Section 15146 Of Article 3. Issuance And Sale Of Bonds From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
15146
. (a) The bonds shall be issued and sold pursuant to Section
15140, payable out of the interest and sinking fund of the district.
The governing board may sell the bonds at a negotiated sale or by
competitive bidding.
(b) (1) Before the sale, the governing board shall adopt a
resolution, as an agenda item at a public meeting, that includes all
of the following:
(A) Express approval of the method of sale.
(B) Statement of the reasons for the method of sale selected.
(C) Disclosure of the identity of the bond counsel, and the
identities of the bond underwriter and the financial adviser if
either or both are used for the sale, unless these individuals have
not been selected at the time the resolution is adopted, in which
case the governing board shall disclose their identities at the
public meeting occurring after they have been selected.
(D) Estimates of the costs associated with the bond issuance.
(E) If the sale includes bonds that allow for the compounding of
interest, including, but not limited to, capital appreciation bonds,
disclosure of the financing term and time of maturity, repayment
ratio, and the estimated change in the assessed value of taxable
property within the school district or community college district
over the term of the bonds.
(2) If the sale includes bonds that allow for the compounding of
interest, including, but not limited to, capital appreciation bonds,
the resolution shall be publicly noticed on at least two consecutive
meeting agendas, first as an information item and second as an action
item.
(c) If the sale includes bonds that allow for the compounding of
interest, including, but not limited to, capital appreciation bonds,
the agenda item shall identify that bonds that allow for the
compounding of interest are proposed and the governing board shall be
presented with all of the following:
(1) An analysis containing the total overall cost of the bonds
that allow for the compounding of interest.
(2) A comparison to the overall cost of current interest bonds.
(3) The reason bonds that allow for the compounding of interest
are being recommended.
(4) A copy of the disclosure made by the underwriter in compliance
with Rule G-17 adopted by the federal Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board.
(d) After the sale, the governing board shall do both of the
following:
(1) Present the actual cost information for the sale at its next
scheduled public meeting.
(2) Submit an itemized summary of the costs of the bond sale to
the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission.
(e) The governing board shall ensure that all necessary
information and reports regarding the sale or planned sale of bonds
by the district it governs are submitted to the California Debt and
Investment Advisory Commission in compliance with Section 8855 of the
Government Code.
(f) The bonds may be sold at a discount not to exceed 5 percent
and at an interest rate not to exceed the maximum rate permitted by
law. If the sale is by competitive bid, the governing board shall
comply with Sections 15147 and 15148. The bonds shall be sold by the
governing board no later than the date designated by the governing
board as the final date for the sale of the bonds.
(g) The proceeds of the sale of the bonds, exclusive of any
premium received, shall be deposited in the county treasury to the
credit of the building fund of the school district, or community
college district as designated by the California Community Colleges
Budget and Accounting Manual. The proceeds deposited shall be drawn
out as other school moneys are drawn out. The bond proceeds withdrawn
shall not be applied to any purposes other than those for which the
bonds were issued. Any premium or accrued interest received from the
sale of the bonds shall be deposited in the interest and sinking fund
of the school district or community college district.
(h) The governing board may cause to be deposited proceeds of sale
of any series of the bonds in an amount not exceeding 2 percent of
the principal amount of the bonds in a costs of issuance account,
which may be created in the county treasury or held by a fiscal agent
appointed by the school district or community college district for
this purpose, separate from the building fund and the interest and
sinking fund of the district. The proceeds deposited shall be drawn
out on the order of the governing board or an officer of the district
duly authorized by the governing board to make the order, only to
pay authorized costs of issuance of the bonds. Upon the order of the
governing board or duly authorized officer, the remaining balance
shall be transferred to the county treasury to the credit of the
building fund of the school district or community college district.
The deposit of bond proceeds pursuant to this subdivision shall be a
proper charge against the building fund of the school district or
community college district.
(i) The governing board may cause to be deposited proceeds of sale
of any series of the bonds in the interest and sinking fund of the
district in the amount of the annual reserve permitted by Section
15250 or in any lesser amount, as the governing board shall determine
from time to time. The deposit of bond proceeds pursuant to this
subdivision shall be a proper charge against the building fund of the
school district or community college district.
(j) The governing board may cause to be deposited proceeds of sale
of any series of the bonds in the interest and sinking fund of the
district in the amount not exceeding the interest scheduled to become
due on that series of bonds for a period of two years from the date
of issuance of that series of bonds. The deposit of bonds proceeds
pursuant to this subdivision shall be a proper charge against the
building fund of the school district or community college district.