Title EDC — California Educ. Code

Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the engineer of record shall state in writing to the enforcement agency that, in exercising his or her reasonable professional judgment and to the best of his or her knowledge, information, and belief, the private school struct…

Any person who willfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

The governing board of any school district may, and when directed by a vote of the district shall, build and maintain a schoolhouse.

The governing board of any school district, whenever in its judgment it is desirable to do so, may establish additional schools in the district.

The governing board of any school district may purchase property and construct and equip buildings in an area after the legal action has been taken that will result in annexation of the area to the school district, but before the annexation has become effective.

It is the intent of this article to provide an alternative procedure to Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) for the construction and installation of factory-built school buildings not over 1,000 square feet in area designed or intended for use as school buildings. As used i…

Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the Department of General Services shall adopt regulations for the safety of design and construction of factory-built buildings for use as school buildings, and shall prescribe procedures for the plans, specificat…

A manufacturer of factory-built buildings designed or intended for use as school buildings shall submit to the Department of General Services and the State Department of Education for approval, its plans, specifications, methods of construction, and estimates of cost of such buil…

All plans, specifications and estimates shall be prepared by a certified architect holding a valid license under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code or by a structural engineer holding a valid certificate to use the title st…

The Department of General Services, in accordance with standards and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 17351, and as such standards and procedures may thereafter be modified, shall either approve or reject such plans, specifications, and methods of construction. Approval sha…

The Department of General Services shall provide for competent, adequate, and continuous inspection during construction in the factory to insure that all work has been performed and materials used and installed, in every particular, in accordance with the approved plans and speci…

From time to time, as the work of construction in the factory progresses and whenever the Department of General Services requires, the certified architect or structural engineer in responsible charge of the supervision of the work of construction in the factory, the inspector on …

Upon the Department of General Services’ approval of a manufacturer’s plans, specifications, and methods of construction of a factory-built school building, a school district, whenever it is otherwise required by any of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 17260),…

Whenever a school district has contracted for the purchase or lease of a factory-built school building and where such building is to be supported by foundations, underpinning, pedestals, or similar type elements which extend more than 18 inches above natural grade at any point, o…

The provisions of Sections 17266, 17268, 17300, 17302, and 17309 shall not apply with respect to the manufacture, sale, or lease of factory-built school buildings if this article is otherwise complied with.

Sections 17297, 17302, 17307, 17309, and 17311 shall not apply with respect to the design and construction of onsite work except where required by Section 17358.

The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) By an urgency act (Stats. 1933, Ch. 59), the Legislature at the 1933 General Session established reasonable minimum standards for the design and construction of new school buildings, as now defined in Section 17283. Although it w…

It is the intent of the Legislature to reexamine the progress under this article from time to time. To enable it to do so, and to expedite the provision of safe educational facilities for California schoolchildren, the Legislature intends that the governing board of each school d…

The governing board of any school district which has in use for school purposes any school buildings which were not constructed under approved plans and the supervision and inspection requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) of this chapter shall have such buildi…

“School building” as used in this article shall be limited to any physical structure capable of being occupied by pupils, but shall exclude, (a) any bleacher or grandstand with less than six rows of seats, (b) any building which is used exclusively for warehouse, storage, garage,…

“School building” as used in this article excludes any building operated by an official or board of a public entity for purposes other than educational, notwithstanding any educational use thereof incidental to the other primary purpose. For purposes of this section, a public ent…

Except as provided in Section 17371, nothing in this article shall be construed as relieving any member of the governing board of a school district of any liability for injury to persons or damage to property imposed by law.

No member of the governing board of a school district shall be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property resulting from the fact that a school building was not constructed under the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280) of this chapter…

No school building examined and found to be unsafe for school use pursuant to Section 17367 and not repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the provisions of this article, and no school building which has never met the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 9 (commencing with Section 16310) of Chapter 6 of Part 10, whenever a school district does not have funds available to repair, reconstruct, or replace the school buildings referred to in this article or Section 16320,…

Any revenue derived from an increase in the rate of tax provided by Section 39230, as amended by Section 147 of Chapter 36 of the Statutes of 1977, prior to July 1, 1975, and which is unexpended on that date, may be used after July 1, 1975, by the governing board of a school dist…

(a) (1) The California Preschool, Transitional Kindergarten and Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Grant Program is hereby established, under the administration of the State Allocation Board pursuant to the requirements of this section, to provide one-time grants to school district…

“Trustees,” or “library trustees” as used in this chapter mean the regularly elected union high school trustees who reside within the library district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

“Library,” “library district,” or “library districts” as used in this chapter mean “union high school library district.” (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

For the purposes of this chapter a unified school district has all of the powers and duties of a union high school district. A library district may be formed upon the application of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any unified district, and after an election, in the manner p…

As used in this chapter the words “union high school district” mean union high school district or unified school district and the words “union high school” mean union high school or unified school district. Whenever the provisions of this chapter are being exercised by, or are be…

If there are formed substantially within the territory of a union high school library district two or more unified school districts, the library district shall become a unified school district library district which shall be governed by the governing board of the unified school d…

Any union high school district may establish, equip, and maintain a public library for the dissemination of knowledge of the arts, sciences, and general literature, in accordance with this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The title to all property acquired for the purposes of the library, when not inconsistent with the terms of its acquisition, or not otherwise designated, vests in the district in which the library is, or is to be, situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Every union high school library established under this chapter shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the library district, subject always to such rules, regulations, and bylaws as may be made by the board of library trustees. For violations of any …

Upon the application by petition of 50 or more taxpayers and residents of any union high school district to the board of supervisors in the county in which the union high school district is located, for the formation of a library district, and setting forth the boundaries of the …

The election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of this state, where applicable, without reference to form of ballot or manner of voting. The ballot shall contain the words “Shall the Union High School Library District be established?” To the right of…

The election officers shall report the result of the election to the board of supervisors within five days subsequent to the holding thereof. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of a union high school library district, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, establish the library district, and place the district in the control of the governing board of the union high school district. (En…

If more than one-third of the votes cast in the election is against a library district, the board of supervisors shall, by order, so declare and no other proceedings shall be taken in relation thereto until the expiration of one year from the date of presentation of the petition.…

The fact of the presentation of the petition and the order establishing the library district shall be entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors, and shall be conclusive evidence of the due presentation of a proper petition, and that each of the petitioners was, at the ti…

Every library district shall be designated by the name and style of “____ Library District (using the name of the district) of ____ County (using the name of the county in which the district is situated).” The governing board of library trustees may select a name which sufficient…

In the name of the library district, the governing board may sue and be sued, and may hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The trustees in whose control the library district has been placed shall severally hold office during the term for which they have been elected as trustees of the union high school district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) The Board of Trustees of the Santa Paula Union High School District in Ventura County may, by resolution, provide that the Santa Paula Union High School Public Library District shall be governed by a separate board of trustees. Upon adoption, the resolution shall be filed wit…

(a) The governing board of the Banning Unified School District may, by resolution, provide that the Banning Unified School District Library District shall be governed by a separate governing board. Upon adoption, the resolution shall be filed with the County Clerk of the County o…

The district may at any time be dissolved if two-thirds of the votes cast at an election called by the library trustees upon the question of dissolution are in favor of the dissolution. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as other elections of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Upon dissolution, the property of the district shall vest in any union high school district in which the library is situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

If at the time of the election to dissolve the district, there is any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district, the vote to dissolve the district shall dissolve it for all purposes excepting only the levy and collection of taxes for the payment of the indebtedness. From th…