| Item Title: | Transition from At-Large Elections to Trustee-Area Elections for the Santa Barbara Unified School District Governing Board (Price) | | Agenda Title: | Transition from At-Large Elections to Trustee-Area Elections for the Santa Barbara Unified School District Governing Board (Price) | | Background: | Throughout the state, electoral systems like the one currently used by Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) that elect board members from the district at-large, are being subjected to legal challenges under the California Voting Rights Act. Many of these challenges have resulted in costly litigation. In June 2018, the SBUSD Board approved a resolution to transition to board elections based on trustee-areas starting in 2022 after the results of the 2020 election are available. With the census data being released in the coming months, SBUSD administration is preparing plans to engage the community as part of the next steps for redistricting. | | Recommendation: | | | Resource Person: | Hilda Maldonado, Superintendent
Craig Price, Legal Counsel | | Fiscal Impact: | | | Funding Source: | |
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