Proposition Summary

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS AND BOARDS OF EDUCATION. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Amends Article IX to authorize selection of county school superintendents either by appointment of the county board of education or election, at the option of the electorate. Transfers responsibility for the establishment of the salaries of county superintendents from the Legislature to the county board of education. Empowers two or more counties to establish by majority vote of their electorates a joint board of education, and county superintendent of schools. Specifies that joint boards of education and superintendents shall be governed by state statute and not county charter provisions. Financial impact: Indeterminable.

Proposition Number

8

Year

1976

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Legislative Vote Results

FINAL VOTE CAST BY LEGISLATURE ON ACA 77 (PROPOSITION 8) -- Assembly-Ayes, 65; Noes, 6 -- Senate-Ayes, 27, Noes 4

Popular Vote Results

Y: 3594940; A: 53.4; N: 3139724; B: 46.6

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Assembly Constitutional Amendment

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. IX, sections 3, 3.1, Added Cal. Const. art. IX, section 3.2, Amended Cal. Const. art. IX, section 3.3, Amended Cal. Const. art. IX, section 7

For Author

Leroy F. Greene, Member of the Assembly, 6th District; Chairman, Assembly Committee on Education

Against Author

H. L. "Bill" Richardson, Member of the Senate, 19th District; Pauline L. Davis, Member of the Assembly, 1st District

Rebuttal Author

H. L. "Bill" Richardson, Member of the Senate, 19th District; Pauline L. Davis, Member of the Assembly, 1st District

Rebuttal Against Author

Leroy F. Greene, Member of the Assembly, 6th District; Chairman, Assembly Education Committee

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