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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 1§ 16064 School District Bond Validation

§ 16064 School District Bond Validation

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§ 16064 School District Bond Validation

This law says that if a school district sold bonds after voters approved the sale by at least two‑thirds, then all the steps the district took to sell those bonds are officially okay and the district must pay back the bonds.

Key Takeaways

  • •Two‑thirds of voters must approve the bond sale for it to be valid.
  • •All actions the district took to issue, sell, or exchange the bonds are confirmed as legal.
  • •The district is legally bound to pay back any bonds that were authorized and sold, both past and future.

Example

A town's school district needed money to build a new gym, so the board told the town to vote on selling $5 million in bonds. Two‑thirds of the voters said yes, and the district sold the bonds to investors.

Because the vote got the required two‑thirds support, this law says the bond sale is legal and the school district has to honor the debt, even if someone tried to argue the sale was improper.

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

Official Source
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§ 16064 School District Bond Validation

If the board has made an apportionment to a school district after November 1, 1960, upon the condition that the district issue and sell district bonds in an amount prescribed by the board, and an election was heretofore held in the district at which two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition to authorize the issuance and sale of bonds in an amount sufficient to meet the condition of the apportionment voted in favor thereof, all acts or proceedings heretofore taken by or on behalf of the school district, under any law, or under the color of any law, for the authorization, issuance, sale or exchange of the bonds of the school district for any public purpose are hereby confirmed, validated and declared legally effective. This shall include all acts and proceedings of the governing board of the school district, and of any person or officer, heretofore done or taken upon the authorization, issuance, or sale of the bonds. All bonds of any the school district heretofore authorized to be issued and hereafter issued and delivered in accordance with the authorization shall be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the district. As used in this section the word “hereafter” means any time on or subsequent to the effective date of this section and the word “heretofore” means any time prior to the effective date. (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

apportionmentschool districtbondstwo-thirds of the voterslegally effectivebinding obligations

Related Statutes

  • § 16073 School Bond Repayment Requirements
  • § 16012 School Property Disposal Rules
  • § 16061 School Bond Election Certification
  • § 16062 School District Election Timing
  • § 16095 School District Fund Transfers

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16064.
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