San Joaquin Delta Junior College District v. State Board of Education

Certain electors (constituting, we will hold, a majority) of Rio Vista Joint Union High School District (High School District) petitioned to annex the district to petitioner-appellant San Joaquin Delta Junior College District (Delta District). The statutory method selected was that set forth in division 18.5, chapter 2, article 8 of the Education Code as then in effect. (Stats. 1963, ch. 100.) Article 8 comprises sections 25465-25468. 1 Delta District was willing, an agreement between High School District and Delta District was reached, other intermediate steps were taken, and on April 6, 1965, the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County made its order annexing High School District to Delta District. (Clarity will be served when we explain that High School District comprises territory in Solano and Sacramento Counties, and its boundaries are contiguous to Delta District located within San Joaquin, Alameda and Sacramento Counties.)

In September 1962 the Solano County Committee on School District Organization (Solano County Committee) had commenced a study to determine whether or not a new junior college district should be formed in Solano County. The plan which evolved…