Education code section 1241.5. Warrants 2019-02-06
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County superintendents of schools may provide fiscal, budgetary, and data-processing services through contractual agreements to school districts that have been determined to be fiscally accountable under the provisions of this section. The limits contained in this paragraph may not be waived by the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 33050 or any other provision of law. During unannounced visits in each county, the county superintendent shall not demand access to documents or specific school personnel. No charter school shall receive any public funds for a pupil if the pupil also attends a private school that charges the pupil's family for tuition. I The priority objective of the visits made pursuant to this paragraph shall be to determine the status of all of the following circumstances: i Sufficient textbooks as defined in Section 60119 and as specified in subdivision i. The governing board of any school district may, with the approval of the county auditor and county treasurer, in lieu of issuing single orders for the payment of the salary or wages of each employee, issue payroll orders, on forms prescribed by the county superintendent of schools and approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the payment of the salaries or wages of two or more employees.
Warrants
County superintendents of schools may provide fiscal, budgetary, and data-processing services through contractual agreements to school districts that have been determined to be fiscally accountable under the provisions of this section. The form and content of the warrant listing shall be as prescribed by the county auditor or county superintendent and approved by the county auditor or county superintendent having jurisdiction. D Mechanisms designed to reduce costs by incorporating efficiencies in schoolsite design. J The county superintendent may make the status determinations described in subparagraph I during a single visit or multiple visits. Each district which issues warrants pursuant to this section shall furnish monthly to the county superintendent of schools and the county auditor of the county of jurisdiction, upon his request, a statement showing for the current fiscal year to date, for each required expenditure classification, the amount budgeted, actual expenditures, encumbrances and unencumbered balances.
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Each unified school district or district with over 10,000 average daily attendance that issues warrants pursuant to this section shall furnish monthly to the county superintendent of schools and the county auditor of the county of jurisdiction, upon his or her request, a statement showing for the current fiscal year to date, for each required expenditure classification, the amount budgeted, actual expenditures, encumbrances and unencumbered balances. G On a quarterly basis, the county superintendent, or his or her designee, shall report the results of the visits and reviews conducted that quarter to the governing board of the school district at a regularly scheduled meeting held in accordance with public notification requirements. Labor performed between the 1st and 15th days, inclusive, of any calendar month shall be paid for between the 16th and 26th day of the month during which the labor was performed, and labor performed between the 16th and the last day inclusive, of any calendar month, shall be paid for between the 1st and 10th day of the following month. The results of the visits and reviews shall include the determinations of the county superintendent, or his or her designee, for each school regarding the status of all of the circumstances listed in subparagraph I and teacher misassignments and teacher vacancies. If at any time the county superintendent of schools or the county auditor determines that the financial management or accounting controls of the district have become inadequate, either such officer may revoke approval for fiscal accountability status effective immediately. With the approval of the county superintendent of schools, the governing board of a school district may cause warrants to be drawn on the county treasury against designated funds, except debt service, of the district in the county treasury in the payment of expenses of the district.
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With the approval of the county superintendent of schools, the governing board of a school district may cause warrants to be drawn on the county treasury against designated funds, except debt service, of the district in the county treasury in the payment of expenses of the district. The State Board of Education, whether or not it is the authority that granted the charter, may, based upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, take appropriate action, including, but not limited to, revocation of the school's charter, when the State Board of Education finds any of the following: a Gross financial mismanagement that jeopardizes the financial stability of the charter school. The district disbursing officer shall issue warrants, using procedures prescribed by the county auditor, on the county treasury for all debts and demands, within categories designated by the county superintendent, against the district when amounts are legally approved. County officers shall not be responsible for providing reports, statements, or other data relating to, or based on, the designated payments of expenses of the district. That report shall be made to the governing board at a public meeting of the governing board. Orders shall be on forms prescribed by the county superintendent of schools unless the warrants are processed by an on-line data processing system. The district disbursing officer shall issue warrants, using procedures prescribed by the county auditor, on the county treasury for all debts and demands, within categories designated by the county superintendent, against the district when amounts are legally approved.
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A county superintendent or county auditor shall not be liable under the terms of their bonds or otherwise for any warrant issued pursuant to this section. If at any time the county superintendent of schools or the county auditor determines that the financial management or accounting controls of the district have become inadequate, either such officer may revoke approval for fiscal accountability status effective immediately. Notwithstanding Section 27005 of the Government Code, or any other section requiring orders for warrants or warrants to be signed by the county superintendent of schools or the county auditor, or both, the county treasurer shall pay the warrant, if money is available. The county superintendent may prescribe alternative methods for districts determined to be fiscally accountable pursuant to Section 42650. The warrants for salary and other types of claims designated by the county superintendent shall be issued by a person designated as the district disbursing officer for the school district on the county treasury in favor of the persons entitled thereto in payment of all claims in designated categories chargeable against the district which have been legally examined, allowed, and ordered paid by the governing board. Upon review of the school district governing board report, the county superintendent, at his or her discretion, and consistent with law, may disapprove an order for payment of funds consistent with Section 42638. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site.
California Education Code Section 1241.5 (2016)
Each number assigned by the state board on or after January 1, 2003, shall correspond to a single petition that identifies a charter school that will operate within the geographic and site limitations of this part. This part shall not be construed to prohibit any private person or organization from providing funding or other assistance to the establishment or operation of a charter school. If disapproved, the county superintendent of schools shall state the specific steps which must be taken by the applicant school district to receive approval and these changes shall be certified as completed by an independent certified public accountant or public accountant before the county superintendent shall approve the application. The county auditor may examine each order and requisition on school district funds transmitted to him by the county superintendent of schools. The county auditor may authorize the destruction of any bill or supporting document received from a school district for purposes of Section 42639 if all of the following conditions are met: a The record, paper, or document is photographed, microphotographed, or reproduced on film of a type approved for permanent photographic records by the National Bureau of Standards; b The device used to reproduce such record, paper, or document on film is one which accurately reproduces the original thereof in all details; and c The photographs, microphotographs, or other reproductions on film are placed in conveniently accessible files and provision is made for preserving, examining, and using the same.
California Education Code Section 1241.5 (2016)
The cost of the audit required in support of a district's application for fiscal accountability shall be borne by the applicant district. Upon review of the governing board report, the county superintendent, at his or her discretion, may revoke the authority for the district to be fiscally accountable pursuant to Section 42650. The form and content of the warrant listing shall be as prescribed by the county auditor or county superintendent and approved by the county auditor or county superintendent having jurisdiction. The district disbursing officer shall issue warrants, using procedures prescribed by the county auditor, on the county treasury for all debts and demands, within categories designated by the county superintendent, against the district when amounts are legally approved. The cost of printing warrants may be charged to the district.
California Education Code ARTICLE 2
Copies of each qualified or negative certification and the report containing that certification shall be sent to the Controller at the time the certification is submitted to the county board of education. In order to obtain the approval of the county superintendent of schools and county auditor for fiscally accountable status, the governing board of a school district shall file a written application with the county superintendent of schools and county auditor having jurisdiction on forms which the county superintendent shall prescribe. This section shall not be construed as impairing the obligation of any contract in the bond of such officer in effect on January 1, 1977. The county superintendent may prescribe alternative procedures for districts determined to be fiscally accountable pursuant to Section 42650. In any unified school district with 100,000 or more average daily attendance as an alternative to the payment procedures prescribed by Section 42644, orders for the payment of wages, and payroll orders for the payment of wages and warrants for the payment of wages of employees employed full time in positions not requiring certification qualifications shall be drawn once each two weeks, twice a month, or once each four weeks on days designated in advance by the governing board of the district.
California Education Code ARTICLE 2
The county treasurer shall pay the warrant in the designated category, if district funds are available. No person other than an officer or employee of the district shall be authorized to sign orders. The person authorized by the governing board of the district to issue warrants pursuant to this section shall execute an official bond in an amount fixed by the governing board conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties under this section. A county superintendent or county auditor shall not be liable under the terms of their bonds or otherwise for any warrant issued pursuant to this section. To obtain the advantage of a uniform pay period and pay date within school districts, the payroll procedure may specify the ending date of the pay period and, notwithstanding Sections 42644, 45040, and 45048, the date of issue for payroll warrants, except that the issue date shall be on or before the 10th calendar day following the end of the pay period.
California Education Code ARTICLE 2
Notwithstanding Section 42631, the cost of printing the warrants shall be borne by the district. When a district's application for fiscal accountability status has been approved by the county superintendent of schools and county auditor, the issuance of warrants by the district pursuant to this section shall be effective at the beginning of a fiscal year, provided that approval had been made prior to the preceding first day in March. The form of the warrant shall be prescribed by, and approved by, the county auditor or county treasurer having jurisdiction. A county superintendent of schools who files a qualified or negative certification for the second report required pursuant to subdivision l of Section 1240 and a county office of education that is classified as qualified or negative by the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Controller, no later than June 1, a financial statement that covers the financial and budgetary status of the county office of education for the period ending April 30 and projects the fund and cash balances of the county office of education as of June 30. Each order drawn against the funds of a school district shall be numbered and shall state: a the particular fund or funds of the district against which it is drawn, b the amount of the payment to be made from each fund, and c the rate of salary and the period of service of any employee of the district for whom an order is issued for payment of salary or wages. The form of the warrant shall be as prescribed by the governing board and approved by the county auditor or county treasurer having jurisdiction. The certified public accountant or public accountant shall report his or her findings and recommendations to the county superintendent, county auditor, and to the applicant district.