AB 2585 — School finance: annual budgets.

Summary

(1) Existing law, on or before July 1 of each year, requires a county board of education to hold a public hearing on the proposed county school service fund budget for that fiscal year, requires the county board of education to adopt an annual budget for the budget year, and requires the county board of education to file the budget with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the county board of supervisors, and the county auditor. Existing law requires the Superintendent to examine the budget, as specified, and, on or before August 15, approve or disapprove the budget. If the budget is disapproved, existing law requires the Superintendent, on or before August 15, to transmit to the county office of education, in writing, his or her recommendations regarding revision of the budget and the reasons for those recommendations. Existing law, on or before September 8, and after a public hearing regarding the proposed revisions to the budget, as specified, requires the county board of education to revise the county office of education budget to reflect certain fiscal changes, to include any response to the recommendations of the Superintendent, to adopt the revised budget, and to file the revised budget with the Superintendent, the county board of supervisors, and the county auditor. Existing law authorizes the county office of education to elect to use an alternative budget review process by providing the Superintendent with written notice, as specified. This bill, if the budget of a county office of education is disapproved, would instead require the county superintendent of schools and the county board of education, on or before September 8, to review the recommendations of the Superintendent at a regularly scheduled meeting of the county board of education and to respond to those recommendations. The bill would require that response to include any revisions to the adopted budget and other proposed actions to be taken, if any, as a result of those recommendations. The bill would repeal the authority of a county office of education to elect to use the alternative budget review process. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. By requiring a county superintendent of schools to undertake additional responsibilities related to reviewing the recommendations of the Superintendent, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law, on or before July 1 of each year, requires a school district to hold a public hearing on, and adopt, a budget for the subsequent fiscal year. Existing law requires the governing board of the school district to file the adopted budget with the county superintendent of schools, as specified. Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools to examine the adopted budget, as specified, to make certain determinations related to the adopted budget, and, on or before August 15, to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove the adopted budget for each school district. If the adopted budget is conditionally approved or disapproved, existing law requires the county superintendent of schools, on or before August 15, to transmit to the governing board of the school district, in writing, his or her recommendations regarding revision of the budget and the reasons for those recommendations. Existing law, on or before September 8, and after a public hearing regarding the proposed revisions to the budget, as specified, requires the governing board of the school district to revise the adopted budget to reflect certain fiscal changes, to include any response to the recommendations of the county superintendent of schools, to adopt the revised budget, and to file the revised budget with the county superintendent of schools. Existing law, if the adopted budget is disapproved, also requires the governing board of the school district and the county superintendent of schools to review the disapproval and the recommendations of the county superintendent of schools regarding revision of the budget at the public hearing. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to elect to use an alternative budget review process by providing the county superintendent of schools with written notice, as specified. This bill would require the public hearing to be conducted in accordance with a specified provision related to proposed budgets. The bill, if the adopted budget of a school district is conditionally approved or disapproved as described above, would instead require the governing board of the school district, on or before September 8, and in conjunction with the county superintendent of schools, to review and respond to the superintendent's recommendations at a regular meeting of the governing board of the school district. The bill would require the response to include any revisions to the adopted budget and other proposed actions to be taken, if any, as a result of the superintendent's recommendations. The bill would repeal the authority of the governing board of a school district to elect to use the alternative budget review process. The bill would also make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. By requiring school districts to undertake additional responsibilities related to the conditional approval of budgets, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (3) 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.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/09/14 - Chaptered Current pdf September 09, 2014
• Enrolled 08/22/14 - Enrolled pdf August 22, 2014
• Amended 08/13/14 - Amended Senate pdf August 13, 2014
• Amended 03/25/14 - Amended Assembly pdf March 25, 2014
• Introduced 02/21/14 - Introduced pdf February 21, 2014
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Action History

1. September 09, 2014

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 309, Statutes of 2014.

2. September 09, 2014

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 04, 2014

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

4. August 20, 2014

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 1. Page 6248.).

5. August 20, 2014

   Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6239.)

6. August 19, 2014

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 21 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

7. August 19, 2014

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 0. Page 4611.).

8. August 14, 2014

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. August 13, 2014

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

10. August 07, 2014

    Ordered to third reading.

11. August 07, 2014

    From consent calendar.

12. August 05, 2014

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

13. August 04, 2014

    From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.

14. June 11, 2014

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

15. May 27, 2014

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

16. May 22, 2014

    Referred to Com. on ED.

17. May 08, 2014

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

18. May 08, 2014

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 4851.)

19. May 01, 2014

    Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.

20. April 30, 2014

    From committee: Do pass. To consent calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (April 30).

21. April 21, 2014

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. March 26, 2014

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

23. March 25, 2014

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

24. March 13, 2014

    Referred to Com. on ED.

25. February 24, 2014

    Read first time.

26. February 23, 2014

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

27. February 21, 2014

    Introduced. To print.

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• Daly · Primary

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