a “School Bond Waste Prevention Action
Cal. EDC § 15284
California Statutes
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a) An action to obtain an order restraining and preventing any expenditure of funds received by a school district or community college district through the sale of bonds authorized by this
chapter pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (
b) of
Section of
Article XIII A of the California Constitution and subdivision (
b) of
Section of
Article XVI of the California Constitution may be maintained against any officer, agent, or other person acting on behalf of, that school district or community college district, by a citizen residing in the school or community college district who is assessed and is liable to pay an ad valorem tax on real property within the school or community college district, or who has paid an ad valorem tax on real property within the school or community college district within one year before the commencement of the action if it appears by the complaint or affidavits that any of the following conditions are present:
(1) An expenditure of funds received by a school district or community college district through the sale of bonds authorized by this
chapter is for purposes other than those specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (
b) of
Section of
Article XIII A of the California Constitution.
(2) The expenditure is not in compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (
b) of
Section of
Article XIII A of the California Constitution.
(3) That an expenditure in violation of paragraph (3) of subdivision (
b) of
Section of
Article XIII A of the California Constitution will be made or will continue to be made during the litigation that would produce waste or great or irreparable injury.
(4) The governing board of a school district or community college has willfully failed to appoint the citizens’ oversight committee in violation of the requirements of
Section 15278. (
b) An action brought pursuant to this
section shall take special precedence over all civil matters on the calendar of the court except those matters granted equal precedence by law. (
c) The rights, remedies, or penalties established by this
section are cumulative to the rights, remedies, or penalties established under other laws, including subdivision (
a) of
Section of
Chapter of Title of Part of the Code of Civil Procedure. (
d) If an order is obtained to restrain and prevent an expenditure of funds pursuant to subdivision (a), a court may award attorneys’ fees pursuant to
Chapter 6 (commencing with
Section 1021.5) of Title of Part of the Code of Civil Procedure. (
e) The action authorized by this
section shall be known as a “School Bond Waste Prevention Action.”