Bill Text: CA AB776 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 776

Introduced

Bill Title: School administration: school districts.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2026-02-02 - Died at Desk. [AB776 Detail]

Download: California-2025-AB776-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 776

Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia

February 18, 2025

An act to amend Section 35000 of the Education Code, relating to school administration.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 776, as introduced, Garcia. School administration: school districts.

Existing law requires the first governing board of a new school district to name the district at the first meeting or as soon as practicable thereafter, as specified.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

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

SECTION 1.

Section 35000 of the Education Code is amended to read:

35000.

(a) The first governing board of ~~any~~ a new school district shall, at the first meeting of the governing board or as soon as practicable thereafter, name the school district.

(b) The name of an elementary school district shall be in the form of “____ District” (using the name of the district). The name of an elementary school district shall not include a number.

(c) The name of a unified school district shall be in the form of “____ Unified School District” (using the name of the district). A number shall not be used as a part of the designation of ~~any~~ a unified school district.