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California 20252026

AB 2316

School facilities: Charter School Facilities Program: undue financial burden.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 13:12:55 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
CharterSchoolFacilitiesProgram, Schoolfacilities, unduefinancialburden
Introduced / first action
2026-02-19 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 provides for the adoption of rules, regulations, and procedures, under the administration of the Director of General Services, for the allocation of state funds by the State Allocation Board for the construction and modernization of public school facilities. Existing law establishes the Charter Schools Facilities Program within the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 to provide funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils. Existing law requires that a 50% matching share be provided by charter schools applying for facilities funding under the program. Existing law requires the California School Finance Authority, in consultation with the board, to adopt regulations for the program, including, among other regulations, the process for determining the manner in which the applicant will pay its local matching share, including the method for determining lease payments to be made in lieu of the local matching share. This bill would, commencing January 1, 2028, for filing rounds opened on or after January 1, 2028, if the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments would result in the applicant charter school suffering an undue financial burden, as provided, require the authority to notify the board and authorize the board to reduce the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments, and correspondingly increase the grant amount, as necessary for the school to reach a reasonable level of debt service. The bill would require the authority, in consultation with the board, to adopt regulations for that purpose and would require the authority and the board to adopt the method for determining whether the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments would result in the charter school suffering an undue financial burden, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. The bill would also make conforming changes.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0.).

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  2. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  3. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).

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  4. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  5. Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

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  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).

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  7. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  8. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  9. Referred to Com. on ED.

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  10. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  11. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 2316.)

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  12. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  13. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 14).

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  14. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  15. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  16. Read second time and amended.

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  17. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).

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  18. Referred to Com. on ED.

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  19. From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  20. Read first time. To print.

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