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CA SB 330

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Budgets: multiyear financial commitments.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CA SB 330 pass?

The current status of CA SB 330 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-06-15): Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

What is CA SB 330 about?

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Controller, and the Director of Finance to develop and update as necessary, standards and criteria to be reviewed and adopted by the State Board of Education and to be used by local educational agencies in the development of annual budgets and the management of subsequent expenditures from that budget, as specified. Existing law requires these standards and criteria to include, among other things, multiyear commitments, including cost-of-living adjustments. This bill would specify that the multiyear commitments are for only the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year. The bill would require the state board, on or before March 1, 2027, to amend specified related regulations, as provided, and would require the State Department of Education to modify the Standardized Account Code Structure reporting software infrastructure to eliminate reporting fields for a 2nd subsequent fiscal year and, commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, ensure that the system reflects a 2-year operational and forecasting structure. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and each county board of education, on or before July 1 of each year, to adopt a budget, as specified, and requires that budget to be filed with the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, respectively. Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, as applicable, to, among other things, examine the adopted budget to determine whether it complies with the standards and criteria adopted by the state board for local educational agency budgets and determine whether the adopted budget (1) will allow the school district or county office of education to meet its financial obligations during the fiscal year and (2) is consistent with a financial plan that will enable the school district or county office of education to satisfy its multiyear financial commitments. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district and each county superintendent of schools to certify whether the school district or county office of education is able to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the subsequent 2 fiscal years. Existing law requires (1) a negative certification to be assigned to any school district or county office of education that will be unable to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year, (2) a qualified certification to be assigned to the school district or county office of education that may not meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year or 2 subsequent fiscal years, and (3) a positive certification to be assigned to a school district or county office of education that will meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and subsequent 2 fiscal years. Existing law requires a copy of the school district's or county superintendent's certification to be filed with the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, respectively. The bill would instead only require certification for the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year, and would require determinations for qualified and positive certifications to instead be assigned based only on the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year. The bill would also make conforming changes to related provisions.

Who sponsors CA SB 330?

Padilla is the primary sponsor of CA SB 330.

Description

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Controller, and the Director of Finance to develop and update as necessary, standards and criteria to be reviewed and adopted by the State Board of Education and to be used by local educational agencies in the development of annual budgets and the management of subsequent expenditures from that budget, as specified. Existing law requires these standards and criteria to include, among other things, multiyear commitments, including cost-of-living adjustments. This bill would specify that the multiyear commitments are for only the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year. The bill would require the state board, on or before March 1, 2027, to amend specified related regulations, as provided, and would require the State Department of Education to modify the Standardized Account Code Structure reporting software infrastructure to eliminate reporting fields for a 2nd subsequent fiscal year and, commencing with the 2027–28 fiscal year, ensure that the system reflects a 2-year operational and forecasting structure. Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and each county board of education, on or before July 1 of each year, to adopt a budget, as specified, and requires that budget to be filed with the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, respectively. Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, as applicable, to, among other things, examine the adopted budget to determine whether it complies with the standards and criteria adopted by the state board for local educational agency budgets and determine whether the adopted budget (1) will allow the school district or county office of education to meet its financial obligations during the fiscal year and (2) is consistent with a financial plan that will enable the school district or county office of education to satisfy its multiyear financial commitments. Existing law requires the governing board of each school district and each county superintendent of schools to certify whether the school district or county office of education is able to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year and for the subsequent 2 fiscal years. Existing law requires (1) a negative certification to be assigned to any school district or county office of education that will be unable to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year, (2) a qualified certification to be assigned to the school district or county office of education that may not meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year or 2 subsequent fiscal years, and (3) a positive certification to be assigned to a school district or county office of education that will meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and subsequent 2 fiscal years. Existing law requires a copy of the school district's or county superintendent's certification to be filed with the county superintendent of schools or the Superintendent, respectively. The bill would instead only require certification for the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year, and would require determinations for qualified and positive certifications to instead be assigned based only on the current fiscal year and the subsequent fiscal year. The bill would also make conforming changes to related provisions.

Introduced
2025-02-12
Latest action
2026-06-15 — Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Padillaauthor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-15

    Re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-11

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

    amendment-passage,committee-passage,reading-1,reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2025-07-16

    July 16 set for second hearing canceled at the request of author.

  4. 2025-07-09

    July 9 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.

  5. 2025-06-30

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on U. & E.

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  6. 2025-06-09

    Referred to Coms. on U. & E. and NAT. RES.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-06-04

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

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  8. 2025-06-03

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 10. Page 1443.) Ordered to the Assembly.

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  9. 2025-05-23

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  10. 2025-05-23

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1196.) (May 23).

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  11. 2025-05-16

    Set for hearing May 23.

  12. 2025-05-12

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  13. 2025-05-02

    Set for hearing May 12.

  14. 2025-05-01

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2. Page 963.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  15. 2025-04-29

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on E.Q. (Ayes 13. Noes 3. Page 935.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on E.Q.

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  16. 2025-04-17

    Set for hearing April 30 in E.Q. pending receipt.

  17. 2025-04-11

    Set for hearing April 29.

  18. 2025-03-28

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  19. 2025-03-17

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on E., U & C.

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  20. 2025-02-19

    Referred to Coms. on E., U & C. and E.Q.

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  21. 2025-02-13

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 15.

  22. 2025-02-12

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Versions

  • 02/12/25 - Introduced — 2025-02-12Compare
  • 03/17/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-17Compare
  • 03/28/25 - Amended Senate — 2025-03-28Compare
  • 06/30/25 - Amended Assembly — 2025-06-30Compare
  • 06/11/26 - Amended Assembly — 2026-06-11Compare
  • SB330Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Environmental Quality]

    2025-04-29 · pass · 13-3

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Allen: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • Dahle: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Grove: other

  • Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2025-04-30 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Hurtado: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Dahle: no

  • Placed on suspense file

    2025-05-12 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Wahab: yes
    • Seyarto: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Caballero: yes

  • Do pass

    2025-05-23 · pass · 5-1

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Caballero: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Seyarto: no
    • Dahle: other

  • 3rd Reading

    2025-06-03 · pass · 28-10

    Member-level votes (40)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Weber Pierson: yes
    • Becker: yes
    • Laird: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Cervantes: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Durazo: yes
    • Arreguín: yes
    • Cortese: yes
    • Pérez: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Grayson: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Menjivar: yes
    • Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Archuleta: yes
    • McGuire: yes
    • Blakespear: yes
    • Wahab: yes
    • Limón: yes
    • Caballero: yes
    • Rubio: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • Valladares: no
    • Choi: no
    • Seyarto: no
    • Niello: no
    • Strickland: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no
    • Alvarado-Gil: no
    • Grove: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Jones: no
    • Reyes: other
    • Hurtado: other

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Official source

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB330

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