Sec. 255.1.

(a)  Commencing in 1992, the Council shall, by ordinance, which shall be effective upon publication, redistrict the Los Angeles Unified School District into seven (7) districts designated in the ordinance by numbers from 1 to 7, inclusive. Those districts shall be used for all elections of members of the Board of Education, including their recall, and for filling any vacancy in the office of member of the Board of Education, subsequent to the effective date of such ordinance and until new districts are established. Districts so formed shall each contain, as nearly as practicable, one-seventh of the total population of the Los Angeles Unified School District as shown by the Federal Census immediately preceding such formation of districts. As nearly as practicable, the districts shall be bounded by natural boundaries or street lines.  (Amended, 1983.)

The Council shall begin the redistricting process at any time after the necessary data is obtained from the most recent Federal Census, but not later than January 1, 1992 and each subsequent tenth anniversary of that date The Council shall adopt a redistricting ordinance not later than July 1, 1992, and each subsequent tenth anniversary of that date.  (Added, 1983.)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit the City Council from redistricting with greater frequency provided that districts so formed shall contain, as nearly as practicable, one-seventh of the total population of the Los Angeles Unified School District as shown by the Federal Census immediately preceding such formation of districts or based upon other population reports or estimates as may be determined by the City Council to be subsequently reliable.  (Added, 1983.)

No change in the boundary or location of any district by redistricting as herein provided shall operate to abolish or terminate the term of office of any member of the Board of Education prior to the expiration of the term of office for which such member was elected.  (Added, 1983.)

(b)  Members of the Board of Education shall hold their respective offices for a term of four years. The first election for members of the Board of Education from Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 shall be the Primary Nominating Election or General Municipal Election, as the case may be, held in the year 1979. The first election for members of the Board of Education from Districts 2, 4, and 6 shall be the Primary Nominating or General Municipal Election, as the case may be, held in the year 1981. Members of the Board of Education holding office numbers 2, 4, and 6 at the time this section takes effect shall continue in office for the balance of their respective unexpired terms, except that if a vacancy occurs the appointed or elected successor shall hold the office only for the balance of the unexpired term.

(c)  No person shall be eligible to nomination or election to the Office of Member of the Board of Education who shall not have been a registered voter of the Los Angeles Unified School District and a resident of the district from which he or she is nominated or elected for at least 30 days next preceding the first day upon which candidates could declare their intention to run for office at such election. No person shall be eligible to appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education who shall not have been a registered voter and resident of the district wherein the vacancy exists for at least 30 days prior to the appointment.

(d)  Persons signing any petition for the nomination of any person to the Office of Member of the Board of Education shall be registered voters and residents of the district from which the person named in the petition seeks to be elected, or in the case of a recall petition, of the district from which such Member was elected, or the district as it exists by reason of redistricting as otherwise provided in this section. The names of persons who are not registered voters and residents of the respective district involved shall not be counted in determining the sufficiency of any such nomination or recall petition.

(e)  Any authority with respect to the City election process, including recall, granted by the Charter to an elector of the City, without qualification as to place of residence within the City, may be exercised by an elector of the Unified School District with respect to the election and recall process for the Board of Education

(f)  Territory added to the Los Angeles School District subsequent to the adoption of a districting ordinance shall be added to an adjacent and contiguous district or districts by the City Council by ordinance.

(g)  Except as provided in this section, the election of Members of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and applicable ordinances consistent with this section. The Council, without amending the City Election Code, may adopt supplemental ordinances where necessary or desirable for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section. Such ordinances shall become effective upon publication.  (Sec. Added, 1978.)

Education Code ( Rev. ) Secs. 5224, 5224.5