(a) Except for petitions for the transfer of territory, the county committee shall expeditiously transmit the petition to the State Board of Education together with its recommendations thereon. It shall also report whether any of the following, in the opinion of the committee, would be true regarding the proposed reorganization as described in the petition:

(1) It would adversely affect the school district organization of the county.

(2) It would comply with the provisions of Section 35753.

(b) Petitions for transfers of territory shall be transmitted pursuant to Section 35704.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2001.)