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HomeEducation CodeCh. 2Art. 4§ 15340 School Bond Election Process

§ 15340 School Bond Election Process

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§ 15340 School Bond Election Process

This law lets a school board that has created a school facilities improvement district hold a special election to ask voters if the district should borrow money by selling bonds, which will be paid back with property taxes from land inside the district.

Key Takeaways

  • •After the board adopts a resolution to form the improvement district, it may call a special bond election.
  • •The election is treated like any other school district or community college district election.
  • •Any bonds issued are paid back with taxes collected from land inside the improvement district and are considered bonds of the original school or college district.

Example

A school district wants to build a new science lab. It creates a school facilities improvement district that covers the land around the school, then calls a special bond election so voters can decide if the district should issue bonds to fund the lab.

If voters say yes, the district can sell bonds to get the money needed for the lab. The money to pay back those bonds will come from property taxes collected on the land inside the improvement district.

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§ 15340 School Bond Election Process

(a) After adopting the resolution ordering the formation of the school facilities improvement district, the governing board may provide for and call a special bond election within the school facilities improvement district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15100) and, if applicable, pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 15264), except as otherwise provided in this chapter, for the approval of a proposition of whether an indebtedness of the school facilities improvement district shall be incurred through the issuance of bonds for the school facilities improvement district. The election shall be deemed to be a school district or community college district election, as appropriate, for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 15100). (b) The indebtedness and the bonds shall be payable from taxes to be levied and collected upon lands located within the school facilities improvement district. The bonds shall be deemed to be bonds of the school district or community college district that created the school facilities improvement district, issued for the benefit of the land within the school facilities improvement district. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 670, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

school facilities improvement districtspecial bond electionindebtednessbondsgoverning board

Related Statutes

  • § 15326.5 School District Bond Amendments
  • § 15320 School Facilities Improvement Districts
  • § 15322 School District Hearing Requirements
  • § 15326 School Facilities District Formation
  • § 15327 School District Improvement Powers

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15340.
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