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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 9§ 16343 School District Apportionment Approval

§ 16343 School District Apportionment Approval

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§ 16343 School District Apportionment Approval

This law says that money that was given to a school district before 1980 under special rules is now officially approved and can be spent as planned.

Key Takeaways

  • •Old conditional school funding that met all legal steps is now confirmed and valid.
  • •The state guarantees that spending from the School Building Aid Fund or Safety Fund follows the original terms.
  • •Bond money cannot be used unless the school board (or its delegate) gives explicit permission.

Example

A small town school district got extra building money in 1975, but the paperwork was finished later. After the district voted to accept the money and put the required amount in a state fund, the state now confirms that the money is theirs and lets them use it to build a new classroom.

Because the district followed all the steps—getting voter approval, depositing the required share, and getting official certification—the state treats the old funding as final and allows the school to spend it for construction.

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§ 16343 School District Apportionment Approval

Whenever a conditional apportionment has, prior to January 1, 1980, been made to an applicant school district pursuant to this chapter and thereafter the county superintendent of schools of the county having jurisdiction over such district has certified to the board and the Controller that at an election called, held and conducted in the district for that purpose, the qualified electors of the district voting thereat authorized the governing board of the applicant school district, by the same majority vote required at a district bond election, to accept, expend and repay an apportionment under the provisions of this chapter, and whenever thereafter said county superintendent of schools has certified to the board and the Controller that the required contribution of the district has been placed on deposit in the state school building fund of the district and the board has certified to the Controller that the apportionment to the applicant school district has become final, such final apportionment is hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated, and any expenditure of money from the State School Building Aid Fund or the School Building Safety Fund according to the terms of such final apportionment is hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no funds authorized by any bond act for the purpose of this chapter shall be made available for expenditure without specific authority of the board or its delegated representative. (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 apportionmentapplicant school districtcounty superintendent of schoolsqualified electorsfinal apportionment

Related Statutes

  • § 16063 School District Bond Approval
  • § 16092 School Funding Certification Deadlines
  • § 16325 School Building Aid Apportionment
  • § 10500 School Data Processing Centers
  • § 10501 Regional Education Data Centers

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16343.
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