Plain English Breakdown
The effective date is not provided in the source material; only the chaptering date (2025-10-03) is listed.
Adding Joint Powers Authorities to the Summer Pay Assistance Program
This law allows joint powers authorities made only of school districts and county offices of education to join a program where classified employees can save part of their pay during the year for summer.
What This Bill Does
- Adds joint powers authorities formed under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, consisting solely of school districts and county offices of education, to the list of agencies allowed in the program.
- Allows classified employees working for these new groups to join the Classified School Employee Summer Assistance Program if they meet requirements.
- Lets eligible workers set aside money from their monthly paychecks during the school year to be paid out during summer recess.
- Requires the State Department of Education to send funds to participating agencies within 30 days of a request.
Who It Names or Affects
- Classified employees working for joint powers authorities made only of school districts and county offices of education.
- Joint powers authorities created under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act consisting solely of schools and counties.
- The State Department of Education, which manages fund distribution.
Terms To Know
- Classified School Employee
- A school worker who meets specified requirements to participate in the program by withholding pay during the year for summer payout.
- Joint Powers Authority
- An organization formed when two or more public agencies agree under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act to work together on shared tasks.
- Summer Assistance Program
- A program where employees withhold part of their monthly pay during the school year to receive it during summer recess, contingent on funding in the Budget Act or another statute.
Limits and Unknowns
- The program only works if money is set aside in the annual Budget Act or another law.
- Changes from AB 147 and SB 147 will not happen unless this bill passes after one of those bills.