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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 1§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

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§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

This rule lets a school district that could get special state money choose to lower its yearly loan payments instead, by figuring out how many student spots it would have qualified for and using that to calculate an extra payment amount.

Key Takeaways

  • •A district can swap a conditional grant for a lower yearly loan payment.
  • •It must calculate how many student spots it would have qualified for and the cost per spot.
  • •One‑twentieth of that total cost is added to the certified amount and counts as approved debt service.

Example

A small town school could have received state funds to build a new elementary school, but instead wants to cut its yearly loan bill.

The school board figures out how many student spots (eligible attendance units) it would have qualified for, multiplies that by the average cost per spot from the latest state report, then adds one‑twentieth of that total to the amount the state certifies for the district. That extra amount counts as approved debt service.

How to Calculate

Eligible Facilities Cost = Eligible Attendance Units × Average Cost per Unit Additional Amount = (1/20) × Eligible Facilities Cost

  1. Find the number of eligible attendance units (the student spots the district would have qualified for).
  2. Look up the latest average cost per unit from the state report (Section 16098).
  3. Multiply the units from Step 1 by the cost from Step 2 to get the Eligible Facilities Cost.
  4. Take one‑twentieth (5%) of the Eligible Facilities Cost – that is the Additional Amount.
  5. Add the Additional Amount to the amount the Director of General Services certifies to the Controller. This extra money is treated as eligible bonded debt service.

The district would have qualified for 1,200 eligible attendance units. The latest report says the average cost per unit is $12,000.

Result: Eligible Facilities Cost = 1,200 × $12,000 = $14,400,000 Additional Amount = (1/20) × $14,400,000 = $720,000 The district adds $720,000 to the certified amount, and that $720,000 counts as approved debt service.

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

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§ 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a school district otherwise eligible to receive a conditional apportionment under this chapter may apply for an adjustment of annual repayment obligations in lieu of receiving the conditional apportionment. The board may require any information that is necessary to determine the number of units of estimated average daily attendance for which the district would have been eligible to construct school facilities under this chapter, if the conditional apportionment had been made and had become final. These units shall be known as “eligible attendance units.” The board shall then determine an “eligible facilities cost” by multiplying the number of the eligible attendance units by the average cost of housing elementary or high school pupils as set forth in the latest report to the Legislature required under Section 16098. In any fiscal year in which the school district is in the judgment of the board operating sufficient year-around classes to provide housing for the eligible attendance units aforementioned, the Director of General Services shall add to the amount which he or she is required to certify to the Controller under Sections 16072, 16084, and 16086 an amount equal to one-twentieth of the eligible facilities costs. The additional amount so certified shall be considered for all purposes of this chapter as eligible bonded debt service. (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

conditional apportionmenteligible attendance unitseligible facilities costeligible bonded debt service

Related Statutes

  • § 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment
  • § 16028.5 Year-Round School Funding Penalty
  • § 16029 School Facility Modification Funding
  • § 16032 School Bond Fund Misuse
  • § 16043 Conditional School Apportionment Extension

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16025.
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