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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 1§ 15730 Bonded Debt Service Certification

§ 15730 Bonded Debt Service Certification

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§ 15730 Bonded Debt Service Certification

This law tells the Director of General Services to figure out each year how much money the school district can count as eligible bonded debt service for each grade level, and to adjust that amount if the previous year's estimate was too high or too low.

Key Takeaways

  • •The Director must calculate eligible bonded debt service for each grade level every year.
  • •If last year's estimate was too high, the excess is taken away from this year's amount.
  • •If last year's estimate was too low, the shortfall is added to this year's amount.

Example

A school district estimates it will need $1,000,000 this year to pay back bonds for elementary schools. Last year it said $900,000 was eligible, but it actually raised $950,000.

Because the district raised more money than it had estimated last year, the Director adds the $50,000 difference to this year's eligible amount, so the district can count $1,050,000 as eligible bonded debt service for elementary schools.

How to Calculate

EligibleCurrent = CertifiedCurrent ± (ActualPrev – CertifiedPrev) - If ActualPrev < CertifiedPrev, subtract the difference. - If ActualPrev > CertifiedPrev, add the difference.

  1. Find the amount the Director certified for the current fiscal year (CertifiedCurrent).
  2. Look at the amount actually raised in the previous fiscal year (ActualPrev) and the amount certified for that previous year (CertifiedPrev).
  3. Compare ActualPrev to CertifiedPrev.
  4. Step 4a: If ActualPrev is less than CertifiedPrev, subtract (CertifiedPrev – ActualPrev) from CertifiedCurrent.
  5. Step 4b: If ActualPrev is more than CertifiedPrev, add (ActualPrev – CertifiedPrev) to CertifiedCurrent.
  6. The result is the eligible bonded debt service for the current year.

The Director certified $1,200,000 for high school bonds this year. Last year the certified amount was $1,000,000, but the district actually raised $950,000.

Result: Because ActualPrev ($950,000) is less than CertifiedPrev ($1,000,000), subtract the $50,000 difference: $1,200,000 – $50,000 = $1,150,000 eligible bonded debt service for this year.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 15730 Bonded Debt Service Certification

On or before the first day of December of each fiscal year, the Director of General Services shall determine for each grade level and certify to the Controller the eligible bonded debt service for the district, as follows: (a) He or she shall determine the amount of the bonded indebtedness that was incurred by the district for each grade level, when bonds were issued and sold for purposes of more than one grade level. When one or more additional apportionments have been made to a grade level of a district, conditioned upon the issuance and sale of additional bonds of the district, the Director of General Services shall determine and include in the eligible bonded debt service and in his or her certificate the amount raised and to be raised by the district during the current fiscal year for the payment of principal and interest on that portion of the additional bonded indebtedness of the district that was incurred for each grade level as a condition to receiving the additional apportionment. (b) If the Director of General Services determines in any fiscal year that the amount certified to the Controller as the eligible bonded debt service during the last preceding fiscal year is more than the amount actually raised by the district for the repayment of principal and interest of the bonded indebtedness referred to in subdivision (d) of Section 15729 and subdivision (a) of this section, then the Director of General Services shall subtract from the amount determined as the eligible bonded debt service for the current fiscal year an amount equal to the difference between the amount actually raised by the district during the preceding fiscal year for the repayment of the bonded indebtedness and the amount so certified by the Director of General Services. (c) If the Director of General Services determines in any fiscal year that the amount certified to the Controller as the eligible bonded debt service during the last preceding fiscal year is less than the amount actually raised by the district for the repayment of principal and interest of the bonded indebtedness referred to in subdivision (d) of Section 15729 and subdivision (a) of this section, then the Director of General Services shall add to the amount determined as the eligible bonded debt service for the current fiscal year an amount equal to the difference between the amount actually raised by the district during the preceding fiscal year for the repayment of the bonded indebtedness and the amount so certified by the Director of General Services. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

eligible bonded debt servicebonded indebtednessgrade levelDirector of General Services

Related Statutes

  • § 16072 Bonded Debt Service Certification
  • § 15702 Director'S Administrative Duties
  • § 15713 School District Funding Applications
  • § 15724 Bonded Indebtedness Correction Validation
  • § 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15730.
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