Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 480

Introduced by Assembly Member Harper

February 23, 2015

An act relating to school districts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 480, as amended, Harper. School districts:begin delete reorganization.end deletebegin insert reorganization: study of benefits and impacts of unificationend insertbegin insert.end insert

Existing law establishes procedures for the reorganization of school districts, including, but not limited to, unifying school districts by consolidating all or part of one or more school districts, as specified.

This bill wouldbegin delete express the Legislature’s intent to enact legislation regarding school district consolidation and unificationend deletebegin insert require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to conduct a study of potential benefits and impacts of school district unification. The bill would specify topics to be included in the studyend insert.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

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

P1    1begin insert

begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

end insert

begin insertThe Legislative Analyst’s Office shall conduct a
2study of the potential benefits and impacts of school district
3unification. The study shall include, but not necessarily be limited
4to, discussions of all of the following topics:end insert

begin insert

5(a) The benefits of school district unification for purposes of
6matriculation.

end insertbegin insert

P2    1(b) The benefits of having a uniform school calendar for all
2grade levels.

end insertbegin insert

3(c) The benefits of combined maintenance and operation of
4schools within a unified school district.

end insertbegin insert

5(d) The benefits of school district unification for purposes of
6facilities management.

end insertbegin insert

7(e) The impact of school district unification on overall costs,
8including, but not necessarily limited to, the impacts on certificated
9salary schedules, classified salaries and positions, and certificated
10administrative positions.

end insertbegin insert

11(f) The impact on the application of the local control funding
12formula.

end insertbegin insert

13(g) The short-term and long-term benefits of school district
14unification over periods of 5, 10, and 15 years.

end insert
begin delete
15

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
16legislation regarding school district consolidation and unification.

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