CHAPTER 3.5. Local Public Finance [7288.1. - 7288.6.]

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC 3.5.
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Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 7288.1. Section 7288.1.

A local public finance authority shall be established for the purpose of financing drug abuse prevention, crime prevention, health care services, and public education in any county if either, or both, of the following occur: (a) The county board of supervisors adopts a resolution declaring its intent to propose an increase in the transactions and use tax in the county pursuant to this chapter. (b) The county superintendent of schools receives resolutions from a majority of the governing boards of the school districts in the county declaring their intent to propose an increase in the transactions and use tax in the county pursuant to this chapter.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 7288.2. Section 7288.2.

The local public finance authority shall be governed by a board of directors. The board of directors shall consist of the following members: (a) Five members of the county boards of supervisors. (b) Five members of governing boards of school districts in the county. (1) Governing board members shall be selected in a manner determined by the county board of education, provided that: (A) If there are five or more school districts in the county, no school district shall have more than one member on the board of directors. (B) If there are fewer than five school districts in the county, each school district shall have at least one member on the board of directors. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, the county office of education shall be deemed to be a school district.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 7288.3. Section 7288.3.

A local public finance authority may adopt an ordinance imposing, for the authority’s general purpose, a transactions and use tax that conforms with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) at a rate of 0.25 percent, or a multiple thereof, if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The ordinance specifies how the proceeds of the tax will be allocated among drug abuse prevention, crime prevention, health care services, and public education purposes. Funds allocated for public education purposes shall be governed by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 42400) of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code. (b) The ordinance proposing the tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of the board of directors of the authority, provided that the two-thirds majority includes at least three of the members described in subdivision (a) of Section 7288.2, and at least three of the members described in subdivision (b) of Section 7288.2. (c) The ordinance proposing the tax is approved by two-thirds of the qualified voters of the county voting on the measure.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 7288.4. Section 7288.4.

(a) A local public finance authority may exercise all powers necessary to perform the collection, administration, and allocation duties with respect to the transactions and use tax in a manner consistent with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251). (b) With respect to the approval by the voters of an ordinance specified in Section 7288.3, if the ordinance so requests, the county shall call a special election for that purpose to be held on a date not less than 88 nor more than 103 days after the ordinance is adopted by the board of directors of the local public finance authority. (c) The county shall be reimbursed by the local public finance authority for all costs of conducting elections for purposes of imposing a transactions and use tax pursuant to this chapter. In the event the ordinance imposing the tax is adopted by the voters, the costs of conducting the election may be reimbursed from the proceeds of the tax. In the event the ordinance imposing the tax is not adopted by the voters, the costs of conducting the election shall be reimbursed by the local agencies within the county in proportion to the revenues each agency would have received if the ordinance had been adopted, during the first year following adoption of the ordinance. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the imposition and collection of any tax approved by the voters at an election held pursuant to this chapter shall commence no sooner than the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 90 days after the election results are certified by the county registrar.

Cal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 7288.6. Section 7288.6.

No tax imposed pursuant to this chapter shall become operative before the later of the following dates: (a) January 1, 1993. (b) The date that Sections 6051.5 and 6201.5 cease to be operative pursuant to those sections.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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