Opinion No. (2005)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General SUSAN DUNCAN LEE Deputy Attorney General

THE HONORABLE DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions:

1. In preparation for submitting a bond measure to the electorate for approval, may a community college district use district funds to hire a consultant to conduct surveys and establish focus groups to assess the potential support and opposition to the measure, the public's awareness of the district's financial needs, and the overall feasibility of developing a bond measure that could win voter approval?

2. In…