SECTIONS 1600-1606 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 1600-1606

1600. There is hereby established in the treasury of each county
the "county school service fund."

1601. Wherever any of the terms "unapportioned county elementary
school fund," "county elementary school supervision fund,"
"unapportioned county high school fund," and "county school service
fund" are used in this code or in any other law, such term shall be
deemed to refer to and mean the "county school service fund."

1602. The county school service fund shall be utilized by the
county superintendent of schools to pay the charges against the fund
as are provided in this code; and to provide, with the approval of
the county board of education, all of the following:
(a) Additional apportionments to any school district or community
college district in the territory under his or her jurisdiction for
current expenses that (1) has levied the maximum district tax and in
which the annual average current cost per pupil does not exceed the
annual average current cost per pupil for all districts of the same
type within the county or under the jurisdiction of the county
superintendent of schools, or (2) needs additional apportionments for
current expenses because of temporary emergency conditions.
(b) Additional apportionments to any school district or community
college district in the territory under his or her jurisdiction for
the transportation of pupils to and from school to meet temporary
emergency conditions.

1604. No moneys shall be expended from the county school service
fund for any purpose in excess of the latest proposed expenditures
for such purpose as approved by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction under Section 14050, without the approval of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
It shall be the duty of the county auditor to approve warrants
drawn on the county school service fund for expenses approved in the
county school service fund budget; provided, however, in a county in
which the board of supervisors has transferred educational functions
to the county board of education pursuant to Section 1080, and a
single budget has been authorized for the purposes of the county
school service fund, county board of education, county committee on
school district organization, and the office of the county
superintendent of schools pursuant to Sections 1620 to 1625,
inclusive, and the board of supervisors has made the provisions of
Sections 42649 and 85265.5 applicable in the county, orders for
warrants and warrants shall be signed by the county superintendent of
schools and paid by the county treasurer without the approval of the
county auditor.
A listing of all warrants issued by the county superintendent of
schools, where the approval of the county auditor is not required,
shall be forwarded to the county auditor on the same day they are
issued. The form of the warrant and the form and content of the
warrant listing shall be as approved by the county auditor. The
county auditor shall not be liable upon his bond or otherwise for any
warrant issued where his approval is not required.

1605. The title to all property purchased by the county
superintendent of schools from the county school service fund is in
the offices of the county superintendent of schools.

1606. The money credited to the county school service fund of a
county pursuant to Section 16417 of the Government Code may be
apportioned by the county superintendent of schools, with the
approval of the county board of education, to school districts within
which there is land which has been acquired by the United States.