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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1Art. 1§ 5025 Trustee Area Representative Selection

§ 5025 Trustee Area Representative Selection

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§ 5025 Trustee Area Representative Selection

Key Takeaways

  • •If a school district decides to create trustee areas (like zones for board members), some current board members might have to leave their positions.
  • •The county superintendent picks who leaves by random chance (like drawing names from a hat).
  • •The people who have to leave do so either right after the new board members are elected or by April 1st, whichever comes later.

Example

Imagine a school district with 5 board members. They decide to split the district into 3 zones, meaning only 3 board members are needed. Now, 2 current members must leave.

The county superintendent will randomly pick 2 of the 5 members to step down. They leave either when the new board members start or by April 1st, whichever is later.

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

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§ 5025 Trustee Area Representative Selection

If an election is called or a resolution of the county committee approving a proposal to establish trustee areas is adopted, as applicable, pursuant to Section 5020, the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction shall, as to each trustee area having more than its allotted number of representatives in the membership of the governing board for the next succeeding school year, determine by lot which of said representatives shall relinquish their offices either immediately upon the election and qualification of the governing board members who are elected as provided in Section 5024 or on the first day of April next succeeding the election or the adoption of the resolution, as applicable, establishing trustee areas in the district, whichever is the later. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 139, Sec. 5. (SB 442) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

resolutionadoptionschoolelectionjurisdictionmembershipqualification

Related Statutes

  • § 5009 Trustee Term Staggering Rules
  • § 5020 Trustee Area Election Changes
  • § 5031 District Boundary Map Requirements
  • § 5016 Tie Vote Resolution Procedures
  • § 5030.5 Sweetwater Board Election Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 5025.
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