Article 1 - Statements

California Education Code — §§ 42100-42105

Sections (3)

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1058, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.

(a)On or before September 15, the governing board of each school district shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, an annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the district for the preceding fiscal year and shall file the statement, along with the statement received pursuant to subdivision (b), with the county superintendent of schools. On or before October 15, the county superintendent of schools shall verify the mathematical accuracy of the statements and shall transmit a copy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(b)On or before September 15, each charter school shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, an annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the charter school for the preceding fiscal year and shall file the statement with the entity that approved the charter school.
(c)The forms prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be adopted as regulations by the State Board of Education, and may be amended periodically to accommodate changes in statute or government reporting standards.

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

Any violation of this article or a failure to comply with its provisions by the county superintendent of schools or by the governing board of any school district is punishable under Section 1222 of the Government Code.

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

The governing board of any school district may print and distribute in pamphlet form an annual financial statement of the receipts and expenditures of the school district, and may include in the pamphlet a general report concerning the conduct and condition of the schools of the district. Similar information of value to the public regarding the school system may be printed and distributed from time to time, or published not oftener than once a year, in a newspaper of general circulation published within the district.