§ 14042 School Funding Warrant Process
This law tells the state money manager (the Controller) how to send money to each county when the school chief (Superintendent or Chancellor) is late in approving the first school money plan.
The school chief should approve the school budget by Feb. 20, but they wait until March 5. Because they were late, the Controller has to send extra money to the counties in March to make up for the delay.
Since the approval came after Feb. 20, the Controller first sends the normal amount for February (the same as January). Then in March, the Controller sends extra money equal to the difference between what should have been sent if the approval had been on time and what was actually sent in February.
Extra amount for the month after certification = (Warrants that would have been drawn if certification was on time) – (Warrants actually drawn under subsection (a))
County X would have gotten $100,000 if the certification arrived by Feb. 20. Because the certification was late, the Controller only sent the January amount of $80,000 in February.
Result: Extra amount for March = $100,000 – $80,000 = $20,000. So the Controller sends $20,000 extra to County X in March.
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§ 14042 School Funding Warrant Process
Last verified: January 10, 2026