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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 5Ch. 8§ 57500 District Consolidation Succession

§ 57500 District Consolidation Succession

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§ 57500 District Consolidation Succession

Key Takeaways

  • •When small school areas join together to make one big school area, the big one takes over everything the small ones had.
  • •The big school area now has all the power, stuff, and rules the small ones had before.
  • •Everyone living in the big school area has to follow its rules, just like they did with the small ones.
  • •People who live there or own land there can vote on big school area stuff.

Example

Two small school districts, each with their own schools and rules, decide to merge into one bigger district.

After they merge, the new big district now owns all the schools and land the small ones had. It also has to take care of all the students and teachers. Everyone in the area now follows the new big district’s rules, and people who live there can vote in its elections.

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§ 57500 District Consolidation Succession

On and after the effective date of a consolidation, the consolidated district succeeds to all of the powers, rights, duties, obligations, functions, and properties of all predecessor districts which have been united or joined into the consolidated district. The territory of a consolidated district, all inhabitants within that territory, and all persons entitled to vote by reason of residing or owning land within the territory are subject to the jurisdiction of the consolidated district and, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, have the same rights and duties as if the consolidated district had been originally formed under the principal act. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

schoolobligationpropertyeffective septemberoperative januaryconsolidationjurisdiction

Related Statutes

  • § 57501 District Consolidation Property Rights
  • § 57502 District Bond Payment Liability
  • § 27421 County Assessor Valuation Estimates
  • § 56120 Parent District Boundary Changes
  • § 57139 District Officer Election Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 57500.
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