California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2055

Introduced by Assembly Member Buchanan

February 20, 2014

An act to amend Section 1206 of the Education Code, relating to county superintendents of schools.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2055, as introduced, Buchanan. County superintendents of schools.

Existing law provides for the election or appointment of a superintendent of schools in each county, and requires all county superintendents of schools to possess a valid credential issued by the State Board of Education, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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.  

Section 1206 of the Education Code is amended
to read:

1206.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert Except as provided in this begin delete section end delete begin insert section, end insert no person
shall begin delete hereafter end delete be elected or appointed to office as county
superintendent of schools of any county who does not possess a
valid credential issued by the begin delete State Board of Education end delete begin insert state board end insert
of the type designated in Sections 1205 to 1212, inclusive, for each
class.

begin delete

Where

end delete

begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert Where end insert a county changes from one class to another because
of an increase in the average daily attendance in the public schools
of begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert county, the incumbent county superintendent of schools
in that county shall not be prohibited from continuing in office begin insert , end insert
and shall be eligible for reelection to the same office regardless of
whether begin delete he end delete begin insert the incumbent end insert possesses a valid credential otherwise
required in a county of that class.