Section 45221 Of Article 5. Merit System Inclusion From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 5.

. (a) On or after the effective date of this section the classified employees of any district whose average daily attendance is 3,000 or greater, may, in accordance with this article, petition the governing board to make the provisions of Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of this chapter applicable to their employer district. That petition shall read substantially as follows: