing a president from its members and a
secretary, and may transact any other business relating to the
affairs of the community college district.
(2) (A) The governing board of each community college district
shall hold an annual organizational meeting. In a year in which a
regular election for governing board members is conducted, the
meeting shall be held on a day within a 15-day period that commences
with the date upon which a governing board member elected at that
election takes office. Organizational meetings in years in which no
regular election for governing board members is conducted shall be
held during the same 15-day period on the calendar. Unless otherwise
provided by rule of the governing board, the day and time of the
annual meeting shall be selected by the board at its regular meeting
held immediately prior to the first day of such 15-day period, and
the board shall notify the county superintendent of schools of the
day and time selected. The secretary of the board shall, within 15
days prior to the date of the annual meeting, notify in writing all
members and members-elect of the date and time selected for the
meeting.
(B) If the board fails to select a day and time for the meeting,
the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the
district shall, prior to the first day of such 15-day period and
after the regular meeting of the board held immediately prior to the
first day of the 15-day period, designate the day and time of the
annual meeting. The day designated shall be within the 15-day period.
He or she shall notify in writing all members and members-elect of
the date and time.
(C) At the annual meeting, the governing board of the community
college district shall organize by electing a president, from its
members, and a secretary.
(3) As an alternative to the procedures set forth in paragraph
(2), in a community college district the boundaries of which are
coterminous with the boundaries of a city and county, the governing
board members of which district are elected in accordance with a city
and county charter, the annual organizational meeting of the
governing board may be held between January 8 and January 31,
inclusive, as provided in rules and regulations adopted by the board.
At the annual organizational meeting the community college district
governing board shall organize by electing a president and vice
president from its members.
(4) Subject to this section, the governing board of any community
college district shall hold regular monthly meetings and shall by
rule and regulation fix the time and place for its regular meetings.
The action shall be given proper notice to all members of the board
of the regular meetings.
(d) The governing board shall conduct its meetings as follows:
(1) A notice identifying the location, date, and time of the
meeting shall be posted in each community college maintained by the
district at least 10 days prior to the meeting and shall remain so
posted to and including the time of the meeting.
(2) The governing board shall conduct its meetings within the
boundaries of the community college district, except as provided in
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(A) The governing board may meet outside of its district
boundaries for the limited purpose of meeting with another local
agency so long as the meeting meets both of the following criteria:
(i) The meeting occurs within the boundaries of one of the
participating local agencies.
(ii) The meeting is open and accessible to the public, including
the residents of the district whose board is meeting outside the
boundaries of the district.
(B) The governing board may meet outside of its district
boundaries if the board finds it necessary to meet in closed session
with its attorney to discuss pending litigation and if the attorney's
office is located outside of the boundaries of the district.
(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, the governing board shall
act by majority vote of all of the membership constituting the
governing board.
(4) Every official action taken by the governing board of every
community college district shall be affirmed by a formal vote of the
members of the board, and the governing board of every community
college district shall keep minutes of its meetings, and shall
maintain a journal of its proceedings in which shall be recorded
every official act taken.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a community
college district governing board consists of seven members and not
more than two vacancies occur on the governing board, the vacant
position or positions shall not be counted for purposes of
determining how many members of the board constitute a majority.
Whenever any of the provisions of this code require unanimous action
of all or a specific number of the members elected or appointed to
the governing board, the vacant position or positions shall be
excluded from determination of the total membership constituting the
governing board.