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SECTION 35510-35517
35510. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. 35511. An "action to reorganize districts" means either of the following: (a) An action to form a new school district, which is accomplished through any of, or any combination of, the following: (1) Dissolving two or more existing school districts of the same kind and forming one or more new school districts of that same kind from the entire territory of the original districts. (2) Forming one or more new school districts of the same kind from all or parts of one or more existing school districts of that same kind. (3) Unifying school districts, including the consolidation of all or part of one or more high school districts with all or part of one or more component school districts into one or more new unified school districts. (4) Deunifying a school district, including the conversion of all or part of a unified school district into one or more new high school districts, each with two or more new component districts. (b) An action to transfer territory, including the transfer of all or part of an existing school district to another existing school district. 35512. "County committee" means the county committee on school district organization, organized and acting as provided for in Article 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Chapter 1 of Part 3, or the county board of education, organized and acting as provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4020) of Chapter 1 of Part 3. 35513. For the purposes of any reference in this chapter to "districts of the same kind," all elementary school districts are districts of the same kind, all high school districts are districts of the same kind, and all unified school districts are districts of the same kind. 35514. "Districts" means school districts of every kind or class. 35515. "Component district" means an elementary school district which is included within a high school district. 35516. "Former district" means a district which has been wholly included in another district. The boundaries of a former district are those of the district as it existed immediately prior to being wholly included in another district. 35517. "Uninhabited territory" means territory in which fewer than 12 persons are registered to vote at least 54 days before the time of filing of a petition or adoption of a resolution for a school district boundary change.
