§ 12034 Federal Education Funds Distribution

• •Federal money is handled separately from other state funds.
• •The State Treasurer is the one who actually pays out the money.
• •The Controller creates the payment order (warrant).
• •The State Board of Education must request the money before it’s paid.
• •The money must be used for the specific purpose of the federal program.

The federal government gives the state money to help pay for school lunches.

The State Board of Education asks for part of that money, the Controller writes a warrant for the amount, and the State Treasurer then sends the cash to the schools so they can buy lunch supplies.