Cal. EDC § 14003
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 14003, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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(a) Commencing with the 2010–11 fiscal year, on March 28 of each fiscal year in which the percentage growth in per capita General Fund revenues exceeds the percentage growth in California per capita personal income, the Controller shall transfer from the General Fund to Sections A and B of the State School Fund, as set forth in subdivision (c), the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1) minus the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).
(1) The product of General Fund revenues from proceeds of taxes and one-half of the difference between the percentage growth in per capita General Fund revenues from proceeds of taxes and in California per capita personal income.
(2) The amount of the maintenance factor certified pursuant to Section 41207.2 that is allocated in the current year pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(b) The amount transferred pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be in addition to amounts required to be allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(c) (1) Of the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a), the Controller shall transfer 92 percent to Section A of the State School Fund. The Superintendent shall allocate the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph in the following priority order:
(A) An amount not to exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for the purposes of revenue limit equalization in a manner consistent with Section 42238.49 for the first fiscal year in which funds are transferred pursuant to this paragraph.
(B) Such amounts as necessary to reduce the revenue limit deficit factors set forth in Sections 2558.46 and 42238.146 until the deficit factors are reduced to zero.
(C) Any remaining amounts transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated as an equal increase per unit of average daily attendance in general purpose apportionments for purposes of Sections 2558, 42238, and 47633.
(2) Of the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a), the Controller shall transfer 8 percent to Section B of the State School Fund. The Chancellor of the Community Colleges shall allocate the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph in equal amounts for the following purposes:
(A) For purposes of career and technical education pursuant to Chapter 352 of the Statutes of 2005.
(B) As a proportionate increase in general purpose apportionments for community college districts.
(d) For purposes of determining the amount required pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the following fiscal year, all amounts transferred in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be deemed allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B for that prior fiscal year.
(e) The sum of the amounts transferred pursuant to this section plus the sum of the amounts of the maintenance factor certified pursuant to Section 41207.2 that is allocated pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution shall not exceed the total amount of eleven billion two hundred twelve million nine hundred nine thousand dollars ($11,212,909,000) less any maintenance factor amount that is allocated for the 2009–10 fiscal year.
(1) The product of General Fund revenues from proceeds of taxes and one-half of the difference between the percentage growth in per capita General Fund revenues from proceeds of taxes and in California per capita personal income.
(2) The amount of the maintenance factor certified pursuant to Section 41207.2 that is allocated in the current year pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(b) The amount transferred pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be in addition to amounts required to be allocated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(c) (1) Of the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a), the Controller shall transfer 92 percent to Section A of the State School Fund. The Superintendent shall allocate the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph in the following priority order:
(A) An amount not to exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for the purposes of revenue limit equalization in a manner consistent with Section 42238.49 for the first fiscal year in which funds are transferred pursuant to this paragraph.
(B) Such amounts as necessary to reduce the revenue limit deficit factors set forth in Sections 2558.46 and 42238.146 until the deficit factors are reduced to zero.
(C) Any remaining amounts transferred pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated as an equal increase per unit of average daily attendance in general purpose apportionments for purposes of Sections 2558, 42238, and 47633.
(2) Of the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a), the Controller shall transfer 8 percent to Section B of the State School Fund. The Chancellor of the Community Colleges shall allocate the funds transferred pursuant to this paragraph in equal amounts for the following purposes:
(A) For purposes of career and technical education pursuant to Chapter 352 of the Statutes of 2005.
(B) As a proportionate increase in general purpose apportionments for community college districts.
(d) For purposes of determining the amount required pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution for the following fiscal year, all amounts transferred in the prior fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be deemed allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B for that prior fiscal year.
(e) The sum of the amounts transferred pursuant to this section plus the sum of the amounts of the maintenance factor certified pursuant to Section 41207.2 that is allocated pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution shall not exceed the total amount of eleven billion two hundred twelve million nine hundred nine thousand dollars ($11,212,909,000) less any maintenance factor amount that is allocated for the 2009–10 fiscal year.
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