California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1431

Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez

January 6, 2014

An act to add Article 4 (commencing with Section 5098) to Chapter 1 of Part 4 of Division 1 of Title 1 of, and to add Section 72030 to, the Education Code, relating to conflict of interest.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1431, as introduced, Gonzalez. School district and community college elections: conflict of interest.

Existing law provides for election of certain officials of school districts and community college districts.

This bill would prohibit an administrator of a school district or community college district from soliciting funds for the campaign or legal defense fund of an elected official of the district employing the administrator, or any candidate for an elected office of that district.

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

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

SECTION 1.  

Article 4 (commencing with Section 5098) is
added to Chapter 1 of Part 4 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, to read:

 

Article 4.  Conflict of Interest

 

5098.  

An administrator of a school district may not, directly
or indirectly, solicit funds for the campaign or legal defense fund
of an elected official of the school district employing the
administrator, or any candidate for an elected office of that school
district.

SEC. 2.  

Section 72030 is added to the Education Code, to read:

72030.  

An administrator of a community college district may
not, directly or indirectly, solicit funds for the campaign or legal
defense fund of an elected official of the community college district
employing the administrator, or any candidate for an elected office
of that community college district.