AB 2316: School facilities: Charter School Facilities Program: undue financial burden.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 provides for the adoption of rules, regulations, and procedures, under the administration of the Director of General Services, for the allocation of state funds by the State Allocation Board for the construction and modernization of public school facilities. Existing law establishes the Charter Schools Facilities Program within the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 to provide funding to qualifying entities for the purpose of establishing school facilities for charter school pupils. Existing law requires that a 50% matching share be provided by charter schools applying for facilities funding under the program. Existing law requires the California School Finance Authority, in consultation with the board, to adopt regulations for the program, including, among other regulations, the process for determining the manner in which the applicant will pay its local matching share, including the method for determining lease payments to be made in lieu of the local matching share.

This bill would, commencing January 1, 2028, for filing rounds opened on or after January 1, 2028, if the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments would result in the applicant charter school suffering an undue financial burden, as provided, require the authority to notify the board and authorize the board to reduce the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments, and correspondingly increase the grant amount, as necessary for the school to reach a reasonable level of debt service. The bill would require the authority, in consultation with the board, to adopt regulations for that purpose and would require the authority and the board to adopt the method for determining whether the 50% local share matching obligation or lease payments would result in the charter school suffering an undue financial burden, in consultation with the Department of General Services and the County Office Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team. The bill would also make conforming changes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 27, 2026Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 597, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 27, 2026Approved by the Governor.
3. September 15, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 31, 2026Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 6972.).
5. August 27, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
6. August 26, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.).
7. August 17, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
8. August 13, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
9. August 13, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 13).
10. August 3, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
11. June 25, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
12. June 10, 2026Referred to Com. on ED.