Title EDC — California Educ. Code

A local agency having general planning jurisdiction may require adherence to appropriate zoning ordinances, use permits, construction or safety codes, by a school district seeking to lease a portion of a school building for uses other than public or education-related uses.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the term of any agreement entered into by a school district pursuant to this article shall not exceed five years. (b) The provisions of subdivision (a) shall not apply to agreements under or pursuant to which capital outlay improvements …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no agreement entered into by a school district pursuant to this article shall rent or lease vacant classrooms or other space in operating schools for less than fair market rental for comparable facilities. (b) A district may enter into a…

The governing board of a school district may exchange any of its real property for real property of another person or private business firm. Any exchange shall be upon such terms and conditions as the parties thereto may agree and may be entered into without complying with any pr…

Before ordering any exchange of real property the board shall adopt, by a two-thirds vote of its members, a resolution declaring its intention to exchange the property. The resolution shall describe the properties to be exchanged in a manner to identify them, and the terms and co…

The governing board of any school district which has acquired title to property included within an application which has been approved by the State Allocation Board for state school building aid and which property is to be used as an access roadway to the schoolsite may exchange …

The governing board of any school district may sell any personal property or school supplies belonging to the district to the federal government or its agencies, to the state, to any county, city and county, city or special district, or to any other school district or any agency …

The provisions of Section 17540 shall be applicable to a sale of personal property from a unified school district whose boundaries are coterminous with a city or city and county to that city or city and county.

The governing board of any school district may sell or lease used personal property belonging to the district to the federal government or its agencies, to the state, to any county, city and county, city or special district, or to any other school district, and the governing boar…

(a) The governing board of any school district may sell for cash any personal property belonging to the district if the property is not required for school purposes, or if it should be disposed of for the purpose of replacement, or if it is unsatisfactory or not suitable for scho…

(a) If the governing board, by a unanimous vote of those members present, finds that the property, whether one or more items, does not exceed in value the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), it may be sold at private sale without advertising, by any employee of the…

The money received from the sale shall be placed to the credit of the fund from which the original expenditure for the purchase of the property was made or in the general or reserve fund of the district.

The governing board of any school district may dispose of personal property belonging to the district for the purpose of replacement by providing in the notice calling for bids for furnishing new materials, articles, or supplies that each bidder shall agree in his or her bid to p…

The governing board of any school district may enter into contracts with manufacturers or suppliers for the exchange of household appliances and equipment belonging to the district and used for instructional purposes for new property of like class and kind for a similar use witho…

The governing board of any school district may, when calling for bids and letting contracts for constructing new school buildings, or repairing, altering, adding to, or reconstructing existing school buildings, or demolishing existing school buildings, require each bidder for the…

The governing board of a school district may authorize any officer or employee of the district to sell to any pupil personal property of the district which has been fabricated by such pupil, at the cost to the district of the materials furnished by the district and used therein.

The governing board of a school district may sell to persons enrolled in classes for adults maintained by the district any materials that may be necessary for the making of articles by those persons in those classes. The materials shall be sold at not less than the cost thereof t…

A school district may, in accordance with regulations adopted by the governing board of the district and for educational use, sell, give, or exchange for similar published materials, published materials prepared by the district in connection with the curricular and special servic…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of any school district owning land upon which agricultural products are grown may enter into agreements with an agricultural cooperative or association for the purpose of maintaining, harvesting or selling the produc…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the governing board of any school district may sell or lease any personal property belonging to the district to any private educational institution for use in any summer school which the institution offers in a facility of the …

The governing board of any school district may, pursuant to this article, dedicate or convey to the state, or any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, for public street or highway purposes, either with or without consideration and without a vote of the electors…

Before ordering the dedication or conveyance of any property the governing board shall in regular open meeting by a two-thirds vote of all its members adopt a resolution declaring its intention to dedicate or convey the property. The resolution shall describe the property propose…

Notice of adoption of the resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting shall be given by posting copies of the resolution signed by the members of the board, or by a majority thereof, in three public places in the district not less than 10 days before the date of t…

At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting of the governing board the public hearing shall be held, and the governing board may at the meeting, or at any other meeting of the governing board held within 60 days thereafter, unless a protest is entered, adopt a r…

A petition protesting against the proposed dedication or conveyance signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified electors of the district, as shown by the affidavit of one of the petitioners, may be filed with the governing board at the meeting held at the time and place fixed …

Whenever school districts are required to improve and dedicate real property to the centerline of streets or highways adjacent to a schoolsite or forming an intersection at a schoolsite location, and when such street or highway rights-of-way are being conveyed to the city or coun…

This chapter shall be known as the California Library Services Act.

The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the interest of the people of the state to ensure that all people have free and convenient access to all library resources and services that might enrich their lives, regardless of where they live or of the tax base of their local …

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide all residents with the opportunity to obtain from their public libraries needed materials and informational services by facilitating access to the resources of all libraries in this state. This policy shall be accomplished by assisti…

In adopting this chapter, the Legislature declares that its policy shall be as follows: (a) To reaffirm the principle of local control of the government and administration of public libraries, and to affirm that the provisions of this chapter apply only to libraries authorized by…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise indicates or unless specific exception is made: (a) “Academic library” means a library established and maintained by a college or university to meet the needs of its students an…

(a) There is hereby established in the state government the California Library Services Board, to consist of 13 members. The Governor shall appoint nine members of the board. Three of the Governor’s appointments shall be representative of laypersons, one of whom shall represent p…

The concurrence of seven members of the state board shall be necessary to the validity of any of its acts.

Members of the state board shall serve without pay. They shall receive their actual and necessary traveling expenses while on official business.

The duties of the state board shall be to adopt rules, regulations, and general policies for the implementation of this chapter. In addition, the state board, consistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter, shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To direct the S…

The state board shall serve as the State Advisory Council on Libraries for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the federal Library Services and Technology Act.

The State Librarian shall be the chief executive officer of the state board for purposes of this chapter and shall: (a) Make such reports and recommendations as may be required by the state board. (b) Administer the provisions of this chapter. (c) Review all claims to insure prog…

Any public library or combination of public libraries may submit proposals to the state board for Special Services Programs within the service area. Applications shall identify the needs of the target service group, assess the capacity of the applicant library or libraries to res…

A California public library may participate in universal borrowing. A public library participating in universal borrowing shall not exclude the residents of any jurisdiction maintaining a public library.

A library system, eligible for funds under this article, may consist of the following systems: (a) A cooperative library system that, as of the effective date of this act, was designated a system under the Public Library Services Act of 1963. (b) A library system in which two or …

Each member library of a system shall provide equal access to all residents of the area served by the system.

Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for intrasystem communications and delivery and resource sharing. Proposals shall be based upon the most cost-effective methods of exchanging print and digital materials and information among the member libraries.

Each system shall annually apply to the state board for funds for planning, coordination, and evaluation of the overall systemwide services authorized by this chapter.

Each system shall establish an administrative council whose membership consists of the head librarians of each jurisdiction in the system. Duties of the administrative council shall include general administrative responsibility for the system, adopting a system plan of service, a…

The state board shall establish and administer two or more state reference centers. The centers shall be responsible for answering reference requests that cannot be met by systems and libraries participating in the programs authorized by this chapter.

Each reference center established by the state shall provide statewide service. Such service shall include the handling of reference requests that cannot be met locally and regionally.

Each reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may enter into reciprocal or contractual agreements with libraries or any other information source for the purpose of making available their materials and informational services for the benefit of the library users of th…

The budget of any reference center established pursuant to Section 18760 may include funds for the general operations of such centers, including funds for collection development and use.

The state board shall designate one or more of the reference centers established pursuant to Section 18760 as a repository for collections specially relevant to economically disadvantaged persons and non-English-speaki ng persons.

The state board shall establish and maintain a statewide communications and delivery and resource-sharing network between and among systems, state reference centers, independent public libraries, and all other libraries participating in the programs authorized by this act.