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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 1§ 16063 School District Bond Approval

§ 16063 School District Bond Approval

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§ 16063 School District Bond Approval

This law says that when a school district gets a special money grant (apportionment) after a vote and paperwork, the grant is officially approved and can be used, but only if the school board or its delegate says so.

Key Takeaways

  • •Two‑thirds of qualified voters must approve the board to accept the grant.
  • •The county superintendent must certify the vote and that any required bonds have been sold.
  • •The school board (or its delegate) must give specific permission before any money is spent.

Example

A small town school district wants to build a new gym. Voters in the district hold an election, and two‑thirds of the voters approve the board to take the state grant and issue bonds to pay for it.

After the vote, the county superintendent tells the school board and the state controller that the vote passed, the bonds were sold, and the money is ready. The board then signs off, and the grant becomes official and can be spent on the gym.

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

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§ 16063 School District Bond Approval

Whenever a conditional apportionment has, prior to January 1, 1980, been made to an applicant school district pursuant to this chapter and thereafter the county superintendent of schools of the county having jurisdiction over the district has certified to the board and the Controller that at an election called, held and conducted in the district for that purpose, two-thirds of the qualified electors of the district voting thereat authorized the governing board of the applicant school district to accept, expend and repay an apportionment under this chapter, and whenever thereafter the county superintendent of schools has certified to the board and the Controller that the amount of bonds, if any, required by the board, as a condition to the apportionment becoming final, have been issued and sold and the proceeds thereof made available for the purposes of the application and the board has certified to the Controller that the apportionment to the applicant school district has become final, the final apportionment is hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated, and any expenditure of money from the State School Building Aid Fund according to the terms of the final apportionment is hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no funds authorized by any bond act for the purpose of this chapter shall be made available for expenditure without specific authority of the board or its delegated representative. (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 apportionmentapplicant school districtcounty superintendent of schoolstwo-thirds of the qualified electorsfinal apportionmentState School Building Aid Fundbond act

Related Statutes

  • § 16092 School Funding Certification Deadlines
  • § 16343 School District Apportionment Approval
  • § 10500 School Data Processing Centers
  • § 10501 Regional Education Data Centers
  • § 10502 School District Data Services

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16063.
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