Section 45244 Of Article 6. Merit System From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.
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. (a) To be eligible for appointment or reappointment to the
commission a person shall meet both of the following requirements:
(1) Be a registered voter and resident within the territorial
jurisdiction of the school district.
(2) Be a known adherent to the principle of the merit system. No
member of the governing board of any school district or a county
board of education shall be eligible for appointment, reappointment,
or continuance as a member of the commission. During his or her term
of service, a member of the commission shall not be an employee of
the school district.
(b) As used in this section, residence is that place in which his
or her habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of
remaining, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, the person has
the intention of returning. At a given time, a person may have only
one residence.
(c) As used in this section, "known adherent to the principle of
the merit system," with respect to a new appointee, means a person
who by the nature of his or her prior public or private service has
given evidence that he or she supports the concept of employment,
continuance in employment, in-service promotional opportunities, and
other related matters on the basis of merit and fitness. As used in
this section, "known adherent to the principle of the merit system,"
with respect to a candidate for reappointment, means a commissioner
who has clearly demonstrated through meeting attendance and actions
that he or she does, in fact, support the merit system and its
operation.