SB 191

This bill provides that the electors of common and union high school districts

may vote upon an initial resolution to raise money through a bond issue only at the

school district's annual meeting. Current law permits the electors of common and

union high school districts to consider such a resolution at the school district's annual

meeting, at a regularly called school district meeting, or at a special meeting called

for that purpose. Under current law, with certain exceptions, before the electors of

a common or union high school district may issue a bond to raise revenue, the electors

must first adopt an initial resolution to do so. After the initial resolution has been

approved at the school district meeting, the resolution must also be submitted to a

vote of the electors at an election or at a subsequent public hearing scheduled on the

initial resolution.

This bill also prohibits a vote on a resolution to exceed a school district's revenue

limit for recurring and nonrecurring purposes at a school district special meeting.

Current law generally limits the total amount of revenue a school district may

receive from general school aids and property taxes in a school year. However, there

are several exceptions to the revenue limit. One exception is for excess revenue

approved by referendum for recurring and nonrecurring purposes. The referendum

process begins when a school board adopts a resolution supporting inclusion in the

final school district budget of an amount that exceeds the school district's revenue

limit.