California Senate Bill SB329 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 329INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Mendoza FEBRUARY 23, 2015 An act to amend Section 41010 of the Education Code, relating to school finance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 329, as introduced, Mendoza. School finance: accounting. Existing law requires the accounting system used to record the financial affairs of any school district to be in accordance with the definitions, instructions, and procedures published in the California School Accounting Manual as approved by the State Board of Education and furnished by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 41010 of the Education Code is amended to read: 41010. The accounting system used to record the financial affairs of  any   a  school district shall be in accordance with the definitions, instructions, and procedures published in the California School Accounting Manual as approved by the  State Board of Education   state board  and furnished by the Superintendent  of Public Instruction  . No accounting manual  so  approved shall expressly or by implication affect the content of any educational program or objective, except as otherwise specifically provided for by this code. The Legislature hereby finds that such content shall be best determined by those involved in the administration of educational programs, including  governing boards of  school  district governing boards,   districts,  local administrators, teachers,  students,   pupils,  and parents.