Section 26912.
Cal. Government Code - GOV § 26912.
in effect(a)
For the purposes of this section, a local agency includes a city, county, city and county, and special district, as such terms are defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 2201) of Chapter 3 of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, if such local agency levied a property tax during the 1977–78 fiscal year or if a property tax was levied for such local agency for such fiscal year, except that the Bay Area Pollution Control District shall be considered a local agency.
(b)
For the 1978–79 fiscal year only, the amount of revenue derived from levying a tax pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2237 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be allocated by the county auditor, subject to the allocation and payment of funds, as provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, to each local agency, school district, county superintendent of schools, and community college district in the following manner:
(1)
(A)
The auditor shall determine the local agency share of 1978–79 property tax revenue by dividing the amount of property tax revenue received by all local agencies in 1977–78 by the total amount of property tax revenue received by all local agencies, school districts, community college districts, and county superintendents of schools in the 1977–78 fiscal year, and multiplying the quotient by the total amount of revenue generated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2237 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(B)
For each local agency, the county auditor shall compute a factor equal to the average amount of property tax revenue received in the three fiscal years prior to the 1978–79 fiscal year by each local agency within the county, divided by the average amount of property tax revenue received by all such agencies during the three fiscal years prior to the 1978–79 fiscal year. The county auditor shall multiply the factor for each local agency by the amount of revenue determined pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(C)
Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), in each case where a local agency has been formed in the past three years and has assumed the duties of another local agency, it shall be entitled to the average amount of revenue for the prior three years of the local agency from whom it assumed its duties.
(D)
For the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B), local agency shall not include a local agency formed after January 1, 1976.
(2)
(A)
The county auditor shall determine the school share of the 1978–79 fiscal year property tax revenue by subtracting the local agency share, as determined under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, from the total amount of revenue generated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 2237 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(B)
For each school district, county superintendent of schools, and community college district, the county auditor shall compute a factor equal to the amount of property tax revenue received in the 1977–78 fiscal year by such district and the county superintendent of schools within the county divided by the total amount of property tax revenue received by all such districts and the county board of education in the 1977–78 fiscal year. The county auditor shall multiply the factor for each school district, county superintendent of schools, and community college district by the amount of revenue determined pursuant to subparagraph (A). For the purpose of this paragraph, local agencies formed after January 1, 1976, shall be considered school districts.
(3)
For the purpose of this subdivision, the amount of proceeds of any property tax actually and separately levied for the specific purpose of making annual payments for the interest and principal on outstanding general obligation bonds or other indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978, including tax rates levied pursuant to Part 10 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 1 of Sections 39308, 39311, 81338, and 81341 of the Education Code, shall be excluded from all calculations.
(4)
The amounts computed under this subdivision shall be the amount of property tax revenue to be allocated to each local agency for the 1978–79 fiscal year.
(5)
As used in this section, “property tax revenue” includes the amount of state reimbursement for the homeowners’ and business inventory exemptions.
(c)
For the 1978–79 fiscal year only, the amount of state reimbursement to each county with respect to property tax losses pursuant to the homeowners’ exemption under Section 218 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the business inventory exemption under Section 219 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the special treatment accorded livestock, motion pictures and wine and brandy under Sections 5523, 988, and 992, respectively, of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall be allocated by each county auditor, subject to the allocation and payment of funds, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, to local agencies, school districts, county superintendents of schools, and community college districts within the county pursuant to the proportions established in subdivision (b). This subdivision shall not apply to reimbursements with respect to tax rates levied to pay the interest or principal on outstanding general obligation bonds or other indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978.
(d)
For local agencies, school districts, and community college districts located in more than one county, the county auditor of each county in which such local agency or district is located shall, for the purposes of computing the amount for such local agency or district pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), treat the portion of the local agency or district located within that county as a local agency or district.
References
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 2201.
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 2237.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 33670.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 39308.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 39311.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 81338.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 81341.
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 218.
referencesCal. Revenue and Taxation Code - RTC § 219.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 15000.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 5523.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026