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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1.5Art. 1§ 15274 School Bond Election Certification

§ 15274 School Bond Election Certification

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§ 15274 School Bond Election Certification

If a bond measure gets at least 55% yes votes, the school board must write that down, tell the county supervisors about it, and the county superintendent must send them a copy of the vote results.

Key Takeaways

  • •A bond measure needs at least 55% yes votes to trigger the process.
  • •The governing board must record the approval in its official minutes.
  • •The board must certify the approval to the county board of supervisors, and the county superintendent must send them a copy of the election results.

Example

A local school district votes on a $10 million bond to build a new library. The election results show 60% of voters approved the bond.

The school board writes in its meeting minutes that the bond got more than 55% approval, sends a certification of that fact to the county board of supervisors, and the county superintendent forwards a copy of the vote results to those supervisors.

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§ 15274 School Bond Election Certification

If it appears from the certificate of election results that 55 percent of the votes cast on the proposition of issuing bonds pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 18 of Article XVI of the California Constitution are in favor of issuing bonds, the governing board shall cause an entry of that fact to be made upon its minutes. The governing board shall then certify to the board of supervisors of the county whose superintendent of schools has jurisdiction over the district, all proceedings had in the premises. The county superintendent of schools shall send a copy of the certificate of election results to the board of supervisors of the county. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 44, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

55 percent of the votesissuing bondsgoverning boardboard of supervisorscertificate of election results

Related Statutes

  • § 15266 School District Bond Authorization
  • § 15271 School Facilities Improvement Authority
  • § 15124 School Bond Election Certification
  • § 15264 School Bond Oversight Rules
  • § 15267 Small School District Bonds

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15274.
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