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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1Art. 2§ 21144 Founder’S Trustee Designation Powers

§ 21144 Founder’S Trustee Designation Powers

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§ 21144 Founder’S Trustee Designation Powers

Key Takeaways

  • •The person creating a gift or grant can name the institution.
  • •They can say what the institution is for and what it does.
  • •They can set rules for how the institution is run, but these rules can be changed later if needed.
  • •They can decide where buildings should be and what they should look like.

Example

Someone wants to create a new school.

They can name the school, say it's for teaching kids, set rules for how it should be run, and choose where to build it. Later, the people in charge can change the rules if they need to.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 21144 Founder’S Trustee Designation Powers

The person making the gift, grant, or conveyance, as founder may therein designate: (a) The name by which the institution shall be known. (b) Its nature, object, and purposes. (c) The powers and duties of the trustees, which shall not be exclusive of other powers and duties that, in their judgment, may be necessary more effectually to carry out the purposes of the institution. (d) The mode, manner, and by whom the successors to the trustees named in the gift or grant shall be appointed. (e) Such rules and regulations for the management of the institution, and the furtherance of its purposes, as the grantor may elect to prescribe. Such rules and regulations shall, unless the grant shall otherwise prescribe, be deemed advisory only, and shall not preclude the trustees or their successors from making such changes as new conditions may, from time to time, require. (f) The place or places where the necessary buildings shall be erected, and the general character thereof. The grantor may provide in the grant for all other things necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the grant, or otherwise, by his last will or testament. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

giftgrantconveyancefoundertrusteesrules and regulationsadvisory

Related Statutes

  • § 21143 Gifts To Institutional Trusts
  • § 21146 Founder'S Veto Rights
  • § 21150 Trustee And Officer Duties
  • § 1040 County Education Board Duties
  • § 12010 Federal Education Administration Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 21144.
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