Commentary
The 42 school districts in San Diego County, with the exception of Julian Union High, had a rather calm 12 months for the year ending on June 30, 2023.
Every school district in California is required to prepare financial statements, just like a publicly traded company, and have them audited by an independent certified public accounting firm.
These audited reports are to be posted on each district’s website. However, this doesn’t always occur. Consequently, California state Sen. Steven Choi (R-Irvine) has introduced a bill to bring in stronger encouragement on the transparency front. Senate Bill 1126 “would require governing boards of school districts and county superintendents of schools to post their annual audit report on their internet websites within 30 days of the report being filed with the county superintendent of schools or formally received by the governing board.”…