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2022 Op. Cal. Att'y Gen. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.sag/sagca0172 and id is 1 raw text is: TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL State of California ROB BONTA Attorney General OPINION of No. 18-603 January 21, 2022 ROB BONTA Attorney General ANYA M. BINSACCA Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE TONY THURMOND, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, has requested an opinion on questions regarding a county superintendent's authority over a school district in fiscal distress. QUESTIONS PRESENTED AND CONCLUSIONS 1. Does Education Code section 42127.6 allow a county superintendent of schools to stay the issuance of bonds by a school district in fiscal distress? Yes. If the county superintendent provides notice and justification that a bond issuance would be inconsistent with the ability of a school district in fiscal distress to meet its financial obligations for the current or subsequent fiscal year, Education Code section 42127.6 authorizes the county superintendent to stay the bond issuance. 1 18-603