Amended in Assembly March 26, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 646


Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty

February 24, 2015


An act to amend Sectionbegin delete 42100end deletebegin insert 2114end insert of thebegin delete Educationend deletebegin insert Electionsend insert Code, relating tobegin delete education finance.end deletebegin insert elections.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 646, as amended, McCarty. begin deleteEducation finance: school districts: financial statements. end deletebegin insertVoter registration.end insert

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Existing law requires a county elections official who receives an affidavit of registration from a voter who resides or claims residence in another county to forward the affidavit to the elections official for the county in which the voter resides, and further requires the elections official for the county in which the voter resides to accept the affidavit and use it as the voter’s permanent record of registration. Under existing law, registration by that method is effective for all elections occurring 29 or more days after receipt of the affidavit of registration by the elections official to which the affidavit was mailed or delivered by the voter.

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This bill would instead provide that registration by that method is effective for all elections occurring 15 or more days after receipt of the affidavit of registration by the elections official to which the affidavit was mailed or delivered by the voter. By requiring elections officials to process and count additional voters’ ballots to be handled and counted, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

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This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

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Existing law, on or before September 15, requires the governing board of each school district to approve, as specified, an annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the school district for the preceding fiscal year and file the statement, along with annual statements received from charter schools, as specified, with the county superintendent of schools. Existing law, on or before October 15, requires the county superintendent of schools to verify the mathematical accuracy of the statements and transmit a copy to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 2114 of the end insertbegin insertElections Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
2to read:end insert

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2114.  

begin deleteTheend deletebegin insertAend insert county elections officialbegin delete of any county in this stateend delete
4 may receive the affidavit of registration of begin deleteanyend deletebegin insert anend insert elector who
5resides or claims residence in another county in this state. The
6affidavit shall be forwarded to the county elections official of the
7county in which the elector resides. The county elections official
8of the county in which the elector resides shall use the affidavit of
9registration begin insertreceivedend insertbegin insert end insertfrom the other county as his or her permanent
10begin delete record.end deletebegin insert record of registration.end insert

11Registration by this method shall be effective for all elections
12occurringbegin delete 29end deletebegin insert 15end insert or more days after receipt of the affidavit of
13registration by the county elections official or his or her deputy to
14which the affidavit is mailed or delivered by the elector.

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If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
16this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
17local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
18pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
194 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 42100 of the Education Code is amended
2to read:

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(a) On or before September 15 of each year, the
4governing board of each school district shall approve, in a format
5prescribed by the Superintendent, an annual statement of all
6receipts and expenditures of the school district for the preceding
7fiscal year, and shall file the statement, along with the statement
8received pursuant to subdivision (b), with the county superintendent
9of schools. On or before October 15 of each year, the county
10superintendent of schools shall verify the mathematical accuracy
11of the statements and shall transmit a copy to the Superintendent.

12(b) On or before September 15 of each year, each charter school
13shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent, an
14annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the charter
15school for the preceding fiscal year, and shall file the statement
16with the entity that approved the charter school.

17(c) The forms prescribed by the Superintendent shall be adopted
18as regulations by the state board, and may be amended periodically
19to accommodate changes in statute or government reporting
20standards.

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