SB 1137, as introduced, Torres. School transportation: apportionments.
Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to provide for the transportation of pupils to and from school. Existing law, among other things, requires each school district or county office of education that provides transportation to receive the same home-to-school and special education transportation allowances that it received in the prior fiscal year and prohibits the transportation allowances from exceeding the prior year’s approved transportation costs, increased by the amount provided in the annual Budget Act.
This bill would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction, for the 2014-15 fiscal year to the 2019-20 fiscal year, inclusive, to apportion to each school district, county office of education, entity providing services under a school transportation joint powers agreement, or a regional occupational center or program that provides pupil transportation an amount equal to a specified annually increasing percentage of its approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100% of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year, whichever is greater.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 41850.5 is added to the Education Code,
2to read:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, for the
42014-15 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall apportion to each
5school district, county office of education, entity providing services
6under a school transportation joint powers agreement, or regional
7occupational center or program that provides pupil transportation
8services an amount equal to 40 percent of its approved
9transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent of its
10school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
11whichever is greater.
12(2) For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall
13apportion to each school district, county office of education, entity
14providing services under a school transportation joint powers
15agreement, or
regional occupational center or program that provides
16pupil transportation services an amount equal to 42 percent of its
17approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent
18of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
19whichever is greater.
20(3) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall
21apportion to each school district, county office of education, entity
22providing services under a school transportation joint powers
23agreement, or regional occupational center or program that provides
24pupil transportation services an amount equal to 44 percent of its
25approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent
26of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
27whichever is greater.
28(4) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall
29apportion to each school district, county office of education,
entity
30providing services under a school transportation joint powers
31agreement, or regional occupational center or program that provides
32pupil transportation services an amount equal to 46 percent of its
33approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent
34of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
35whichever is greater.
36(5) For the 2018-19 fiscal year, the Superintendent shall
37apportion to each school district, county office of education, entity
38providing services under a school transportation joint powers
P3 1agreement, or regional occupational center or program that provides
2pupil transportation services an amount equal to 48 percent of its
3approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent
4of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
5whichever is greater.
6(6) For the 2019-20 fiscal year, the
Superintendent shall
7apportion to each school district, county office of education, entity
8providing services under a school transportation joint powers
9agreement, or regional occupational center or program that provides
10pupil transportation services an amount equal to 50 percent of its
11approved transportation costs for the prior fiscal year or 100 percent
12of its school transportation apportionment for the prior fiscal year,
13whichever is greater.
14(b) The amounts apportioned pursuant to this section shall be
15adjusted by the percentage change in the annual average value of
16the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government
17Purchases of Goods and Services for the United States, as published
18by the United States Department of Commerce for the 12-month
19period ending in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. This
20percentage change shall be determined using the latest data
21available as of May 10 of the preceding fiscal year compared with
22
the annual average value of the same deflator for the 12-month
23period ending in the third quarter of the second preceding fiscal
24year, using the latest data available as of May 10 of the preceding
25fiscal year, as reported by the Department of Finance.
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