Jerry Hill
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires the governing board of a school district, on or before July 1 of each year, to hold a hearing on, and adopt a budget for, the subsequent fiscal year. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district that proposes to adopt a budget that includes a combined assigned and unassigned ending fund balance in excess of the minimum recommended reserve for economic uncertainties adopted by the State Board of Education to provide specified information for public review and discussion. This bill would instead require the governing board of a school district that proposes to adopt a budget that includes unassigned ending balances in the school district's general fund and special reserve fund for other than capital outlay projects in excess of the minimum recommended reserve for economic uncertainties to provide specified information for public review and discussion. The bill would also require the governing board of a school district to adopt a policy establishing procedures for reporting the fund balances as reflected in the school district's governmental fund financial statements, as specified. By imposing additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law limits the amount of the combined assigned or unassigned ending fund balance contained in a school district's annual budget in any fiscal year immediately after a fiscal year in which a transfer is made into the Public School System Stabilization Account. Existing law establishes formulas for calculating the maximum amount allowable for school districts with less than 400,000 units of average daily attendance and for school districts with more than 400,000 units of average daily attendance, as specified. Existing law authorizes the county superintendent of schools to grant an exemption from those requirements if the school district provides documentation indicating extraordinary fiscal circumstances substantiate the need for a combined assigned or unassigned ending fund balance that is in excess of the minimum recommended reserve for economic uncertainties, as specified. This bill would instead provide that the school district's budget shall not contain unassigned ending balances in the school district's general fund and special reserve fund for other than capital outlay projects in excess of 15% of those funds, and would require a county superintendent of schools to grant a school district an exemption if the school district provides documentation indicating extraordinary fiscal circumstances substantiate the need for those fund balances, as specified. The bill would require the governing board of a school district to report in a public meeting its assigned and unassigned fund balances in the school district's general fund and special reserve fund for other than capital outlay projects, as specified. Because the bill would impose additional duties on school districts and county superintendents of schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
June 22 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 16). Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Read third time and amended.
Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Assembly Rule 97.
Ordered to third reading.
From consent calendar on motion of Assembly Member Holden.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (July 15).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (July 7). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 36. Noes 0. Page 1028.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
Set for hearing May 11.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0. Page 794.) (April 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
Set for hearing April 27.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after April 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB799 | HTML |
| 03/18/15 - Introduced | |
| 04/20/15 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/25/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/20/15 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/16 - Amended Assembly |
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