§ 16099 Controller Audit Of School Funds

Education Code·California

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This law says the Controller must check the financial records of counties and school districts that get state money to make sure the money is spent the way the law allows.

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•The Controller can order an audit whenever needed.
•Audits apply to counties and school districts that receive state apportionments.
•The audit’s purpose is to verify the money is spent for the authorized reasons.

Example

A school district receives state funds to buy new computers.

The Controller looks at the district's books to see if the money was actually used to purchase computers and not for something else.

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§ 16099 Controller Audit Of School Funds

It shall be the duty of the Controller to make the audit or audits of the books and records of counties and school districts receiving apportionments under this chapter, as he or she may deem necessary from time to time, for the purpose of determining that the money received by school districts as apportionments hereunder has been expended for the purposes and under the conditions authorized by this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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Controller audit apportionments school districts counties

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16099.

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