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HomeEducation CodeCh. 1.5Art. 2§ 15280 Citizens Oversight Committee Support

§ 15280 Citizens Oversight Committee Support

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§ 15280 Citizens Oversight Committee Support

This law says the district board must help the citizen oversight committee with technical and admin support, answer any audit findings within three months, keep its meetings open to the public, and post reports and minutes online at least once a year.

Key Takeaways

  • •The board must give the committee technical and administrative help without using bond money.
  • •The board must reply to every audit finding or recommendation within three months.
  • •All committee meetings must be open to the public and announced like board meetings.
  • •The committee must issue at least one report each year and post minutes and documents online.

Example

A group of parents forms a citizen oversight committee to look at how the school district spends money. They ask the board for help reviewing the latest audit.

The board must give the committee the technical help it needs, answer all the audit questions within three months, hold the meeting where anyone can watch, and then post the meeting notes and a yearly report on the district’s website.

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§ 15280 Citizens Oversight Committee Support

(a) (1) The governing board of the district shall, without expending bond funds, provide the citizens’ oversight committee with any necessary technical assistance and shall provide administrative assistance in furtherance of its purpose and sufficient resources to publicize the conclusions of the citizens’ oversight committee. (2) The governing board of the district shall provide the citizens’ oversight committee with responses to any and all findings, recommendations, and concerns addressed in the annual, independent financial and performance audits required by subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution within three months of receiving the audits. (b) All citizens’ oversight committee proceedings shall be open to the public and notice to the public shall be provided in the same manner as the proceedings of the governing board of the district. The citizens’ oversight committee shall issue regular reports on the results of its activities. A report shall be issued at least once a year. Minutes of the proceedings of the citizens’ oversight committee and all documents received and reports issued shall be a matter of public record and be made available on an Internet Web site maintained by the governing board of the district. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 91, Sec. 1. (SB 581) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

governing board of the districtcitizens’ oversight committeetechnical assistanceadminist

Related Statutes

  • § 15282 Citizens Oversight Committee Composition
  • § 15272 School Bond Accountability Requirements
  • § 15278 Bond Oversight Committee Requirements
  • § 15286 School District Audit Deadlines
  • § 18015 Public Library Foundation Program

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15280.
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