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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 1§ 16088 School District Apportionment Interest

§ 16088 School District Apportionment Interest

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§ 16088 School District Apportionment Interest

This law tells the state controller to keep track of money the state owes a school district and to add interest on that money until it is paid back.

Key Takeaways

  • •The controller must keep a record of every amount the state owes a school district.
  • •Interest starts right after the state issues a payment warrant and runs until July 1 of the next fiscal year.
  • •After that, interest is added to the amount owed and keeps growing each year until the money is paid back.

Example

A school district gets $100,000 from the state for a new building. The controller issues a payment warrant on March 1, 2023. The board sets the interest rate at 5% per year.

The controller will calculate interest on the $100,000 from March 1, 2023 until July 1, 2024, then add that interest to the amount owed. Each year after that, the new total (principal + interest) will earn more interest until the district finally pays it back.

How to Calculate

Interest = Principal × Rate × (Days / 365). After July 1 of the next fiscal year, the interest is added to the principal and the new total earns interest again each year (compounded annually).

  1. Find the principal amount that was paid out (e.g., $100,000).
  2. Note the interest rate set by the board (e.g., 5% = 0.05).
  3. Count the number of days from the warrant date to July 1 of the next fiscal year (e.g., March 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024 = 487 days).
  4. Calculate the first‑year interest: $100,000 × 0.05 × (487 ÷ 365) = $6,671.23.
  5. Add that interest to the principal to get a new balance: $100,000 + $6,671.23 = $106,671.23.
  6. For each later year, repeat the interest calculation using the new balance and a full 365‑day year, adding the new interest to the balance each time (compounding).

Using the numbers above, compute interest for the first period and then for the second year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025).

Result: First‑year interest = $6,671.23. New balance = $106,671.23. Second‑year interest = $106,671.23 × 0.05 × (365 ÷ 365) = $5,333.56. Balance after two years = $112,004.79.

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§ 16088 School District Apportionment Interest

The Controller shall determine and maintain a record of the amount due the state in connection with each apportionment made to each grade level of a district under the provisions of this chapter. He or she shall compute interest, at the rate fixed by the board, on each amount disbursed by the state pursuant to the apportionment, from the date of issuance of the Controller’s warrant covering the payment to the county treasurer of the amount until the first day of July of the fiscal year next succeeding that in which the warrant was issued. Thereafter, interest shall accrue to and be compounded as a part of the principal amount due the state pursuant to the apportionment, through the 30th day of the following June of each year, until the principal and interest have been paid, or until the interest ceases to accrue, as provided in this chapter. Interest on unpaid school building aid apportionments shall be computed as if the annual repayment were credited on the first day of July of the fiscal year in which the repayment is withheld. (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

Controllerapportionmentinterestprincipal amount due

Related Statutes

  • § 16041 Construction Apportionment Repayment Rules
  • § 16061 School Bond Election Certification
  • § 16073 School Bond Repayment Requirements
  • § 16087 District Property Transfer Certification
  • § 16101 School District Excess Repayment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16088.
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