Community college districts: governing board elections: San Diego Community College District: Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.

Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by a governing board, throughout the state. Existing law provides various procedures for the nomination and election of the governing boards of community college districts. Existing law establishes requirements for the nomination of an elected official in a city, including procedures for the filing of a nomination paper for the candidate. Existing law prohibits a candidate for a municipal office from filing nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the same municipality in the same election. Existing law requires members of the governing boards of the San Diego Community College District and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District to be elected in a manner established by specified statutes. Existing law provides that the terms of office for all members shall begin and end on the first Friday in December, as specified. This bill would require a candidate for election as a member of the governing board of each of these districts to comply with the procedural and substantive requirements for filing nomination papers that apply in municipal elections, as specified, and would prohibit a candidate from filing nomination papers for more than one governing board position for the same governing board in the same election. This bill would change the day of the beginning and end of members' terms to the second Friday in December. To the extent this would impose increased duties on the community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.