State budget delays affecting local schools
Posted: Saturday, September 11, 2010 12:00 am | Updated: 6:09 am, Sat Sep 11, 2010.
The Galt elementary school district has taken out a loan to make payroll, while Lodi Unified approved freely moving funds among accounts.
The measures were taken to help with local cash flow issues until the state adopts its annual budget. It was due June 30, the same day school districts were required to file their annual financial plan.
"No state budget passed means more uncertainty in making important decisions affecting our children's education," Galt elementary district superintendent Karen Schauer said.
"The delay causes districts to have more difficulty in working together with unions, communicating clearly with stakeholders, and bottom-line, paying the bills from payroll and vendors on time."
Now that school has started, the problem is that some districts may already have large bills to pay in September, but without state funding, many districts will have to start tapping into
