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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 2§ 16152 District Reorganization Appropriation Consent

§ 16152 District Reorganization Appropriation Consent

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§ 16152 District Reorganization Appropriation Consent

When two elementary school districts vote to merge after April 1, 1972, the voters' approval also counts as the new district agreeing to take any state money it was allowed to get but hadn’t used yet.

Key Takeaways

  • •Voter approval of a district merger also means consent for the new district to accept any unused state funding.
  • •The ballot must tell voters that their vote will also give this consent.
  • •The rule only applies to mergers voted on after April 1, 1972 and that become effective July 1, 1973.

Example

Two small districts, Oak Elementary and Pine Elementary, decide to combine into a new Oak‑Pine district and hold a vote in 1973.

Because the voters approve the merger, the new Oak‑Pine district is automatically treated as having agreed to accept any state funding that Oak had been allowed to receive before 1972 but never actually got.

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§ 16152 District Reorganization Appropriation Consent

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, where an election is or has been held after April 1, 1972, in two elementary districts for the purpose of forming a new elementary district from the territories of the districts, which reorganization would become effective for all purposes on July 1, 1973, and where one of the districts has prior to April 1, 1972, voted to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter but no apportionments pursuant to the authorization has been made to the district as of April 1, 1972, the consent of the electors in the districts to the reorganization shall be deemed to constitute a consent on behalf of the newly formed district to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter to the extent that the former authorization for apportionments had not been utilized. Further, the ballot for the election held for the purpose of forming the new elementary school district shall contain a statement to the effect that approval of reorganization shall be deemed to constitute a consent on behalf of the newly formed district to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter to the extent that the former authorization for apportionments has not been utilized. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

elementary districtsreorganizationapportionmentsconsent of the electors

Related Statutes

  • § 16151 District Loan Authority Transfer
  • § 16165 State School Fund Repayment
  • § 16004 School Facility Construction Limits
  • § 16018 School Facility Offsite Improvements
  • § 16037 Extended Project Apportionments

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16152.
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