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HomeEducation CodeCh. 4Art. 1§ 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

§ 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

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§ 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

This law lets a school district that can get special funding ask to lower its yearly loan payments by using a calculation based on how many students it could have built schools for and the cost per student.

Key Takeaways

  • •A district can ask to lower its yearly loan payment if it qualifies for a conditional apportionment.
  • •The board must collect data to figure out how many students the district could have served and the cost per student.
  • •One‑twentieth of the calculated cost is added to the certified payment and counts as allowed debt service.

Example

A district could have built schools for 5,000 students but only has money for 3,000. It asks to reduce its loan payment using the formula in this law.

The board figures out how many "eligible attendance units" (students) the district could have served, multiplies that by the average cost per student, then adds one‑twentieth of that amount to the payment the district must make. That extra amount counts as allowed debt service, so the district pays less out of pocket.

How to Calculate

Eligible Facilities Cost = Eligible Attendance Units × Average Cost per Pupil Additional Amount = (1/20) × Eligible Facilities Cost

  1. Find the number of eligible attendance units (the students the district could have built schools for).
  2. Look up the latest average cost per pupil from the report required by Section 16098.
  3. Multiply the units from Step 1 by the cost from Step 2 to get the Eligible Facilities Cost.
  4. Take one‑twentieth (1/20) of that cost – that is the extra amount the Director adds to the certified payment.
  5. Treat that extra amount as eligible bonded debt service for the year.

District could have built schools for 5,000 students. The latest report says the average cost per pupil is $12,000.

Result: Eligible Facilities Cost = 5,000 × $12,000 = $60,000,000 Additional Amount = (1/20) × $60,000,000 = $3,000,000 So the Director adds $3 million to the amount certified, and that $3 million counts as eligible debt service.

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

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§ 15731 School Facility Repayment Adjustment

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a school district otherwise eligible to receive a conditional apportionment under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 16000) of this part may apply for an adjustment of annual repayment obligations under this chapter. The board may require any information that is necessary to determine the number of units of estimated average daily attendance for which the district would have been eligible to construct school facilities under this chapter, if the conditional apportionment had been made and had become final. The units shall be known as “eligible attendance units.” The board shall then determine an “eligible facilities cost” by multiplying the number of the eligible attendance units by the average cost of housing elementary or high school pupils as set forth in the latest report to the Legislature required under Section 16098. In any fiscal year in which the school district is, in the judgment of the board, operating sufficient year-round classes to provide housing for the eligible attendance units, the Director of General Services shall add to the amount which he or she is required to certify to the Controller under Section 15730 an amount equal to one-twentieth of such eligible facilities costs. The additional amount so certified shall be considered for all purposes of this article as eligible bonded debt service. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

conditional apportionmenteligible attendance unitseligible facilities costeligible bonded debt service

Related Statutes

  • § 16025 School Facility Repayment Adjustment
  • § 15713 School District Funding Applications
  • § 15716 Conditional School Apportionment Extension
  • § 15724 Bonded Indebtedness Correction Validation
  • § 15730 Bonded Debt Service Certification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 15731.
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