Section 72103 Of Article 1. Membership From California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 45. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Any person, regardless of sex, who is 18 years of age or
older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the community college
district, a registered voter, and who is not disqualified by the
Constitution or laws of the state from holding a civil office, is
eligible to be elected or appointed a member of a governing board of
a community college district without further qualifications.
(b) (1) An employee of a community college district may not be
sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that community
college district's governing board unless and until he or she
resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the
employment will automatically terminate upon being sworn into office.
(2) For any individual who is an employee of a community college
district and an elected or appointed member of that community college
district's governing board prior to January 1, 1992, this
subdivision shall apply when he or she is reelected or reappointed,
on or after January 1, 1992, as a member of the community college
district's governing board. This section does not apply to an
individual who is usually employed in an occupation other than
teaching and who also is employed part time by the community college
district to teach no more than one course per semester or quarter in
the subject matter of that individual's occupation.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing
board of a community college district may adopt or the residents of
the community college district may propose, by initiative, a proposal
to limit or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the
governing board of the community college district may serve on the
governing board of a community college district. Any proposal to
limit the number of terms a member of the governing board of a
community college district may serve on the governing board of a
community college district shall apply prospectively only and shall
not become operative unless it is submitted to the electors of the
community college district at a regularly scheduled election and a
majority of the votes cast on the question favor the adoption of the
proposal.
(d) (1) An initiative measure proposed pursuant to subdivision (c)
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
(2) A proposal submitted to the electors by the governing board
pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be subject to the procedures set
forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 9500) of Division 9 of
the Elections Code.