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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-65001›DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 35000-45500›PART 24. SCHOOL FINANCE 41000-43052›CHAPTER 1. State Financial Management and Control 41000-41060›ARTICLE 2. Accounting Regulations, Budget Controls and Audits 41010-41024

§ 41020.9

California Education Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding Section 41020, for the 2019–20 fiscal year, a local educational agency shall provide for an audit by July 15, 2020, and if a local educational agency fails to provide for an audit by July 15, 2020, the county office of education having jurisdiction over the local educational agency shall provide for an audit of the local educational agency by July 31, 2020.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (h) of Section 41020 or subdivision (m) of Section 47605, for audit reports for the 2019–20 fiscal year, a local educational agency shall file an annual audit report with the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the local educational agency is located, the Superintendent, the Controller, and, if applicable, to its chartering authority, by March 31, 2021, and notwithstanding subdivision (k) of Section 41020, the county superintendent of schools shall submit the required certification to the Superintendent and the Controller by July 15, 2021.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (k) of Section 41020, for audit reports for the 2018–19 fiscal year, a county superintendent of schools shall submit the required certification to the Superintendent and the Controller by July 15, 2020.

(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 41344, for audits certified by the Controller between March 1, 2020, and July 15, 2020, inclusive, a local educational agency may appeal a finding contained in a final audit report within 120 days of the date on which the local educational agency receives the final audit report resulting from an audit or review, or within 30 days of receiving a determination of a summary review pursuant to subdivision (e).

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 41344.1, for audits certified between March 1, 2020, and July 15, 2020, inclusive, a local educational agency may request a summary review within 90 days of the date on which the local educational agency receives the final audit report resulting from an audit or review.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 24, Sec. 18. (SB 98) Effective June 29, 2020.)

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