Business Advisory Services

Business Advisory Services (BAS) is San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools (SBCSS) primary contact with the chief business officials of the school districts and community college districts in the County. The department serves as the intermediate agent and district advocate with the California Department of Education. Selected staff function as deputies for SBCSS in the review and approval of Local Education Agency budgets, Local Control and Accountability Plans, and other financial reports.

BAS supports district personnel in all matters of school finance including the review and analysis of proposed and chaptered legislation and preparation of district fiscal and budget information. The department also provides the statutorily required monitoring function which is designed to ensure that no district becomes fiscally insolvent. These statutes, typically referred to as AB 1200, place certain reporting requirements on school districts while also specifying the actions to be taken by SBCSS when it appears that a district may become fiscally insolvent.

In addition, this department produces Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) calculations, monthly state aid apportionment projections for cash flows, weekly cash balances, daily interest calculations, bonding capacities, and state budget projections for the Governor's January and May proposals and the final state approved budget. Other staff duties include processing school district attendance reports, J-13A attendance waiver requests, temporary transfer of funds requests, distribution of state and federal apportionments, including Lottery and wire transfers.