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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 2§ 15785 District Annexation Bond Apportionment

§ 15785 District Annexation Bond Apportionment

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§ 15785 District Annexation Bond Apportionment

This law lets a school district that gets annexed (the acquiring district) receive the same funding and bond money that the original district would have gotten, as long as the original district held required elections, was annexed, and sold the bonds.

Key Takeaways

  • •The acquiring district can receive funding that the original district would have received, but only if the original district sold bonds and held required elections.
  • •The board must ensure the bond money is actually available for the approved project.
  • •Taxes that fund the deduction are levied only on property in the original district.
  • •All calculations are done as if the acquiring district were still the original district.

Example

A small school district (Original) voted to sell $2 million in bonds for a new school. Later, the district was merged into a larger district (Acquiring). The Acquiring district wants to build a similar school using those bond proceeds.

Because the Original district held the required elections, was annexed, and sold the bonds, the board can approve the Acquiring district's project and treat it as if the Original district were still eligible. The Acquiring district can only get the money if the bond cash is actually available for the project, and any tax that funds the deduction is levied only on property in the Original district.

How to Calculate

Treat the acquiring district as if it were only the original district when applying the apportionment formulas in Sections 15729, 15730, and 15733.

  1. Identify the original district's eligible project amount based on its bond sale.
  2. Use the same calculation steps from Sections 15729‑15733 as if the acquiring district were the original district.
  3. Verify that the bond proceeds are actually available for the project.
  4. Approve the project and finalize the apportionment.

Original district sold $1,500,000 in bonds. The law requires that the acquiring district receive an apportionment equal to what the original district would have gotten.

Result: Apportionment amount = bond_proceeds * eligible_percentage = 1,500,000 * 0.8 = $1,200,000

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

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§ 15785 District Annexation Bond Apportionment

Notwithstanding, and in lieu of, any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, excepting Section 15725 if during the fiscal year 1950–1951, or any subsequent fiscal year, a conditional apportionment is or has been made to a district, hereinafter referred to as the original district, and if the original district (1) holds or has held all elections required by Section 15721, and (2) before the apportionment becomes final is or has been annexed to or included in whole in another district, hereinafter referred to as the acquiring district, which had prior thereto received its first final apportionment under this chapter during the same fiscal year, and (3) after the inclusion or annexation sells or has sold the bonds authorized by the aforesaid elections, the board may approve any application by the governing board of the acquiring district and make an apportionment, or apportionments, for any project for which the original district would have been eligible under this chapter had such inclusion not taken place. No apportionment shall be made to the acquiring district under this section unless the proceeds of the bonds which the board required the original district to sell are available for and will be contributed toward the cost of the approved project. Any apportionment made to the acquiring district under this section shall become final when made. The computations provided in Sections 15729, 15730, and 15733 with respect to apportionments made under this section shall be made exactly as though the acquiring school district was comprised only of the original school district. Any rate or amount of tax levied pursuant to or under the authority of Sections 14204 and 15742, or any other provision of law, for the purpose of producing the amount or any part thereof deducted by the Controller with respect to apportionments made under this section, during any fiscal year under Sections 15735 and 15738 from apportionments to the acquiring district from the State School Fund shall be levied only on property in the original school district. (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

original districtacquiring districtconditional apportionmentbond proceeds

Related Statutes

  • § 15788 District Apportionment Transfer Rules
  • § 15790 District Apportionment Adjustments
  • § 16151 District Loan Authority Transfer
  • § 15780 School District Boundary Changes
  • § 15782 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15785.
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