In any action to reorganize school districts, which are located in more than one county and are under the jurisdiction of different county superintendents of schools, the proceedings to be conducted or the actions to be taken by county officers or agencies shall be conducted or taken in each of the counties involved, except as provided in this article or as otherwise provided by law.
Article 3Reorganization of Districts Under the Jurisdiction of Different Counties
Section § 35520
If there's a need to reorganize school districts that span across multiple counties and have different county school superintendents, then any steps or actions required by county officials must be carried out in each involved county, unless this article or another law says otherwise.
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Section § 35521
If someone wants to start a petition related to certain actions, they must file it in each relevant county. The county superintendents, who oversee the areas where the people who signed the petition live, will decide if the petition is valid.
Any petition to a county officer or agency in an action referred to in Section 35520 shall be presented in each county. The sufficiency of the petition shall be determined jointly by the county superintendents who have jurisdiction over the districts in which any petitioners reside.
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Section § 35522
This law explains that when there's a special election needed in certain school districts, it's the responsibility of each county superintendent overseeing those districts to organize and conduct the election. All details like setting the date, hours, and what the ballot will look like are decided together by the superintendents involved.
Any election in an action referred to in Section 35520 shall be called and conducted by each county superintendent in the districts which are under his or her jurisdiction and in which the election is to be held. The designation of the date and hours of the election, the form and content of the ballot, and the declaration of the result of the election shall be by joint action of the county superintendents having jurisdiction over the districts who call and conduct the election.
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Section § 35523
This law says that if there's a need for a public hearing related to certain actions, it can be held in either county. It should take place wherever it is most convenient for the county officials or agencies involved.
Any public hearing required, or allowed to be held, in an action referred to in Section 35520 may be conducted in each county, or jointly in either county, as it appears most convenient and practical to the county officers or agencies conducting the hearing.
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Section § 35524
This law says that when there is a proposal to reorganize, a decision about it can be made during or after a joint public hearing. If the hearings are held separately in different counties, each county's findings must be shared with the other counties before making a decision to approve or reject the reorganization proposal.
Any decision in an action referred to in Section 35520 to recommend reorganization or to recommend approval or disapproval of a petition for reorganization may be taken at, or following, a joint public hearing. If separate hearings are conducted in each county, a decision to grant or deny the proposed reorganization shall be made only after findings and tentative conclusions of the hearings in each county have been transmitted to the officer or agency which conducted the hearings in each of the other counties.
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