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SENATE BILL 257 (WILLIAMS – 1953)

CHAPTER 519, STATUTES OF 1953, SB 257

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In 1953, Senate Bill 257 was enacted as a single-section bill amending only Education Code section 4861, relating to school districts.  (See Exhibit #1e)  Senator Howard J. Williams introduced this bill on January 9, 1953 on behalf of the Association of California County School Superintendents.  (See Exhibit #1a)

Senate Bill 257 was assigned to the Senate Committee on Education and the Assembly Committee on Education where policy issues raised by the bill were considered.  (See Exhibit #2)  Two amendments were made to Senate Bill 257.  (See Exhibits #1b, #1c and #2)  Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Earl Warren signed Senate Bill 257 on April 27, 1953, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on May 2, 1953 as Chapter 519 of the Statutes of 1953.  (See Exhibits #1e and #2)

A synopsis of Senate Bill 257 was provided in a Legislative Memorandum dated May 1, 1953 addressed to the Governor, which stated:

Amends Section 4861 of the Education Code relating to membership in educational organizations.  This bill makes several changes in the existing law.  It extends to a county board of education the present authority for governing boards of school districts to subscribe to such membership.  It increases the maximum amount for any school year for $50 to $100.  It permits membership in any organization whose “primary” purpose is the promotion and advancement of educational practices in lieu of the present provisions that such memberships shall only be in an organization whose “exclusive” purpose is the promotion and advancement of education.  It deletes express authority for junior college districts to join such organizations.
(See Exhibit #3, document PE-9)