Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 136


Introduced by Assembly Member Buchanan

January 16, 2013


An act to amend Sectionbegin delete 17466end deletebegin insert 17389end insert of the Education Code, relating to school facilities.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 136, as amended, Buchanan. School facilities: sale or lease of realbegin delete property.end deletebegin insert property: advisory committee.end insert

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Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district, and requires the governing board prior to the sale, lease, or rental of any excess real property, except rentals not exceeding 30 days, to appoint a district advisory committee to advise the governing board in the development of districtwide policies and procedures governing the use or disposition of school buildings or space in school buildings that is not needed for school purposes. Existing law requires the advisory committee to consist of between 7 and 11 members and to be representative of specified populations.

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This bill would require the governing board to appoint at least 2 members to the advisory committee with expertise in environmental impact, legal contracts, building codes, and land use planning, as specified. This bill would require the advisory committee to consist of between 8 and 12 members.

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By requiring the governing board of a school district to appoint 2 members with expertise in environmental impact, legal contracts, building costs, and land use planning, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, before ordering the sale or lease of any property, to adopt a resolution that includes specified provisions in a regular open meeting by a 23 vote of its members declaring its intention to sell or lease the property.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 17389 of the end insertbegin insertEducation Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
2to read:end insert

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17389.  

begin insert(a)end insertbegin insertend insertA school district advisory committee appointed
4pursuant to Section 17388 shall consist of not less thanbegin delete sevenend deletebegin insert 8end insert
5 nor more thanbegin delete 11end deletebegin insert 12end insert members, and shall be representative of each
6of the following:

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7(a)

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8begin insert(1)end insert The ethnic, age group, and socioeconomic composition of
9begin insert the pupils enrolled inend insert the district.

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10(b)

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11begin insert(2)end insert The business community, such as store owners, managers,
12or supervisors.

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13(c)

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14begin insert(3)end insert Landowners or renters, with preference to be given to
15representatives of neighborhood associations.

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16(d)

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17begin insert(4)end insert Teachers.

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18(e)

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19begin insert(5)end insert Administrators.

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20(f)

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21begin insert(6)end insert Parents of students.

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22(g)

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P3    1begin insert(7)end insert Persons with expertise in environmental impact, legal
2contracts, building codes, and land use planning, including, but
3not limited to, knowledge of the zoning and other land use
4restrictions of the cities or cities and counties in which surplus
5space and real property is located.

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6(b) A school district advisory committee shall consist of at least
72 members who meet the description contained in paragraph (7)
8of subdivision (a).

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If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
10this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
11local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
12pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
134 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 17466 of the Education Code is amended
15to read:

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17466.  

Before ordering the sale or lease of a property, the
17governing board of a school district, in a regular open meeting, by
18a two-thirds vote of all its members, shall adopt a resolution
19declaring its intention to sell or lease the property, as the case may
20be. The resolution shall describe the property proposed to be sold
21or leased in such manner as to identify it and shall specify the
22minimum price or rental and the terms upon which it will be sold
23or leased and the commission, or rate thereof, if any, that the
24 governing board of the school district will pay to a licensed real
25estate broker out of the minimum price or rental. The resolution
26shall fix a time not less than three weeks thereafter for a public
27meeting of the governing board of the school district to be held at
28its regular place of meeting, at which sealed proposals to purchase
29or lease will be received and considered.

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