{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-35731","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 35731","heading":"","body":"In any proposal for unification, plans and recommendations may include a provision for a governing board of seven members. In the absence of such a provision, any proposed new district shall have a governing board of five members.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION [35000. - 45500.]","PART 21. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES [35000. - 35787.]","CHAPTER 4. Reorganization of School Districts [35700. - 35787.]","ARTICLE 3. Contents of Plans and Recommendations [35730. - 35738.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c92eba6d0fce7d6952edf28baf41d6a29340ac69905afd827c3e82aec19d2973","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-35730.1","next":"us-ca/edc-35732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}