On November 6th 2012, the California Voters approved Proposition 30, which added Article XIII, Section 36 to the California Constitution; and Proposition 55 amended Article XIII, Section 36 of the California Constitution effective November 8, 2016 and commencing on January 1, 2018.  This ballot created an Education Protection Account to receive and disburse revenue derived from the incremental increases in taxes imposed by Article XIII, Section, 36(f).

 

Under Proposition 30, the governing board shall annually determine the spending of the received monies from the Education Protection Account (EPA). In addition, annually on their website, each school district shall publish an accounting of how the monies were spent.

 

The Board shall certify at this meeting that funds provided from the Education Protection Account have been properly expended as required by Article X111, Section 36 of the California Constitution. All Expenses incurred by the District must comply with the additional audit requirement of Article XIII, Section 36.