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HomeEducation CodeCh. 9Art. 5§ 19730 County Bond Tax Levy

§ 19730 County Bond Tax Levy

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§ 19730 County Bond Tax Levy

Key Takeaways

  • •The county must collect a tax every year to pay back the money borrowed through bonds.
  • •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 bond's life, the tax must at least cover the yearly interest.
  • •For the second half of the bond's life, the tax must cover the yearly interest plus an equal part of the remaining borrowed money each year.

Example

A county borrowed $1,000,000 through bonds that will be paid back over 20 years. Every year, they must collect taxes to pay the interest and part of the $1,000,000.

For the first 10 years, the tax must be enough to pay the yearly interest. For the next 10 years, the tax must pay the yearly interest plus $100,000 each year (since $1,000,000 divided by 10 years equals $100,000 per year).

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

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§ 19730 County Bond Tax Levy

The board of supervisors, 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 have 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 of taxesinterest and redemption of the bondstaxable propertyequalized assessed valueprincipal

Related Statutes

  • § 19728 County Bond Issuance Rules
  • § 18560 District Bond Tax Levy
  • § 19725 Bond Election Certification Process
  • § 19726 Bond Redemption Taxation Authority
  • § 19727 Bond Issuance Taxable Property Limit

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19730.
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