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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 50Ch. 8Art. 3§ 85220 Emergency Community College Funding

§ 85220 Emergency Community College Funding

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§ 85220 Emergency Community College Funding

Key Takeaways

  • •If a community college doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, the county can lend it money temporarily.
  • •The county can lend up to 85% of the money the college expects to get that year.
  • •The college must pay back the loan as soon as it gets more money, before spending on anything else.
  • •The county helps colleges in the order they ask for help, even if there isn't enough money for everyone.

Example

A community college runs out of money to pay for teachers and lights in the middle of the year.

The county can lend the college some money to keep things running until more money comes in. The college has to pay the county back first when it gets its next batch of money.

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

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§ 85220 Emergency Community College Funding

Whenever prior to the receipt by a community college district of its state, county, city and county, or district funds, any district does not have sufficient money to its credit to meet current expenses of maintenance, the board of supervisors of the county or city and county shall order, and the auditor and treasurer of the county or city and county shall make a temporary transfer from any funds of the county or city and county not immediately needed to pay claims against them to the school fund of the district of the amount needed, not exceeding 85 percent of the amount of money which will accrue to the community college district during the fiscal year. Upon the making of the transfer the auditor shall immediately notify the superintendent of schools of the county, or city and county, of the amount transferred. Each transfer of funds requested under this section shall be granted in order of receipt by the board of supervisors, regardless of whether sufficient county funds are available for transfer to meet pending or anticipated requests of community college districts. The funds transferred under this section to the credit of a community college district shall be retransferred by the auditor and treasurer to the funds from which they were taken from the first moneys accruing to the district or county school service fund and before any other obligation of the district is paid from the money accruing. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

communityobligationschoolclaimmaintenance

Related Statutes

  • § 85223 Community College Startup Funding
  • § 79020 Community College Holiday Closures
  • § 79030 Community College Holiday Classes
  • § 85221 Emergency Community College Funding
  • § 85222 County School Fund Repayment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 85220.
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