§ 11874 State Agency System Fees

• •The state can charge fees to other state departments for building and using a new system.
• •The fees must be approved by the Department of Finance.
• •The department has to explain how they came up with the fees and get it checked every year.
• •If they want to change the fees, they have to tell the Department of Finance when they ask for money in the budget.

Imagine your school wants to build a new computer system for all classrooms.

The school office can charge each classroom a fee to help pay for it, but they need the principal’s okay first. They also have to show how they decided on the fee and get it checked every year. If they want to charge more later, they have to ask the principal again when planning the next year’s budget.