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HomeEducation CodeCh. 8Art. 6§ 19528 County Bond Tax Levy

§ 19528 County Bond Tax Levy

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§ 19528 County Bond Tax Levy

Key Takeaways

  • •The county must collect a tax every year to pay back the money borrowed (bonds) for the district.
  • •The tax must be enough to cover the yearly interest on the bonds and part of the borrowed money that is due that year.
  • •For the first half of the time the bonds are active, the tax must at least cover the yearly interest.
  • •For the second half of the time, the tax must cover the yearly interest plus an equal part of the remaining borrowed money each year.

Example

Imagine your town borrowed $100,000 to build a new park, and they have to pay it back over 10 years with some interest every year.

The town will collect taxes from property owners every year to pay the interest and part of the $100,000. For the first 5 years, the tax must cover at least the interest. For the next 5 years, the tax must cover the interest plus $10,000 of the borrowed money each year ($100,000 divided by 10 years).

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§ 19528 County Bond Tax Levy

The board of supervisors of each county in which any part of the district is situated, at the time of making the levy of taxes for county purposes, shall levy a tax for that year upon the taxable property in the district, at the equalized assessed value thereof for that year, for the interest and redemption of the bonds. The tax shall not be less than sufficient to pay the interest of the bonds for that year, and such portion of the principal as is to become due during the year. In any event the tax shall be high enough to raise, annually, for the first half of the term the bonds are to run, a sufficient sum to pay the interest thereon, and during the balance of the term, high enough to pay the annual interest and to pay, annually, a proportion of the principal of the bonds equal to a sum produced by taking the whole amount of the bonds outstanding and dividing it by the number of years the bonds then have to run. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

board of supervisorslevy a taxinterest and redemption of the bondsequalized assessed valueportion of the principal

Related Statutes

  • § 18560 District Bond Tax Levy
  • § 19730 County Bond Tax Levy
  • § 16724 County Tax Levy For Withheld Funds
  • § 19402 Library District Formation Petition
  • § 19407 Multi-County Library District Formation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19528.
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