Section 5224 does not apply to a school district that is situated in a city governed by a charter that provides for a governing board consisting of not less than seven members who are elected from districts that contain, as nearly as practicable, equal fractions of the total population of the school district. The governing board of the school district shall be elected and constituted as provided in the charter and other applicable law.
Source:
Section 5224.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=5224.1..