(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of a district may adopt or the residents of a district may propose, by initiative, a proposal to limit or repeal a limit on the number of terms a member of the governing body of the district may serve on the governing body of the district. Any proposal to limit the number of terms a member of the governing body of the district may serve on the governing body of the district shall apply prospectively and shall not become operative unless it is submitted to the electors of the district at a regularly scheduled election and a majority of the votes cast on the question favor the adoption of the proposal.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “district” shall mean an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries.

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(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 432, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)