Article 2. Annexation of California Education Code >> Division 7. >> Title 3. >> Part 46. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.

Provisions of this article shall apply only to petitions to include in an existing community college district a high school or unified school district which is contiguous to that community college district and presently not in any community college district subject to provisions of Section 74000.

An action to annex nondistrict territory to an existing community college district is initiated upon the filing with the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction of a petition signed by any one of the following:
  (a) At least 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the nondistrict territory to be annexed. If two or more high school or unified school districts are involved, the petition shall be signed by at least 25 percent of the registered voters in each school district.
  (b) A majority of the members of the governing board of any high school or unified school district proposing annexation.
  (c) A majority of the members of the governing board of the community college district which would receive the annexed territory under the proposal.

(a) A petition initiated under subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 74131 shall be filed with the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the nondistrict territory.
  (b) A petition initiated under subdivision (c) of Section 74131 shall be filed with the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction over the territory in which the community college district is located.

The provisions of Sections 74102 and 74103 shall apply to a petition for annexation.

Upon receipt of the petition the county superintendent of schools shall transmit a copy of the petition to the board of governors. Within 30 days after the petition for reorganization is filed, the county superintendent shall examine the petition and, if he or she finds it to be sufficient and signed as required by law, shall transmit the petition simultaneously to each of the following:
  (a) The governing board and district superintendent of each district affected by the proposed annexation.
  (b) The county superintendent and county committee of each county which has jurisdiction over any district affected by the proposed annexation.
  (c) The board of governors. When applicable, Article 4 (commencing with Section 74180) shall also control.

(a) The county committee may add to the petition any appropriate provisions which were not included in the petition as filed and may amend any provision which was so included.
  (b) At least 10 days before the public hearing on the petition, the county committee shall make available to the public, to the governing boards affected by the petition, and to the board of governors a description of the petition and a report which includes a description or analysis of the impact of the proposed change upon the following:
  (1) Funding of each affected unified or high school and community college district, including determination of level and sources of local property or special taxes to be levied for general purposes of the recipient community college district. The property tax contribution to the district shall not be less than the proportion that the tax levied in the 1977-78 fiscal year in the territory affected pursuant to former Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 2100) of Part 2 bore to the total property tax levied in that territory in the 1977-78 fiscal year. Alternative sources of local tax contribution to the recipient district, as may be permitted by law, shall be included in the committee's report.
  (2) Existing property, obligations, and bonded indebtedness.
  (3) Racial or ethnic composition of the recipient district.
  (4) Governing board of recipient district.
  (5) County district master plan.
  (6) Any matter considered significant by the county committee.

Within 90 days after affording the public an opportunity to comment on the petition, the report, and the recommendations included in the report, the county committee shall forward a copy of the petition and the report to each affected governing board and the board of governors for review.

The governing board of the district to which the territory is to be transferred shall set a date for a public hearing on the petition which shall be within 60 days of the receipt of the petition forwarded pursuant to Section 74136, and the county superintendent shall notify the chief petitioners of the times and places of the hearings, where appropriate. At the hearings, interested persons shall be given an opportunity to present their views on the petition. The governing board of the receiving district then shall either approve or deny the petition. No annexation shall be made unless a majority of the members of the governing board of the receiving district sign a statement agreeing to all conditions of the transfer at the hearings. Upon completion of the hearings, the governing board of the receiving district shall return the petition, together with a notice of action, to the county committee.

The county committee may approve the petition only if all of the following conditions are met:
  (a) The governing board of the receiving district has consented to all conditions of annexation by an agreement signed by a majority of the members of the board.
  (b) The county committee finds that:
  (1) The annexation will not result in any increased cost to the state.
  (2) The annexation will not result in a reduction in state aid to community college districts not party to the petition.
  (3) The allocation of local property tax revenues has been accurately determined and will be appropriately implemented.
  (4) The annexation will not significantly affect the racial or ethnic composition of the district affected.
  (5) The annexation will not decrease education opportunities for residents of districts involved.

Whenever a county committee approves a petition, within 10 days it shall transmit a copy of the approved petition, together with any related information or recommendations, to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for review.

Whenever a county committee rejects a petition, it shall notify the chief petitioners and the board of governors of its action and provide in writing the basis for rejection. The county committee need not accept a new petition on the same territory filed within 12 months of its decision.