San Diego Unified School District: elections.

Existing law prescribes the procedures for the election of governing board members in a school district. Existing law requires a unified school district that is coterminous with or includes within its boundaries a charter city to be governed by the board of education provided for in the city charter, except as provided. This bill would require a member of the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District to be elected by the voters in the election district the member would represent rather than at large by all voters in the San Diego Unified School District. By imposing additional duties on local elections officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Diego Unified School District. 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.