§ 1631. — 1631. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 8, Sec. 4.)

(a)
Except as provided in subdivision (c), the Superintendent shall not make an apportionment of state or federal funds for the current fiscal year for a county office of education if the county board of education or county superintendent of schools of the county office of education neglects or refuses to meet any of the following requirements:
(1)
Adopt a local control and accountability plan pursuant to Section 52066.
(2)
Adopt an annual update to a local control and accountability plan pursuant to Section 52067.
(3)
Adopt an annual budget pursuant to this article.
(4)
Submit reports pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 1240.
(b)
The Superintendent shall withhold apportionments pursuant to subdivision (a), including previously withheld apportionments for the current fiscal year, until the requirements listed in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) are met, and shall notify the appropriate county official that the Superintendent shall not approve any warrants issued by the county office of education.
(c)
If a county board of education or county superintendent of schools is unable to fulfill one or more requirements described in subdivision (a) due to any of the events described in subdivision (a) of Section 46392, the county board of education or county superintendent of schools shall, at the earliest opportunity after the event no longer exists, fulfill those
requirements and shall submit to the Superintendent the following information:
(1)
A description of the emergency event.
(2)
The date that the requirements described in subdivision (a) were met.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 8, Sec. 4. (AB 121) Effective June 27, 2025.