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Article 9. Review Of Federal Fund Expenditures of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 9.

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article, consistent with the provisions added by Chapter 1284 of the Statutes of 1978, to provide greater oversight of, and to facilitate the scrutiny of, programs funded by moneys received from the federal government which are deposited in the State Treasury for expenditure by, and disbursement to, state and local educational agencies.
(a) Commencing with the 1979-80 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Finance, shall prepare a comprehensive state plan, to be submitted to the Legislature by January 1st, detailing the prospective expenditure, allocation, and apportionment of federal funds to be appropriated for the next fiscal year pursuant to Section 13338.5 of the Government Code to all educational agencies in this state, including the Department of Education, receiving federal funds for their support.
  (b) Commencing with the 1982-83 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the state plan required by subdivision (a) of this section shall be prepared in the same form and be compatible with fiscal reporting requirements prescribed by subdivision (g) of Section 13337 of the Government Code.
(a) Commencing with the 1979-80 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Finance, shall prepare a comprehensive report to be submitted to the Legislature by January 1st which sets forth in detail the manner in which all federal funds were allocated and apportioned to, and expended by, educational agencies in this state in the prior fiscal year.
  (b) Commencing with the 1982-83 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the report required by subdivision (a) of this section shall be prepared in the same form and be compatible with fiscal reporting requirements prescribed by subdivision (b) of Section 13300 of the Government Code.
The department shall submit to the Legislature, the Legislative Analyst's Office, and the Governor the following two annual reports on federal funds for education in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive:
  (a) One report, to be submitted no later than February 15 of each year, shall provide a three-year tracking of federal funds. For each federally funded program, the report shall include detail by type of funded activity (state administration, state-level activity, local assistance, and capital outlay) and state budget category (state operations, local assistance, and capital outlay). For each program, by type of funded activity and state budget category, the report shall include all of the following:
  (1) Actual expenditures for the prior year.
  (2) A revised estimate of current year expenditures.
  (3) The budget-year appropriation.
  (b) The other report, to be submitted no later than November 1 of each year, shall identify available federal carryover funds. Specifically, this report shall identify carryover funds, by fiscal year and potential reversion date, for each federally funded program by type of funded activity (state administration, state-level activity, local assistance, and capital outlay) and state budget category (state operations, local assistance, and capital outlay).