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Chapter 5. State Indebtedness of California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5.
In 1962 the electorate repealed Sections 2, 3, 4, 4 1/2, 5,
6, 8, 8 1/2, 15, 16, 16.5, 17, 18, 19, 19.5, 20, and 21 of Article
XVI of the Constitution and continued such provisions as statutes.
Such provisions authorized the issuance of certain state bonds which
have been issued and many of which are not yet fully retired. The
provisions, authorizing the issuance of state bonds which have not
yet been fully retired, have been codified in this chapter without
change in order that the provisions will be available in the
Government Code for ready reference by interested persons and no
substantive change in the law is intended by the Legislature.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California in
the sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and the use
and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, all as
provided in the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1955
authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds for the purpose of
providing a fund to be used to carry out the state construction
program contemplated by that act, is hereby authorized and directed,
and the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1955 is hereby
approved, adopted, legalized, validated and made fully and completely
effective; provided, that from the proceeds of the sale of said
bonds, the sum of not less than sixty million dollars ($60,000,000)
shall be available for expenditure for major building construction,
equipment and site acquisition for state colleges now or hereafter
established. Nothing in this Constitution shall invalidate or
restrict the provisions of this section, nor shall this section
prevent amendments to the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1955
which are germane to the subject thereof; provided, such amendments
do not increase the sum of the bonds herein authorized to be issued
and sold nor utilize the proceeds thereof for purposes not related to
the construction program generally described therein.
The issuance and sale of one thousand bonds of the State of
California in the denomination of one thousand dollars each, and the
use and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, all as
provided in the California Olympiad Bonds Act of 1927 as passed by
the Senate and Assembly at the Forty-seventh Session of the
Legislature and approved by the Governor, authorizing the issuance
and sale of state bonds in the sum of one million dollars
($1,000,000) for the purpose of providing a fund to be used and
disbursed for the purpose of an Olympiad to be held in California in
1932, is hereby authorized and directed and the said California
Olympiad Bond Act of 1927 is hereby approved, adopted, legalized,
ratified, validated and made fully and completely effective. All
provisions of this section shall be self-executing and shall not
require any legislative action in furtherance thereof, but this shall
not prevent such legislative action. Nothing in this Constitution
contained shall be a limitation upon the provisions of this section.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California,
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred million dollars
($100,000,000), and the use and disposition of the proceeds of the
sale of said bonds, all as provided in the Veterans Bond Act of 1949
(Article 5B added to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and
Veterans Code by Chapter 1267 of the Statutes of 1949) authorizing
the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of one hundred
million dollars ($100,000,000) for the purpose of providing a fund to
be used and disbursed to provide farm and home aid for veterans in
accordance with the provisions of the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase
Act of 1943, and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto are hereby authorized and directed and said Veterans Bond Act
of 1949 is hereby approved, adopted, legalized, ratified, validated,
and made fully and completely effective upon the effective date of
this amendment to the Constitution. All provisions of this section
shall be self-executing and shall not require any legislative action
in furtherance thereof, but this shall not prevent such legislative
action. Nothing in this Constitution contained shall be a limitation
upon the provisions of this section.
The issuance and sale of 10,000 bonds of the State of
California in the denomination of one thousand dollars ($1,000) each,
and the use and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of said
bonds, all as provided in the San Francisco Harbor Improvement Act of
1929, as passed by the Senate and Assembly at the Forty-eighth
Session of the Legislature and approved by the Governor, authorizing
the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of ten million
dollars ($10,000,000) for the purpose of providing a fund for the
construction in San Francisco Harbor of wharves, piers, seawalls,
state railroad, spurs, betterments and appurtenances and for
necessary dredging and filling in connection therewith and providing
for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds by the
State Treasurer from revenues collected for dockage, tolls, rents,
wharfage, cranage, demurrage, switching and any and all collections
now or hereafter authorized by law paid into the Fourth San Francisco
Seawall Sinking Fund, is hereby authorized and the said San
Francisco Harbor Improvement Act of 1929 is hereby approved, adopted,
legalized, validated, and made fully and completely effective. All
provisions of this section shall be self-executing and shall not
require any legislative action in furtherance thereof, but this shall
not prevent such legislative action. Nothing in this section
contained shall be a limitation upon the provisions of this section.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California in
the sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) and the use and
disposition of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, all as
provided in the Harbor Development Bond Law of 1958 authorizing the
issuance and sale of bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the
construction, improvement, and development of harbors in this state,
is hereby authorized and directed, and the Harbor Development Bond
Law of 1958 is hereby approved, adopted, legalized, validated and
made fully and completely effective. Nothing in this Constitution
shall invalidate or restrict the provisions of this section, nor
shall this section prevent amendments to the Harbor Development Bond
Law of 1958 which are germane to the subject thereof; provided, such
amendments do not increase the sum of the bonds herein authorized to
be issued and sold nor utilize the proceeds thereof for purposes not
related to the purposes generally described therein.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of two hundred fifty million dollars
($250,000,000), in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such
dates, and to bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by
the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) To provide loans and grants to the several school districts of the State, subject to such legislation, rules, or regulations as the Legislature may, from time to time, determine.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency, and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary and adequate school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) To provide loans and grants to the several school districts of the State, subject to such legislation, rules, or regulations as the Legislature may, from time to time, determine.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency, and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary and adequate school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California,
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of one hundred fifty million
dollars ($150,000,000), and the use and disposition of the proceeds
of the sale of said bonds, all as provided in the Veterans Bond Act
of 1951 (Article 5C added to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military
and Veterans Code by Chapter 1086 of the Statutes of 1951)
authorizing the issuance and sale of state bonds in the sum of one
hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) for the purpose of
providing a fund to be used and disbursed to provide farm and home
aid for veterans in accordance with the provisions of the Veterans
Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, and of all acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto are hereby authorized and directed
and said Veterans Bond Act of 1951 is hereby approved, adopted,
legalized, ratified, validated, and made fully and completely
effective upon the effective date of this amendment to the
Constitution. All provisions of this section shall be self-executing
and shall not require any legislative action in furtherance thereof,
but this shall not prevent such legislative action. Nothing in this
Constitution contained shall be a limitation upon the provisions of
this section.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of one hundred eighty-five million dollars
($185,000,000), in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such
dates, and to bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by
the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) To provide loans and grants to the several school districts of the State, subject to such legislation, rules, or regulations as the Legislature may, from time to time determine.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(c) To repay, as provided by law, the money appropriated from the General Fund at the 1952 Second Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency, and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary and adequate school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) To provide loans and grants to the several school districts of the State, subject to such legislation, rules, or regulations as the Legislature may, from time to time determine.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(c) To repay, as provided by law, the money appropriated from the General Fund at the 1952 Second Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency, and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary and adequate school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000),
in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such dates, and to
bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocations Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000),
in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such dates, and to
bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of two hundred twenty million dollars
($220,000,000), in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such
dates, and to bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by
the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(d) To repay, as provided by law, any money appropriated from the Investment Fund at the 1958 First Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising, and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(d) To repay, as provided by law, any money appropriated from the Investment Fund at the 1958 First Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising, and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency and in that event, notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California in
the sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) and the use
and disposition of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, all as
provided in the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1958
authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds for the purpose of
providing a fund to be used to carry out the state construction
program contemplated by that act, is hereby authorized and directed,
and the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1958 is hereby
approved, adopted, legalized, validated and made fully and completely
effective. Nothing in this Constitution shall invalidate or restrict
the provisions of this section, nor shall this section prevent
amendments to the State Construction Program Bond Act of 1958 which
are germane to the subject thereof; provided, such amendments do not
increase the sum of the bonds herein authorized to be issued and sold
nor utilize the proceeds thereof for purposes not related to the
construction program generally described therein.
Bonds of the State of California shall be prepared, issued,
and sold in the amount of three hundred million dollars
($300,000,000), in such denominations, to be numbered, to bear such
dates, and to bear such rate of interest as shall be determined by
the Legislature.
The proceeds of such bonds shall be used:
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(d) To repay, as provided by law, any money appropriated from the General Fund at the 1960 First Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board concerning this section or any other section of the Constitution or legislative act authorizing the allocation of funds to school districts for purposes the same or substantially the same as those enumerated in this section. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
(a) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts of the state for use in purchasing and improving school sites, the purchasing of furniture and equipment for schools, and the planning and constructing, reconstructing, repairing, altering, and making additions to, school buildings.
(b) Subject to such legislation as the Legislature may, from time to time, enact, to provide loans and grants to school districts for assistance in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of individuals who have exceptional needs, as that term is defined in Section 56026 of the Education Code.
(c) To pay the expenses that may be incurred in preparing, advertising, issuing, and selling the bonds, and in administering and directing the expenditure of the moneys realized from the sale of such bonds.
(d) To repay, as provided by law, any money appropriated from the General Fund at the 1960 First Extraordinary Session for state school building aid. The issuance, signing, countersigning, endorsing, and selling of the bonds herein provided for, and the interest coupons thereon, the place and method of payment of principal and interest thereon, the procedure for initiating, advertising and holding sales thereof, and the performance by the several state boards and state officers of their respective duties in connection therewith; and all other provisions, terms, and conditions relating to the bonds, shall be as provided by the Legislature. The Legislature may appropriate money to be expended in addition to or in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds sold under the authority of this section. The money so appropriated shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section. If the Legislature appropriates money in lieu of the money received from the sale of the bonds, the total amount of bonds required to be sold pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount so appropriated. The Legislature shall pass all laws, general or special, necessary or convenient to carry into effect the provisions of this section. Such laws may provide for the allocation of funds to school districts pursuant to this section by the State Allocation Board or a similar agency. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, Members of the Legislature who are required to meet with such board shall have equal rights and duties with the nonlegislative members to vote and act upon matters pending before such board concerning this section or any other section of the Constitution or legislative act authorizing the allocation of funds to school districts for purposes the same or substantially the same as those enumerated in this section. The Legislature shall require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (a) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as may be within the ability of the district to repay. The Legislature may require each district receiving an allocation of money from the sale of bonds pursuant to this section for the purposes prescribed in subdivision (b) of this section to repay such money to the state on such terms and in such amounts as the Legislature deems proper. The people of the State of California in adopting this section hereby declare that it is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to aid school districts of the state in providing necessary school sites and buildings for the pupils of the public school system, such system being a matter of general concern inasmuch as the education of the children of the state is an obligation and function of the state.
The issuance and sale of bonds of the State of California,
not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of four hundred million
dollars ($400,000,000), and the use and disposition of the proceeds
of the sale of said bonds, all as provided in the Veterans Bond Act
of 1960 (Article 5h of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and
Veterans Code) authorizing the issuance and sale of state bonds in
the sum of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) for the
purpose of providing a fund to be used and disbursed to provide farm
and home aid for veterans in accordance with the provisions of the
Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, and all acts amendatory
and supplemental thereto are hereby authorized and directed and said
Veterans Bond Act of 1960 is hereby approved, adopted, legalized,
ratified, validated, and made fully and completely effective upon the
effective date of this amendment to the Constitution. All provisions
of this section shall be self-executing and shall not require any
legislative action in furtherance thereof, but this shall not prevent
such legislative action. Nothing in this Constitution contained
shall be a limitation upon the provisions of this section.
