On or after the effective date of the act adding this section to the Education Code, in order for an appropriation that is not made for allocation to and administration by school districts, as defined in § 41302.5 of the Education Code, or to community college districts to be counted towards the state’s minimum funding obligation to school districts and community college districts pursuant to § 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation shall, in addition to all other requirements of law, have statutory authorization independent of the annual Budget Act that reflects a legislative determination that the appropriation shall be counted toward satisfying that obligation.

(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 78, Sec. 3. Effective June 28, 1996.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 41203.3

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
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