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Board warned CDE could take over financial control if SFUSD fails to file a balanced budget by July 1
Summary
District staff explained that if the board does not adopt a budget and submit it by July 1, the California Department of Education can prepare a budget at the district's expense, withhold apportionments, and impose oversight measures; qualified or negative fiscal certifications could lead to state fiscal intervention.
District staff used part of the June 26 special meeting to walk the board through statutory and administrative consequences of failing to file a budget by the July 1 deadline. Because San Francisco is a single unified administrative body, staff said the California Department of Education (CDE) acts in the role a county office would normally play for other districts.
Deputy Superintendent Myung Lee reviewed the statutory steps: if a district does not submit a budget, the…
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