Section 35706.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 35706.
in effect(a)
Within 120 days of the commencement of the first public hearing on the petition, the county committee shall recommend approval or disapproval of a petition to form one or more new districts or for the division of the entire territory of a school district into two or more new or acquiring districts, as the petition may be augmented, or shall approve or disapprove a petition for the transfer of territory, as the petition may be augmented. The county committee also shall approve or disapprove a petition to form one or more new districts if the conditions of subdivision (b) of Section 35710 are met.
(b)
The 120-day period for approving or disapproving a petition pursuant to Section 35709 or 35710 shall commence after
certification of an environmental impact report, approval of a negative declaration, or a determination that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).
References
referencesCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 21000.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 35710.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 35709.
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