Pioneer Union Elementary School Dist. v. State Allocation Bd. CA5

Background We begin by reviewing the process for state funding of school construction, which is set forth in the Education Code and implementing regulations. The Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 (Sen. Bill No. 50 (1997-1998 Reg. Sess.); Stats. 1998,

2. ch. 407, § 4) (Ed. Code, § 17070.10 et seq.)1 (the Act), “governs the allocation of state funds for school facilities construction.” (California Charter Schools Assn. v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2015) 60 Cal.4th 1221, 1230.) The Act established the State School Facilities Fund (the State Fund), from which funds are apportioned to school districts to pay for construction projects. (Sanchez v. State of California (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 467, 473; § 17070.40. subd. (a)(1).) Money is deposited into the State Fund through the issuance of state bonds as approved by the voters. (See, e.g., Godinez v. Schwarzenegger (2005) 132 Cal.App.4th 73, 78.) Initially, the State Fund was funded by Proposition 1A, the Class Size Reduction Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 1998 (Prop. 1A), which authorized a $9.2 billion bond issue for education facilities—$6.7 billion for K-12 and $2.5 billion for…