BILL NUMBER: AB 646	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member McCarty

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to amend Section  42100   2114 
of the  Education   Elections  Code,
relating to  education finance.   elections.




	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 646, as amended, McCarty.  Education finance: school
districts: financial statements.   Voter registration.
 
   Existing law requires a county elections official who receives an
affidavit of registration from a voter who resides or claims
residence in another county to forward the affidavit to the elections
official for the county in which the voter resides, and further
requires the elections official for the county in which the voter
resides to accept the affidavit and use it as the voter's permanent
record of registration. Under existing law, registration by that
method is effective for all elections occurring 29 or more days after
receipt of the affidavit of registration by the elections official
to which the affidavit was mailed or delivered by the voter. 

   This bill would instead provide that registration by that method
is effective for all elections occurring 15 or more days after
receipt of the affidavit of registration by the elections official to
which the affidavit was mailed or delivered by the voter. By
requiring elections officials to process and count additional voters'
ballots to be handled and counted, this bill would impose a
state-mandated local program.  
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.  
   This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates
determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these
statutory provisions.  
   Existing law, on or before September 15, requires the governing
board of each school district to approve, as specified, an annual
statement of all receipts and expenditures of the school district for
the preceding fiscal year and file the statement, along with annual
statements received from charter schools, as specified, with the
county superintendent of schools. Existing law, on or before October
15, requires the county superintendent of schools to verify the
mathematical accuracy of the statements and transmit a copy to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.  
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program:  no
  yes  .


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Section 2114 of the  
Elections Code   is amended to read: 
   2114.   The   A  county elections
official  of any county in this state  may receive
the affidavit of registration of  any   an 
elector who resides or claims residence in another county in this
state. The affidavit shall be forwarded to the county elections
official of the county in which the elector resides. The county
elections official of the county in which the elector resides shall
use the affidavit of registration  received    from
the other county as his or her permanent  record. 
 record of registration. 
   Registration by this method shall be effective for all elections
occurring  29   15  or more days after
receipt of the affidavit of registration by the county elections
official or his or her deputy to which the affidavit is mailed or
delivered by the elector.
   SEC. 2.    If the Commission on State Mandates
determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state,
reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs
shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of
Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 42100 of the Education Code
is amended to read:
   42100.  (a) On or before September 15 of each year, the governing
board of each school district shall approve, in a format prescribed
by the Superintendent, an annual statement of all receipts and
expenditures of the school 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 of each year, the county
superintendent of schools shall verify the mathematical accuracy of
the statements and shall transmit a copy to the Superintendent.
   (b) On or before September 15 of each year, each charter school
shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent, 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 shall be adopted as
regulations by the state board, and may be amended periodically to
accommodate changes in statute or government reporting standards.