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SDLA Compliance Resource

Hold the 2027–28 LCAP Public Hearing

Provide the required public review and hearing on proposed actions and expenditures before the 2027–28 LCAP is adopted.

  • LCAP & Accountability
  • Fiscal & Budget
  • Governance & Board Approval
TimingBefore adoption due July 1, 2027; district/COE hearing and adoption occur on different days
Applies toSchool districts, COEs and charter schools following their respective statutory procedures
Authority and scopeState public participation requirement; EC 52062, 52068 and 47606.5 apply by entity

In Plain Language: Provide the required public review and hearing on proposed actions and expenditures before the 2027–28 LCAP is adopted.

Why this matters

The hearing permits public input while changes are still possible; it is a distinct act from adoption.

Primary ownership

Governing-board office, superintendent or charter leader, LCAP and fiscal leads

Required distinctions and controls

  • For districts and COEs, coordinate the LCAP and budget hearings at the same meeting; schedule adoption later on a different day. Record the actual local meeting dates rather than treating July 1 as the hearing date.
  • For charter schools, CDE permits the hearing and adoption at the same meeting only when the hearing occurs before adoption. Do not apply the district separate-day rule indiscriminately to charters.
  • Complete entity-specific notice, document availability, consultation and written-comment procedures in addition to oral public comment. A county’s preferred packet date is a local coordination target.

From notice to a documented LCAP public hearing: the SDLA ITO workflow

The hearing is held before adoption, so the package, notice, and comment channels must be ready first. This SDLA ITO (Input, Transformation, Output) graphic shows how the entity-specific procedure, the public draft, and the notice and comment channels become the notice and draft, the hearing minutes and comments, and the revision log.

SDLA ITO: eleven steps from the entity-specific procedure, the public draft, and the notice and comment channels, through backward planning, sequencing the hearing and adoption, and resolving revisions, to the notice and draft, the hearing minutes and comments, and the revision log.
Read down each column, then move to the next: Input identifies what to collect; Transformation covers backward planning, sequencing the hearing and adoption, and resolving revisions; Output covers the notice and draft, the hearing minutes and comments, and the revision log. Hold before adoption on or before July 1, 2027.

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Recommended LEA workflow

  1. Identify the entity-specific procedure and backwards-plan from the adoption deadline.
  2. Confirm the proposed package is available and required notice/comment channels are in place.
  3. Coordinate the fiscal hearing and separate hearing/adoption agenda sequence as applicable.
  4. Hold and document the hearing, including received recommendations and comments.
  5. Resolve resulting revisions and preserve their link to the final adoption packet.

Evidence to retain

  • Notice and public draft
  • Written-comment record
  • Hearing agenda and minutes
  • Revision log
  • Adoption schedule

Related calendar resources

Official guidance and help

Return to the Annual Compliance Calendar

Reviewed October 21, 2026. Confirm the current agency instructions, applicable funding year, recipient scope, local policy and final submitted or approved state before acting. Recommended preparation steps support the named requirement and do not create an additional statewide filing deadline.