California Attorney General Opinion 22-402
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BACKGROUND
The San Bernardino County District Advocates for Better Schools (SANDABS) is a legislative advocacy group whose eligible membership includes the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, school districts, and other local educational agencies
1 22-402 in San Bernardino County (collectively, the “school districts”). 1 All school districts desiring membership in SANDABS must execute an annual membership agreement and contribute an amount of district funds as “dues,” calculated based on average daily attendance. 2 These dues fund the SANDABS program.
The SANDABS program is managed by a 22-member Executive Committee, which includes nine school board trustees and nine district superintendents representing three geographical regions in San Bernardino County. 4 The representative superintendents are selected from among all the county’s district superintendents at an annual meeting. The nine school board representatives are selected by the San
1 See SANDABS Bylaws, art. III, § 1, available at https://tinyurl.com/2mzxr4rt (as of Feb. 27, 2024) (hereafter, “SANDABS Bylaws”). For convenience we use the term “school district” to include a Special Education Local Plan…