Ed. Code, § 46304 · Article 1. General Provisions
Ed. Code, § 46304
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this code to the contrary when as a result of the unification or other reorganization of school districts, or the change of school district boundaries, and if the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a school district in which pupils reside does not have suitable facilities in which to maintain school for all the day pupils of the district, or that for other good and sufficient reasons the education of pupils in the district in which they reside is not practical or in the best interests of the pupils, the governing board of the district of residence shall contract with the governing board of another school district for the education of those pupils for whom suitable facilities are not available, or who should be educated in another district, as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 46607 and Sections 46610 and 46611, the average daily attendance of pupils attending a district other than the district in which they reside pursuant to a contract described in subdivision (a) shall be credited to the district of attendance for apportionment purposes.
(c) Any reorganization proposal approved by the State Board of Education on or before December 31, 1994, shall be governed by Section 46304 as it existed on December 31, 1994.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1186, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1995.
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Education Code
- Ed. Code, § 15718Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 92 or 41050
- Ed. Code, § 15735Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 92 or 41050
- Ed. Code, § 15794Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 92 or 41050
- Ed. Code, § 16080Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 41050 and 92
- Ed. Code, § 16165Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 92 or 41050
- Ed. Code, § 16574Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 92 or 41050
- Ed. Code, § 17222Printed as Sections 46304, 46305, and 41050
- Ed. Code, § 41606Printed as Sections 46304 and 46305
- Ed. Code, § 44955Printed as Section 46304
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