California Assembly Bill AB646 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 646AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2015 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member McCarty FEBRUARY 24, 2015 An act to amend Section  42100   2114  of the  Education   Elections  Code, relating to  education finance.   elections.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 646, as amended, McCarty.  Education finance: school districts: financial statements.   Voter registration.   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.   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.   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.   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.   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.   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program:  no   yes  . THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 2114 of the   Elections Code   is amended to read:  2114.  The   A  county elections official  of any county in this state  may receive the affidavit of registration of  any   an  elector who resides or claims residence in another county in this state. The affidavit shall be forwarded to the county elections official of the county in which the elector resides. The county elections official of the county in which the elector resides shall use the affidavit of registration  received    from the other county as his or her permanent  record.   record of registration.  Registration by this method shall be effective for all elections occurring  29   15  or more days after receipt of the affidavit of registration by the county elections official or his or her deputy to which the affidavit is mailed or delivered by the elector.  SEC. 2.   If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.   SECTION 1.   Section 42100 of the Education Code is amended to read: 42100. (a) On or before September 15 of each year, the governing board of each school district shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent, an annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the school district for the preceding fiscal year, and shall file the statement, along with the statement received pursuant to subdivision (b), with the county superintendent of schools. On or before October 15 of each year, the county superintendent of schools shall verify the mathematical accuracy of the statements and shall transmit a copy to the Superintendent. (b) On or before September 15 of each year, each charter school shall approve, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent, an annual statement of all receipts and expenditures of the charter school for the preceding fiscal year, and shall file the statement with the entity that approved the charter school. (c) The forms prescribed by the Superintendent shall be adopted as regulations by the state board, and may be amended periodically to accommodate changes in statute or government reporting standards.