LawWiki
HomeCodesSearchGlossaryAPIAbout
LawWiki

Plain English summaries of California law with zero-hallucination AI. Every summary is verified against official source text.

Product

  • Search
  • Codes
  • About

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Disclaimer

© 2026 LawWiki. All rights reserved.

HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 9§ 16335 School District Loan Repayment Terms

§ 16335 School District Loan Repayment Terms

Education Code·California
AI Summary·Official Text·Key Terms·Related Statutes·References
AI SummaryVerified

§ 16335 School District Loan Repayment Terms

This law tells school districts how to pay back money they got from the state: they must make 20 equal yearly payments, but the payment can’t be bigger than a small percentage of the district’s property value for each school level.

Key Takeaways

  • •Districts must repay loans in 20 equal yearly installments.
  • •The yearly payment can’t be larger than a tiny percentage of the district’s property value for each school level.
  • •If the calculated payment is too high, it is reduced to the capped amount, and the reduction is written off by the State Controller.

Example

A district receives a $1,200,000 loan for school construction. The district’s assessed property value for each grade level is $10,000,000.

The district would normally split the $1,200,000 into 20 equal payments of $60,000 each year. Because the law caps the payment at a tiny share of the property value, the yearly payment is reduced to the capped amount.

How to Calculate

Annual Payment = min[ (Principal + Accrued Interest) ÷ 20 , Rate × Assessed Value per Grade Level ]

  1. Add the loan principal and any interest that has built up.
  2. Divide that total by 20 to get the equal yearly amount.
  3. Find the cap amount by multiplying the district’s assessed value for each grade level by the rate the law sets (0.00175 before FY 1980‑81, or 0.0004375 starting FY 1981‑82).
  4. Compare the two numbers. The smaller one is the amount the district must actually pay each year.

Loan of $1,200,000 (principal $1,000,000 + interest $200,000). Assessed value per grade level = $10,000,000. Fiscal year 1979‑80 (old rate).

Result: Equal yearly amount = 1,200,000 ÷ 20 = $60,000. Cap amount = 0.00175 × 10,000,000 = $17,500. Because $60,000 > $17,500, the district pays $17,500 each year.

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

Official Source
View on CA.gov

§ 16335 School District Loan Repayment Terms

Each district to which an apportionment or apportionments has been made under this article shall repay the principal amount of such apportionment or apportionments and the accrued interest thereon in 20 equal annual payments. The first payment shall be made in the second fiscal year following the year in which the apportionment is made. In any year prior to the 1980–81 fiscal year in which the equal annual repayment exceeds that amount which seventeen and one-half cents ($0.175) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation for each grade level (i.e. elementary or high school) operated by the district would raise during the year of the computation, the repayment shall be reduced to the amount which the seventeen and one-half cents ($0.175) for each grade level would so raise. In any year, beginning in the 1981–82 fiscal year, in which the equal annual repayment exceeds that amount which 0.04375 percent of the full value for each grade level operated by the district would raise during the year of the computation, the repayment shall be reduced to the amount which the 0.04375 percent of the full value for each grade level would so raise. The amount of the reduction in computed repayment shall be canceled on the books of the Controller. If more than one apportionment is made the annual amount payable shall be the sum of the amounts which would be payable on each amount if computed separately. On or before the first day of January of each fiscal year the State Controller shall determine the annual repayment, if any, to be due from each district during the next succeeding fiscal year. The computation and collection procedures shall be in accordance with Sections 16080, 16089, and 16090. (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

repaymentapportionmentschoolcomputationvaluationthe state controlleroperative januaryreduction

Related Statutes

  • § 16071 Unified School District Apportionments
  • § 16339.6 School Bond Matching Funds
  • § 16720 District Apportionment Repayment
  • § 16077 Multipurpose Room Apportionment Repayment
  • § 16082 District Tax Revenue Adjustment

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16335.
View Official Source