ACA 2 — A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by adding Section 8.3 to Article XVI thereof, relating to education finance.

Summary

The California Constitution requires the state, from all state revenues, to first set apart the moneys to be applied for the support of the public school system and public institutions of higher education. The Constitution requires that the moneys to be applied by the state for the support of school districts and community college districts be not less than the greater of 3 amounts computed pursuant to specified tests. The Constitution provides that school districts and community college districts are entitled to a maintenance factor, as specified, for any fiscal year in which they are allocated a reduced amount of funding pursuant to the 3rd test or pursuant to a suspension of the minimum funding guarantee. This measure would provide, commencing with the 2011–12 fiscal year, that school districts and community college districts are to receive supplemental education payments in the total amount of $9,300,000,000, and would require the Legislature to annually appropriate that amount from a specified account until the full amount of the supplemental education payments has been allocated. The measure would provide that the payments are in lieu of the maintenance factor amounts, if any, that otherwise would be determined for the 2007–08 or 2008–09 fiscal years. The measure would make its operation contingent upon the establishment, under a separate provision of the Constitution, of the specified account from which the payments would be appropriated. The measure would require that, of the appropriations to school districts for this purpose for the 2011–12 fiscal year, an amount not exceeding $200,000,000 be available only for the purposes set forth in a specified statute, as determined pursuant to the funding formula set forth in that statute. The measure would require that any remaining funds from the appropriations made to school districts for the 2011–12 fiscal year, and all of the funds from the appropriations made to school districts for each subsequent fiscal year, be allocated to school districts as an adjustment to revenue limit apportionments, as specified by statute, in a manner that does not limit a recipient school district with regard to the purposes of the district for which the moneys may be expended.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 02/19/09 - Chaptered Current pdf February 19, 2009
• Enrolled 02/19/09 - Enrolled pdf February 19, 2009
• Introduced 02/13/09 - Introduced pdf February 13, 2009
• ACA2 View text html

Action History

1. February 19, 2009

   Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 2, Statutes of 2009-10 Third Extraordinary Session.

2. February 19, 2009

   Enrolled and filed with the Secretary of State at 11:15 a.m.

3. February 19, 2009

   In Assembly. To enrollment.

4. February 19, 2009

   Read third time, adopted, and to Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 71.)

5. February 15, 2009

   Reconsideration granted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 51.)

6. February 15, 2009

   Motion to reconsider made by Senator Steinberg.

7. February 15, 2009

   Read third time. Adopted. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 51.)

8. February 15, 2009

   Read second time.

9. February 15, 2009

   Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 27. Noes 12. Page 39.)

10. February 14, 2009

    Read first time.

11. February 14, 2009

    In Senate.

12. February 14, 2009

    Read third time, adopted, and to Senate. (Ayes 68. Noes 11. Page 90.)

13. February 14, 2009

    Read second time. To third reading.

14. February 14, 2009

    Art. IV, Sec. 8(b) of the Constitution suspended. (Ayes 69. Noes 2. Page 78.)

15. February 14, 2009

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.

16. February 13, 2009

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Bass · Primary

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