Section 1623 Of Article 2. County Office Of Education Budget Approval From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The budget review committee shall be composed of three
persons and shall be selected by the county superintendent of schools
and the county board of education solely from a list of no fewer
than five candidates provided by the Superintendent. The candidates
shall be persons who have expertise in the management of a school
district or county office of education, including, but not be limited
to, the fiscal and educational aspects of that management.
(b) No later than five working days after the receipt of the
candidate list described in subdivision (a), the county
superintendent of schools and the county board of education shall
select the budget review committee. If the county superintendent of
schools and the county board of education fail to select a committee
within the period of time permitted by this subdivision, the
Superintendent instead shall select and convene the budget review
committee no later than 10 working days after the receipt by the
county superintendent of schools and the county board of education of
the candidate list.
(c) On or before November 30, the budget review committee shall
review the proposed budget of the county office of education and the
underlying fiscal policies of that county office of education, and
shall transmit to the Superintendent, the county superintendent of
schools, and the county board of education either of the following:
(1) The recommendation that the budget be approved.
(2) A report disapproving the budget and setting forth
recommendations for revisions to the budget that would enable the
county office of education to meet its financial obligations both in
the budget year and with regard to multiyear financial commitments.
(d) Upon the request of the budget review committee, the
Superintendent may extend the deadline set forth in subdivision (c)
for a period of not more than 15 working days.
(e) The Superintendent shall develop criteria and procedures
governing the performance by budget review committees of their duties
under this section.
(f) The members of the budget review committee shall be reimbursed
for their services and associated expenses while on official
business, at rates established by the state board.