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HomeEducation CodeCh. 5Art. 1§ 1602 County School Emergency Funding

§ 1602 County School Emergency Funding

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§ 1602 County School Emergency Funding

This law lets the county superintendent use the school fund to pay costs and give extra money to schools or community colleges for regular expenses when they’ve already hit the highest tax they can charge and aren’t spending more per student than other districts, or when there’s a temporary emergency, including paying for student transportation during emergencies.

Key Takeaways

  • •The county superintendent controls the school fund and can spend it as the law says.
  • •Extra money can go to districts that have reached the highest tax they can charge and whose cost per student isn’t higher than the county average.
  • •Extra money can also be given when a temporary emergency makes extra spending necessary.
  • •The fund can be used to pay for student transportation during emergencies, with board of education approval.

Example

A school district in the county has already raised the maximum property tax it can collect, but a sudden snowstorm knocks out several school buses, leaving kids without rides to school.

Because the district has hit its tax limit and is facing an emergency, the superintendent can give the district extra money from the school fund to fix or rent buses so students can get to school safely.

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

Official Source
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§ 1602 County School Emergency Funding

The county school service fund shall be utilized by the county superintendent of schools to pay the charges against the fund as are provided in this code; and to provide, with the approval of the county board of education, all of the following: (a) Additional apportionments to any school district or community college district in the territory under his or her jurisdiction for current expenses that (1) has levied the maximum district tax and in which the annual average current cost per pupil does not exceed the annual average current cost per pupil for all districts of the same type within the county or under the jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools, or (2) needs additional apportionments for current expenses because of temporary emergency conditions. (b) Additional apportionments to any school district or community college district in the territory under his or her jurisdiction for the transportation of pupils to and from school to meet temporary emergency conditions. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 30.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

county school service fundcounty superintendent of schoolscounty board of educationadditional apportionmentsmaximum district taxtemporary emergency conditions

Related Statutes

  • § 1606 Federal Land School Funding
  • § 1604 County School Fund Expenditures
  • § 1605 County School Property Title
  • § 1600 County School Service Fund
  • § 1601 School Fund Name Updates

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 1602.
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