(a) County offices of education shall conduct a review of their budgets at Interim Report time in accordance with the following criteria and standards and supplemental information (beginning with section 15481) and supplemental information (beginning with section 15493). The SSPI will review the county office's Interim Report using the criteria and standards.(b) The county superintendent of schools shall submit two interim reports to its governing board during each fiscal year. Both interim reports shall be reviewed by the county board of education and approved by the county superintendent of schools, who shall certify whether their county office of education is able to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year and, based on current forecast, for two subsequent fiscal years. The certification shall be based on the criteria and standards and shall be classified as positive, qualified, or negative. (1) A positive certification indicates that, based on current projections the county office of education will meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and two subsequent fiscal years.(2) A qualified certification indicates that, based on current projections the county office of education may not meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year or two subsequent fiscal years.(3) A negative certification indicates that, based on current projections the county office of education will be unable to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the current fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year.(c) The review includes an analysis of eight criteria, with standards, and supplemental information about the status of the budget at Interim Report time. The eight criteria are fund and cash balances, reserves, deficit spending, ADA, local control funding formula (LCFF) revenue, salaries and benefits, other revenues and expenditures, and facilities maintenance. Each of these criteria has a standard by which it is measured. In addition to the criteria and standards, the review must identify additional information regarding contingent liabilities, use of one-time revenues for ongoing expenditures, contingent revenues, contributions, long-term commitments, unfunded liabilities, temporary interfund borrowings, the status of labor agreements, and the status of other funds. Deviations from the standards must be explained, and may affect the interim certification.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 15480
1. New section filed 8-19-91; operative 7-1-91. Submitted to OAL for printing only and exempt from Government Code section 11343 under Education Code section 3313 (Register 92, No. 10).
2. Repealer of subchapter 11 heading and article 1 heading and amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-13-2008; operative 6-12-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 33131 (Register 2008, No. 20).
3. Redesignation and amendment of last paragraph as subsection (c) filed 12-4-2013; operative 12-4-2013. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 33131 (Register 2013, No. 49). Note: Authority cited: Sections 1240(l), 33127 and 33129, Education Code. Reference: Section 33128, Education Code.
1. New section filed 8-19-91; operative 7-1-91. Submitted to OAL for printing only and exempt from Government Code section 11343 under Education Code section 3313 (Register 92, No. 10).
2. Repealer of subchapter 11 heading and article 1 heading and amendment of section and Note filed 5-13-2008; operative 6-12-2008. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 33131 (Register 2008, No. 20).
3. Redesignation and amendment of last paragraph as subsection (c) filed 12-4-2013; operative 12-4-2013. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 33131 (Register 2013, No. 49).