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Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program

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PROGRAM AUDIT OF THE CALIFORNIA CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT Audit Report PROPOSITION 39 PROGRAM Chapter 29, Statutes of 2013 July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021 BETTY T. YEE California State Controller June 2022 BETTY T. YEE California State Controller June 30, 2022 Adrienne Alvord, Chair Citizens Oversight Board 1516 9th Street, MS 19 Sacramento, CA 95814 Dear Ms. Alvord: The State Controller’s Office audited a selection of completed projects related to the California Clean Energy Jobs Act for the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, 512 local educational agencies (LEAs) reported $341,987,811 in completed project costs. From the list of completed projects, we selected for audit five LEAs, which together reported total expenditures of $19,318,586. No community college districts were included in this year’s audit. Our audit found that:  Two LEAs sole-sourced a portion of their project costs, resulting in unallowable costs of $508,108;  Three LEAs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts; and  Four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. This final audit report identifies two LEAs that sole-sourced a portion of their project costs, in violation of Public Resources Code section 26235(c). In addition, Public Resources Code section 26240(h) states, in part, “The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require local educational agencies to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations.” Finding 1 is apportionment-significant for LEAs. If you disagree with the finding, you have 30 days from the date the State Controller’s Office emailed this report to request a summary review of any apportionment-significant audit findings on the grounds of substantial compliance. In addition, you have 60 days from delivery of this letter—or 30 days following the conclusion of a summary review regarding the finding included in that review—to file a formal appeal of any apportionment-significant audit findings on any one or more of the grounds set forth in Education Code (EC) section 41344(d). The request for a summary review or formal appeal should be submitted to the following address: Executive Officer Education Audit Appeals Panel 770 L Street, Suite 1100 Sacramento, California 95814 Adrienne Alvord, Chair -2- June 30, 2022 If you have any questions regarding the summary review process or the appeal process, please see the Education Audit Appeals Panel website (www.eaap.ca.gov) or call Education Audit Appeals Panel at (916) 445-7745. LEAs working to resolve audit exceptions may request structured repayment plans under EC section 41344. To request a repayment plan, the LEA must submit a letter to the California Department of Education (CDE) within 90 days of receipt of this letter; within 30 days of withdrawing or receiving a determination of a summary review if there is no appeal; or within 30 days of withdrawing or receiving a final determination regarding an appeal pursuant to EC section 41344(a). More information on repayment plans can be found on the CDE’s website (http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/au/ag/resolution.asp) or by contacting the CDE, School Fiscal Services Division, Categorical Allocations and Management Assistant Unit, at (916) 323-8068. If you have any questions about the audit findings, please contact Lisa Kurokawa, Chief, Compliance Audits Bureau, by telephone at (916) 327-3138. Sincerely, Original signed by KIMBERLY TARVIN, CPA Chief, Division of Audits KT/as cc: Jim Bartridge, Program and Policy Advisor Citizens Oversight Board Jack Bastida, Program Specialist Citizens Oversight Board The Honorable Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Alice Lee, Director Audits and Investigations Division California Department of Education Kelly Levario, Staff Services Manager II Audits and Investigations Division California Department of Education Elizabeth Dearstyne, Director School Fiscal Services Division California Department of Education Derrick Andrade, Education Fiscal Services Consultant School Fiscal Services Division California Department of Education David Hochschild, Chair California Energy Commission Drew Bohan, Executive Director California Energy Commission Adrienne Alvord, Chair -3- June 30, 2022 Michael Sokol, Deputy Director Efficiency Division California Energy Commission Armand Angulo, Assistant Deputy Director Renewable Energy Division California Energy Commission Mary C. Kelly, CPA, Executive Officer Education Audit Appeals Panel Patricia Speer, President Board of Education Banta Unified School District Rechelle Pearlman, Superintendent Banta Unified School District Adriana Florez Lopez, Business Services Supervisor Banta Unified School District Kathy Zack, President Board of Education Bishop Unified School District Katie Kolker, Superintendent Bishop Unified School District Midge Milici, Chief Business Officer Bishop Unified School District Tom Snyder, Deputy Superintendent Business/Financial Services Inyo County Office of Education Patricia Smith, Chief Financial Officer Business Services Los Angeles County Office of Education Kelly Gonez, President Board of Education Los Angeles Unified School District Alberto M. Carvalho, Superintendent Los Angeles Unified School District David D. Hart, Chief Financial Officer Los Angeles Unified School District Peter Yee, Senior Project Manager Maintenance and Operations Division Los Angeles Unified School District Dr. Natalie Lindemann, President Board of Education Rim of the World Unified School District Michelle Murphy, Superintendent Rim of the World Unified School District Jenny Haberlin, Chief Business Official Rim of the World Unified School District Richard De Nava, Assistant Superintendent Business Services San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools Adrienne Alvord, Chair -4- June 30, 2022 Michael Simonson, Deputy Superintendent Business Services San Diego County Office of Education Scott Anderson, Deputy Superintendent Business Services San Joaquin County Office of Education Stacy Carlson, President Governing Board San Marcos Unified School District Andrew S. Johnsen, Ed.D., Superintendent San Marcos Unified School District Erin Garcia, Assistant Superintendent Business Services San Marcos Unified School District Tova Corman, Executive Director Facilities Planning and Development San Marcos Unified School District Diane deBruyn, Accounting Technician Facilities Planning and Development San Marcos Unified School District Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Contents Audit Report Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 Background ........................................................................................................................ 1 Audit Authority.................................................................................................................. 3 Objective, Scope, and Methodology ................................................................................. 3 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 5 Follow-up on Prior Audit Findings .................................................................................. 5 Views of Responsible Officials .......................................................................................... 5 Restricted Use .................................................................................................................... 5 Schedule—Total Completed Proposition 39 Program Costs for Local Educational Agencies ....................................................................... 6 Findings and Recommendations ........................................................................................... 15 Appendix A—Audit Results by Local Educational Agency ............................................... A1 Appendix B—Overview of Issued Audit Reports ............................................................... B1 Attachment A—Banta Unified School District’s Response to Audit Results Attachment B—Bishop Unified School District’s Response to Audit Results Attachment C—San Marcos School District’s Response to Audit Results Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Audit Report Summary The State Controller’s Office (SCO) audited a selection of completed projects related to the California Clean Energy Jobs Act for the period of July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, 512 local educational agencies (LEAs) reported $341,987,811 in completed project costs. From the list of completed projects, we selected for audit five LEAs, which together reported total expenditures of $19,318,586. No community college districts (CCDs) were included in this year’s audit. Our audit found that:  Two LEAs sole-sourced a portion of their project costs, resulting in unallowable costs of $508,108;  Three LEAs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts; and  Four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. Appendix A summarizes the audit results for the five LEAs. Background The California Clean Energy Jobs Act was created with the approval of Proposition 39 (Chapter 29, Statutes of 2013) in the November 2012 statewide election. The statute changed the corporate income tax code to allocate projected revenue from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for five fiscal years, beginning with fiscal year (FY) 2013-14. Under the initiative, it is estimated that up to $550 million is available annually to be appropriated by the California State Legislature for purposes of funding eligible projects that create jobs in California while improving energy efficiency and expanding clean energy generation. Senate Bill 73 requires that 89% of the funds deposited annually into the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund be made available to LEAs for energy efficiency and clean energy projects, and 11% be made available to CCDs for energy efficiency and clean energy projects. An eligible energy project is an installation at or modification to a school site that improves energy efficiency or expands clean energy generation. Energy efficiency measures include heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system retrofits and various interior and exterior retrofits; clean energy generation measures include photovoltaic (solar) panels. All facilities within an LEA are eligible for Proposition 39 program funding. Citizens Oversight Board Proposition 39 also established the Citizens Oversight Board to review expenditures, audit the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund, and maintain -1- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program transparency and accountability of the Fund. The California Treasurer, Attorney General, and State Controller each appoint three members of the Citizens Oversight Board; the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission appoint two ex officio members. California Department of Education The California Department of Education (CDE) is responsible for distributing Proposition 39 funding to LEAs that serve grade K-12 students. CDE allocates funds based on the following formula:  85% based on average daily attendance reported as of the second principal apportionment for the prior year; and  15% based on the number of students eligible for free and reduced- priced meals in the prior year. These funds may be used by LEAs for energy efficiency and clean energy projects, as well as related energy planning, energy training, and energy management. LEAs are required to submit an energy expenditure plan (EEP) to the CEC for consideration and approval. An EEP includes a technical description and project specifications for the proposed eligible energy measures. Funds are released to an LEA only after the CEC approves the EEP. LEAs with prior-year average daily attendance of 1,000 or lower are eligible to receive funding for both the current year and the following year in the current year. LEAs that select this option do not receive a funding allocation in the following year. LEAs whose first year of eligibility was FY 2013-14 also had the option of requesting a portion of that year’s award allocation for energy planning activities without submitting an EEP to the CEC. The energy planning funds can be spent only on the following four activities:  Energy audits and energy surveys/assessments;  Proposition 39 program assistance;  Hiring or retaining an energy manager; and  Energy-related training. Any unused energy planning funds must be applied toward implementing energy projects from an LEA’s approved EEP. California Energy Commission The CEC is the primary state agency responsible for energy policy and planning. Public Resources Code (PRC) section 26235(a) requires the CEC to establish guidelines in consultation with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the California Public Utilities Commission. On December 19, 2013, the CEC adopted program implementation guidelines, to which substantive revisions have been made. For this audit -2- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program period, we referred to Proposition 39: California Clean Energy Jobs Act – 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines (2016 Program Implementation Guidelines). These guidelines provide direction to LEAs on the types of awards and the required proposals, explain the screening and evaluation criteria, describe the standards to be used to evaluate project proposals, and outline the award process. The 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines include a savings-to- investment ratio (SIR) calculation. To be approved for Proposition 39 funding, energy projects must achieve a SIR above 1.0. For example, for every dollar invested in the eligible energy project, the LEA must accrue over $1 in savings. The SIR calculation is based on the present value of the savings divided by project installation costs, subtracting rebates and other grant funding sources. The 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines also include a formula for estimating job creation benefits, pursuant to PRC section 26235(e)(10). The CEC also developed the Proposition 39: California Clean Energy Jobs Act – 2015 Energy Expenditure Plan Handbook (EEP Handbook), which includes step-by-step instructions to assist LEAs in completing the required forms. This is the sixth program audit report that we have issued for the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, pursuant to an interagency agreement between SCO and the Citizens Oversight Board. Appendix B summarizes the amounts expended and audited; the audit finding amounts; and our conclusions for all six audit reports. Audit Authority Government Code (GC) section 12410 and PRC section 26210 provide the legal authority to conduct this audit. GC section 12410 states, in part, “The Controller shall superintend the fiscal concerns of the state and audit the disbursement of any state money for correctness, legality, and for sufficient provisions of law for payment.” The SCO’s interagency agreement with the Citizens Oversight Board, pursuant to PRC section 26210(d)(2), commissions the SCO to review a selection of completed projects to assess the effectiveness of the expenditures in meeting the objectives of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act. Objective, Scope, On July 21, 2020, we entered into an agreement with the Citizens Oversight Board to conduct an audit of a selection of completed projects and Methodology to evaluate their effectiveness in meeting the objectives of the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund’s program guidelines. We selected five LEAs for audit. No CCDs were included in this year’s audit. The audit period was July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. -3- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program To achieve our audit objective, we selected five LEAs with project costs totaling $19,318,586 and determined whether:  Planning funds were expended in accordance with program requirements and unspent planning funds were applied towards implementing eligible energy projects approved by the CEC;  The LEA submitted an EEP to the CEC consistent with the LEA’s priority of eligible projects;  The CEC approved the EEP in compliance with the 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines and EEP Handbook;  The approved EEP included: o A signed utility data release form from the LEA allowing the CEC to access both historical and future utility billing data; o A benchmarking process established by the CEC to determine a prioritized plan for implementing the eligible energy projects; o An identification of eligible energy projects according to any one of the three methods available to LEAs (these include an energy survey; an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air- Conditioning Engineering Level 2 energy audit; or data analytics); o A SIR that adheres to the cost-effectiveness determination set forth by the CEC; and o A job-creation benefits estimation that adheres to the formula set forth by the CEC.  The final report to the CEC contained the information outlined in PRC section 26240(b), paragraphs (1) through (7);  The LEA did not use a sole-source process to award funds;  The LEA had a signed contract that identified project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings (if applicable);  The LEA supported project costs;  The LEA paid back Proposition 39 funds if the project was torn down, remodeled, or deemed surplus and sold prior to the project’s payback period. Errors found in the selected samples were not projected to the intended (total) population. We did not audit the LEAs’ financial statements. We conducted this audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objective. We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objective. -4- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Conclusion As a result of conducting the audit procedures, we found instances of noncompliance with the audit objective described in the Objective, Scope, and Methodology section. These instances of noncompliance are quantified in the Schedule and described in the Findings and Recommendations section. We selected five LEAs with total completed project costs of $19,318,586. Our audit found that:  Two LEAs sole-sourced a portion of their project costs, resulting in unallowable costs of $508,108;  Three LEAs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts; and  Four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. Follow-up on Appendix B summarizes the audit findings for the five Proposition 39 program audits previously conducted and issued between June 30, 2017 Prior Audit and August 9, 2021. Findings The five LEAs selected for the current audit were not previously audited under the Proposition 39 program. However, we found that the current audit identifies the same issues noted in prior audit reports. Views of We discussed our audit results with representatives of the five LEAs selected for testing during audit fieldwork, and via email at the end of the Responsible audit. All responses to the findings have been included in the LEA’s Officials respective section of Appendix A; and each formal response received on letterhead has been included as an Attachment to this report. Restricted Use This report is solely for the information and use of the Citizens Oversight Board, the CDE, the CEC, the Banta Unified School District, the Bishop Unified School District, the Inyo County Office of Education, the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Rim of the World Unified School District, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, the San Diego County Office of Education, the San Marcos Unified School District, and the SCO; it is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. This restriction is not intended to limit distribution of this report, which is a matter of public record, and is available on the SCO website at https://www.sco.ca.gov. Original signed by KIMBERLY TARVIN, CPA Chief, Division of Audits June 30, 2022 -5- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule— Total Completed Proposition 39 Program Costs for Local Educational Agencies July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021 Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects selected for audit: Banta Elementary School District $ 187,327 $ 11,480 $ 1 98,807 $ (166,801) Finding 1, 2, 3 Bishop Unified 569,811 - 569,811 (341,307) Finding 1, 2, 3 Los Angeles Unified School District 5,195,862 7 ,884,191 13,080,053 - Finding 3 Rim of the World Unified 851,852 - 851,852 - - San Marcos USD 4,356,345 261,718 4,618,063 - Finding 2, 3 Total, completed projects selected for audit $ 11,161,197 $ 8,157,389 $ 19,318,586 $ (508,108) Completed projects not selected for audit: Achieve Charter School $ 86,957 $ 51,024 $ 1 37,981 Acton-Agua Dulce Unified 216,012 47,528 263,540 Adelante Charter 8 8,572 8 ,934 97,506 Adelanto Elementary 2,123,491 - 2,123,491 Alameda County Office of Education 219,246 56,781 276,027 Alameda Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #6123) 980,262 32,000 1,012,262 Alameda Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #126) 253,708 32,000 285,708 Albert Einstein Academy Charter Middle 264,129 - 264,129 Alder Grove Charter 9 9,980 52,893 152,873 Alhambra Unified 2,346,582 102,816 2,449,398 Alisal Union 2,159,473 130,692 2,290,165 Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 4 266,466 17,234 283,700 Alliance College-Ready Middle Academy 5 249,580 22,915 272,495 Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex 287,593 24,483 312,076 Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High 270,414 19,328 289,742 Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex 281,816 24,599 306,415 Alpine County Office of Education 3 7,651 14,432 52,083 Alpine County Unified 6 8,294 10,567 78,861 Alta Loma Elementary 758,326 96,200 854,526 Alternative Cooperative Education Charter 7 3,622 15,085 88,707 Alternatives in Fction 204,139 52,200 256,339 Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary 8 1,973 26,886 108,859 American Indian Public Charter School II 281,083 - 281,083 America's Finest Charter 204,306 26,887 231,193 Anaheim Elementary 2,623,094 293,311 2,916,405 Antioch Charter Academy 228,270 23,852 252,122 Antioch Charter Academy II 161,469 50,392 211,861 Arcadia Unified 1,968,876 96,000 2,064,876 Arcata Elementary 245,678 25,849 271,527 ARISE High 133,720 26,659 160,379 Arts In Action Community Charter 190,140 27,029 217,169 ASCEND 211,131 56,245 267,376 Aspire APEX Academy 263,137 3 ,000 266,137 Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy 264,076 3 ,000 267,076 Aspire East Palo Alto Charter 4 8,472 - 48,472 Aspire Firestone Academy 7 4,178 3 ,333 77,511 Aspire Gateway Academy 7 3,428 3 ,333 76,761 Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy 281,027 3 ,000 284,027 Aspire Inskeep Academy 5 2,467 3 ,333 55,800 Aspire Juanita Tate Academy 5 2,467 3 ,333 55,800 Aspire Langston Hughes Academy 263,950 3 ,000 266,950 Aspire Port City Academy 219,730 3 ,000 222,730 -6- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Aspire River Oaks Charter 222,750 3 ,000 225,750 Aspire Rosa Parks Academy 272,449 3 ,000 275,449 Aspire Slauson Academy 5 3,179 3 ,333 56,512 Bachrodt Charter Academy 279,825 - 279,825 Ballico-Cressey Elementary 231,039 23,429 254,467 Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary 268,863 14,904 283,767 Bear Valley Unified 597,844 - 597,844 Beaumont Unified School District 2,240,590 130,000 2,370,590 Belleview Elementary 207,791 6 ,075 213,866 Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter 2 6,492 45,765 72,257 Bellflower Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5906) 225,031 84,226 309,257 Bellflower Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5897) 2,909,083 84,226 2,993,309 Bogus Elementary 3 4,690 - 34,690 Bonita Unified School District 1,404,913 130,000 1,534,913 Bonny Doon Elementary 5 9,659 45,911 105,570 Bradley Union Elementary 7 7,970 - 77,970 Brawley Elementary 912,116 61,654 973,770 Bret Harte Union High 258,207 11,400 269,607 Bridgeville Elementary 7 1,661 5 ,143 76,803 Buckeye Union Elementary 201,905 - 201,905 Buena Park Elementary 1,130,993 59,300 1,190,293 Burton Elementary 592,182 40,000 632,182 Calaveras County Office of Education 127,819 12,658 140,477 California Connections Academy @ Ripon 6 3,742 10,000 73,742 California Montessori Project - Elk Grove Campus 204,462 50,859 255,321 California Montessori Project-San Juan Campus 459,566 12,000 471,566 California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus 202,496 50,467 252,963 Calistoga Joint Unified School District 148,770 36,754 185,524 Camino Nuevo Academy #2 271,107 - 271,107 Camino Nuevo Charter Academy 290,889 - 290,889 Camino Nuevo Charter Academy #4 293,247 - 293,247 Camino Nuevo Charter High 270,386 - 270,386 Camino Nuevo Elementary #3 303,029 - 303,029 Camino Nuevo High #2 222,989 - 222,989 Camino Science and Natural Resources Charter 100,344 - 100,344 Camino Union Elementary 264,936 - 264,936 Canyon Elementary 3 0,215 - 30,215 Capistrano Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5136) 3,277,717 246,000 3,523,717 Capistrano Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5939) 4,253,446 201,994 4,455,440 Carmel Unified 511,667 - 511,667 Carpinteria Unified 523,800 - 523,800 Cascade Union Elementary School District 562,412 - 562,412 Celerity Cardinal Charter 3,450 31,642 35,092 Celerity Nascent Charter 255,053 29,640 284,693 Celerity Octavia Charter 960 33,620 34,580 Celerity Palmati Charter 1,125 27,200 28,325 Centinela Valley Union High 251,765 55,213 306,978 Central City Value 282,727 - 282,727 Central Union High School District 3 6,858 130,000 166,858 Century Community Charter 276,683 - 276,683 Ceres Unified 3,081,351 178,063 3,259,414 Charter Home School Academy 8 5,575 10,490 96,065 Chawanakee Academy Charter 100,344 - 100,344 Chico USD 2,565,659 163,312 2,728,971 Chino Valley Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5672) 2,717,259 39,000 2,756,259 Chino Valley Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5892) 2,333,942 39,000 2,372,942 Chowchilla Elementary 107,277 9 ,051 116,328 Chrysalis Charter 152,168 - 152,168 Chula Vista Elementary School District-Arroyo Vista Charter 8 5,977 - 85,977 Chula Vista Elementary School District-Chula Vista Learning Comm u n i t y C h a r t 170,411 - 170,411 Chula Vista Elementary School District-Discovery Charter 7 0,220 - 70,220 Cinnabar Charter 193,065 14,550 207,615 Claremont Unified 1,421,873 95,800 1,517,673 Classical Academy High School (2 EEPs) (EEP #5674) 200,279 31,080 231,359 Classical Academy High School (2 EEPs) (EEP #6149) 7 9,422 7 ,954 87,376 Clay Joint Elementary 234,314 17,137 251,451 -7- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Clayton Valley Charter High 193,446 23,500 216,946 Clear Creek Elementary 246,689 7 ,585 254,274 Clovis Online Charter 212,963 - 212,963 Coastal Grove Charter 3 4,406 7 ,381 41,786 College Bridge Academy 180,342 - 180,342 College Elementary School District 107,485 51,695 159,180 Columbia Elementary 115,742 19,000 134,742 Columbia Union 256,235 14,822 271,057 Columbine Elementary School 251,311 3 ,500 254,811 Come Back Kids 218,489 - 218,489 Conejo Valley Unified 2,639,913 143,555 2,783,468 Connecting Waters Charter 2 6,670 - 26,670 Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy 252,301 - 252,301 Contra Costa County Office of Education 217,648 82,755 300,403 Corcoran Joint Unified 776,729 68,121 844,850 Corning Union Elementary 565,057 - 565,057 Cottonwood Union Elementary 256,141 17,461 273,602 Cucamonga School District 356,110 60,040 416,150 Cuddeback Union Elementary 227,989 26,258 254,247 Curtis Creek Elementary 257,113 12,600 269,713 Cutten Elementary 238,428 29,435 267,863 Cypress Elementary 110,118 81,555 191,673 Da Vinci Charter Academy 153,603 - 153,603 Darnall Charter 248,566 8 ,250 256,816 Davis Joint Unified 624,094 127,429 751,523 Death Valley Unified 7 3,905 - 73,905 Del Norte County Unified 585,000 38,478 623,478 Delano Union Elementary School District 1,336,558 130,000 1,466,558 Delphic Elementary 7 6,040 - 76,040 Denair Unified 281,313 - 281,313 Desert Center Unified School District 3 4,851 - 34,851 Discovery Charter 263,915 4 ,000 267,915 Discovery Charter Preparatory No. 2 271,498 - 271,498 Dixon Unified 669,286 130,000 799,286 Douglas City Elementary 224,339 32,461 256,800 Dr. Lewis Dolphin Stallworth Sr. Charter 216,649 26,253 242,902 Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District 1,452,327 70,472 1,522,799 Dunham Charter 221,680 29,571 251,251 Dunham Elementary 6 3,588 8 ,769 72,357 Dunlap Leadership Academy 6 8,805 - 68,805 Edison-Bethune Charter Academy 272,541 13,769 286,310 Einstein Academy 262,232 - 262,232 El Dorado County Office of Education 252,000 - 252,000 El Rancho Charter 510,215 - 510,215 El Segundo Unified 523,674 130,000 653,674 El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy 297,097 - 297,097 Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High 254,545 - 254,545 Elkins Elementary 2 6,829 5 ,246 32,075 Elverta Joint Elementary School District 4 8,916 53,327 102,243 Emery Unified 214,971 55,491 270,461 Encore Jr./Sr. High School for the Performing and Visual Arts 376,414 43,901 420,315 Enterprise Elementary 899,468 - 899,468 Escalon Charter Academy 220,493 - 220,493 Escondido Charter High 240,150 26,292 266,442 Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers, Family Learning 200,497 27,711 228,208 Etiwanda Elementary 601,232 86,801 688,033 Evergreen Elementary 2,731,939 78,423 2,810,362 Excelsior Charter 240,714 56,647 297,361 Exploer Elementary 247,707 10,000 257,707 Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy 242,154 27,891 270,045 Fallbrook Union Elementary 671,624 103,613 775,237 Fallbrook Union High 429,923 98,290 528,213 Fenton Primary Center 186,591 - 186,591 Ferndale Unified 236,864 28,746 265,610 Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified 559,412 41,739 601,151 Folsom Cordova K-8 Community Charter 233,035 17,463 250,498 -8- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Folsom-Cordova Unified 4,299,482 20,760 4,320,242 Forest Charter 134,151 5 ,280 139,431 Forestville Academy 246,814 - 246,814 Forestville Union Elementary 145,634 - 145,634 Fort Ross Elementary 5 5,350 15,222 70,572 Freshwater Charter Middle 6 6,388 9 ,283 75,670 Garden Grove Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5683) 3,880,060 699,104 4,579,164 Garden Grove Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5707) 3,823,164 699,104 4,522,268 Garvey Elementary 1,235,121 70,000 1,305,121 Gateway International 165,543 54,041 219,584 Gazelle Union Elementary 6 1,500 15,554 77,054 Geyserville Unified School District 187,832 27,150 214,982 Gilroy Prep School (Navigators School) 8 0,707 43,865 124,572 Gilroy Unified School District 2,508,491 85,936 2,594,427 Gold Oak Union Elementary 233,581 20,000 253,581 Gold Trail Union Elementary 262,401 800 263,201 Golden Eagle Charter 7 1,926 53,422 125,348 Golden Valley Charter School of Sacramento 213,394 47,500 260,894 Golden Valley Unified 501,707 48,689 550,396 Goleta Union Elementary 397,415 100,752 498,167 Gompers Preparatory Academy 456,617 - 456,617 Gorman Learning Center 522,713 - 522,713 Grass Valley Elementary 169,459 35,214 204,673 Gravenstein Elementary 247,502 12,930 260,432 Gravenstein Union Elementary 7 2,812 12,930 85,742 Graves Elementary 2 2,724 8 ,367 31,091 Great Valley Academy 257,793 16,420 274,213 Grossmont Union High 3,993,349 169,283 4,162,632 Guadalupe Union Elementary 3 9,150 60,000 99,150 Gustine Unified 285,274 24,285 309,559 Hallmark Charter 263,236 - 263,236 Happy Valley Union Elementary School District 213,042 - 213,042 Harriet Tubman Village Charter 198,378 54,990 253,368 Hart-Ransom Union Elementary 264,826 16,235 281,061 Hawthorne Elementary 2,021,537 110,000 2,131,537 Hawthorne Math and Science Academy 275,107 - 275,107 Hayward Unified 870,752 - 870,752 Healdsburg Charter 230,600 20,000 250,600 Healdsburg Unified 543,447 17,500 560,947 Health Sciences High 252,048 28,006 280,054 Hermosa Beach City Elementary 248,625 - 248,625 High Tech Elementary Chula Vista 254,841 10,000 264,841 High Tech High Chula Vista 261,632 10,000 271,632 High Tech High Media Arts 253,713 10,000 263,713 High Tech LA 249,403 - 249,403 High Tech Middle Chula Vista 251,546 10,000 261,546 High Tech Middle Media Arts 260,602 - 260,602 Hillcrest Middle 244,332 12,930 257,262 Hillsborough City Elementary 400,189 100,000 500,189 Hollister Prep 208,021 - 208,021 Holly Drive Leadership Academy 7 8,821 8 ,446 87,268 Hometech Charter 4 9,750 3 ,125 52,875 Hope Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #6042) 208,435 51,046 259,481 Hope Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5623) 259,597 54,357 313,954 Horizon Charter 498,704 52,998 551,702 Hot Springs Elementary 6 4,671 - 64,671 Howell Mountain Elementary School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5291) 1 7,074 6 ,213 23,286 Howell Mountain Elementary School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #1701) 4 2,918 6 ,213 49,131 Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary 204,917 51,885 256,802 Humboldt County Office of Education 235,493 26,341 261,834 Indian Diggings Elementary 7 3,428 - 73,428 Inglewood Unified 2,499,340 180,796 2,680,136 Inland Leaders Charter 211,195 52,516 263,711 Inspire School of Arts and Sciences 255,184 5 ,350 260,534 Ivy Bound Academy Math, Science, and Technology Charter Middle 2 167,135 - 167,135 Jacoby Creek Elementary 224,330 30,618 254,948 -9- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary 241,068 5 ,950 247,018 John Adams Academy 331,780 25,235 357,015 Junction Elementary 187,230 49,762 236,992 Kairos Public School Vacaville Academy 134,076 - 134,076 Kelseyville Unified 387,105 - 387,105 King-Chavez Academy of Excellence 249,896 23,433 273,329 King-Chavez Community High 262,820 23,433 286,252 King-Chavez Preparatory Academy 252,682 23,674 276,356 Kings Canyon Joint Unified 2,276,469 81,779 2,358,248 KIPP Comienza Community Prep 253,786 27,868 281,654 KIPP Empower Academy 245,838 27,347 273,185 KIPP Los Angeles College Preparatory 248,904 27,656 276,560 KIPP Philosophers Academy 215,874 16,220 232,094 KIPP Raices Academy 250,618 27,847 278,465 Kirkwood Elementary 7 7,796 15,602 93,398 Kneeland Elementary 6 0,431 15,016 75,447 Knights Ferry Elementary 7 3,287 3 ,172 76,459 Knightsen Elementary 229,827 32,720 262,547 La Canada Unified School District 604,695 74,659 679,354 Lafayette Elementary 663,466 46,506 709,972 Laguna Joint Elementary 8,344 - 8,344 Lake County International Charter 6 3,445 15,745 79,190 Lake County Office of Education 7 4,941 4 ,000 78,941 Lakeport Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #6002) 135,095 - 135,095 Lakeport Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #6006) 430,297 - 430,297 Lakeside Union 520,795 40,097 560,892 Larchmont Charter 413,234 20,000 433,234 Larkspur-Corte Madera 146,940 - 146,940 Las Virgenes Unified 1,513,974 30,515 1,544,489 Lassen County Office of Education 6 8,080 8 ,900 76,980 Laton Joint Unified 292,746 - 292,746 Leonardo da Vinci Health Sciences Charter 189,487 - 189,487 Lewiston Elementary School 6 8,270 10,000 78,270 Life Learning Academy Charter 7 5,617 - 75,617 Lincoln Elementary 796 - 796 Lincoln Unified 2,060,422 80,000 2,140,422 Linden Unified School District 457,353 85,127 542,480 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #2757 ) 730,896 159,280 890,176 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #1833 ) 680,796 159,280 840,076 Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary 241,866 9 ,293 251,159 Loomis Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5281) 123,543 - 123,543 Loomis Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #1770) 374,366 - 374,366 Los Altos Elementary 851,036 80,750 931,786 Lowell Joint 715,723 - 715,723 Lucia Mar Unified 2,331,825 143,126 2,474,951 Lynwood Unified School District 3,883,184 - 3,883,184 MAAC Community Charter 231,518 3 ,944 235,462 Madera County Independent Academy 247,902 16,038 263,940 Magnolia Elementary 1,831,067 - 1,831,067 Magnolia Science Academy 3 8 2,247 27,170 109,417 Magnolia Science Academy 4 3,522 26,204 29,726 Magnolia Science Academy 7 238,410 26,371 264,781 Magnolia Union Elementary 251,770 - 251,770 Manchester Union Elementary 7 2,899 - 72,899 Manhattan Beach USD 1,314,205 - 1,314,205 Manzanita Middle 124,017 51,838 175,855 Manzanita Public Charter 8 7,224 49,715 136,939 Marin County Office of Education 210,669 - 210,669 Marysville Joint Unified 2,323,979 - 2,323,979 Maxwell Unified 216,803 48,248 265,051 McCabe Union Elementary 477,954 55,500 533,454 McGill School of Success 155,945 - 155,945 McKinleyville Union Elementary 512,875 30,000 542,875 Mendota Unified 780,291 52,117 832,408 Millbrae Elementary 519,763 - 519,763 Millennium Charter 251,656 4 ,000 255,656 -10- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Millville Elementary 242,220 15,789 258,009 Mission Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5765) 3 1,499 - 31,499 Mission Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5786) 5 8,705 - 58,705 Modoc Joint Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #2242) 2 2,754 - 22,754 Modoc Joint Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #6046) 6 1,356 - 61,356 Monroe Elementary 177,771 32,579 210,350 Monterey County Office of Education 276,839 - 276,839 Montgomery Elementary 5 0,416 15,016 65,432 Moraga Elementary 461,308 38,880 500,188 Moreno Valley Community Learning Center 7 8,168 - 78,168 Morrice Schaefer Charter 212,667 15,611 228,278 Mountain House Elementary 2 2,264 13,930 36,194 Mountain Oaks 196,050 6 ,000 202,050 Mountain School 7 7,729 29,766 107,495 Mountain View Elementary 526,300 11,500 537,800 Mountain View Montessori Charter 205,665 51,190 256,855 Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary 166,176 - 166,176 Muir Charter (2 EEPs) (EEP #5806) 104,429 - 104,429 Muir Charter (2 EEPs) (EEP #5805) 175,571 42,731 218,302 Natomas Charter 454,717 70,464 525,181 Needles Unified 295,211 - 295,211 Nevada City Charter 2 1,781 - 21,781 Nevada City Elementary 250,521 17,000 267,521 Newark Unified School District 456,551 50,000 506,551 Newman-Crows Landing Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #1286) 8 0,840 32,130 112,970 Newman-Crows Landing Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5342) 558,039 46,700 604,739 Newport-Mesa Unified 168,015 - 168,015 Nightingale Charter 164,095 50,000 214,095 Norris Elementary 937,816 56,142 993,958 North County Joint Union Elementary 266,106 - 266,106 North Cow Creek Elementary 205,051 12,000 217,051 North Monterey County Unified 1,110,864 10,517 1,121,381 Norwalk-La Mirada Unified 155,508 289,023 444,531 Novato Charter School 1 3,477 - 13,477 Nuestro Elementary 243,390 9 ,400 252,790 Nuview Bridge Early College High 256,132 - 256,132 Oak Grove Union Elementary 6 8,198 - 68,198 Oakdale Joint Unified 1,055,143 - 1,055,143 Oakland School for the Arts 228,844 - 228,844 Olivet Elementary Charter 209,760 16,574 226,334 Orange County Department of Education 1,749,984 36,275 1,786,259 Orange Unified 6,414,668 - 6,414,668 Orchard Elementary 282,166 - 282,166 Orcutt Academy Charter 238,489 26,274 264,763 Orcutt Union Elementary 954,046 63,725 1,017,771 Orinda Union Elementary School District 466,170 45,000 511,170 Oroville City Elementary 412,241 - 412,241 Pacheco Union Elementary School District 272,780 - 272,780 Pacific Collegiate Charter 202,152 50,665 252,817 Pacific Elementary 130,737 50,349 181,086 Pacific Law Academy 210,572 49,000 259,572 Pacific Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5922) 239,743 - 239,743 Pacific Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #6045) 230,700 39,214 269,914 Pacoima Charter Elementary 557,872 23,429 581,301 Palm Desert Charter Middle 543,761 - 543,761 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5161) 761,737 100,457 862,194 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5162) 1,474,680 100,457 1,575,137 Panoche Elementary 1 9,661 - 19,661 Paradise Unified 646,852 65,000 711,852 Paramount Unified 3,983,320 144,416 4,127,736 Parlier Unified 757,470 130,000 887,470 Pasadena Rosebud Academy 230,913 - 230,913 Pasadena Unified (3 EEPs) (EEP #5235) 422,243 254,178 676,422 Pasadena Unified (3 EEPs) (EEP #2153) 2,970,437 254,178 3,224,615 Pasadena Unified (3 EEPs) (EEP #3880) 574,972 254,178 829,150 Peabody Charter School 260,035 15,631 275,666 -11- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Perris Elementary 1,157,580 44,865 1,202,445 Perris Union High 2,319,507 - 2,319,507 Petaluma Joint Union High 1,014,023 72,467 1,086,490 Piedmont City Unified 532,424 - 532,424 Piner-Olivet Charter 203,770 10,317 214,087 Piner-Olivet Union Elementary 207,091 18,241 225,332 Pioneer Technical Center 244,685 6 ,570 251,255 Pioneer Union Elementary 205,526 51,916 257,442 Pittman Charter 287,356 - 287,356 Pivot Charter School North Valley 6 2,160 15,362 77,522 Pivot Online Charter - North Bay 120,789 15,753 136,542 Placer Union High 420,265 32,400 452,665 Placerville Union Elementary 513,732 30,800 544,532 Plainsburg Union Elementary 203,626 - 203,626 Plaza Elementary School District 248,704 - 248,704 Pomona Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #4994) 497,269 404,635 901,904 Pomona Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #1999) 1,780,000 404,635 2,184,635 Pope Valley Union Elementary 6 7,963 7 ,898 75,861 Porterville Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #1290) 811,442 17,915 829,357 Porterville Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #2411) 2,432,693 196,794 2,629,487 Primary Charter 225,485 7 ,000 232,485 Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy 231,844 25,760 257,604 Public Safety Academy of San Bernardino 240,791 30,947 271,738 PUC Excel Charter Academy 241,307 27,408 268,715 Redwood City Elementary 1,921,767 133,162 2,054,929 Redwood Coast Montessori 7 7,595 15,274 92,869 Redwood Preparatory Charter 149,944 50,554 200,498 Reeds Creek Elementary 222,934 51,125 274,059 Renaissance Arts Academy 267,739 - 267,739 Rialto Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #1116) 1,101,775 34,000 1,135,775 Rialto Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5568) 3,259,132 64,000 3,323,132 Richgrove Elementary 296,010 - 296,010 Richmond College Preparatory 237,942 26,746 264,688 Richmond Elementary 251,634 - 251,634 Rio Dell Elementary 215,044 35,580 250,624 Rio Elementary 602,337 109,686 712,023 River Valley Charter 250,975 - 250,975 Roberts Ferry Union Elementary 115,262 3 ,030 118,292 Rocketship Academy Brilliant Minds 5 1,119 23,165 74,284 Rocketship Alma Academy 7 0,776 23,165 93,941 Rocketship Spark Academy 8 2,425 - 82,425 Rockford Elementary 254,175 - 254,175 Rosedale Union Elementary 1,091,875 32,500 1,124,375 Roseville City Elementary 905,624 58,500 964,124 Roseville Joint Union High (2 EEPs) (EEP #398) 1,475,310 - 1,475,310 Roseville Joint Union High (2 EEPs) (EEP #5610) 597,255 - 597,255 Ross Elementary 211,481 32,000 243,481 Sacramento Valley Charter 251,947 251,947 Salinas City Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5609) 1,878,759 59,004 1,937,763 Salinas City Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #491) 256,422 70,996 327,418 Salinas Union High 3,493,208 - 3,493,208 San Ardo Union Elementary 6 9,439 - 69,439 San Bernardino County Office of Education 620,932 - 620,932 SAN JACINTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 1,021,604 136,615 1,158,219 San Juan Choices Charter 204,778 51,266 256,044 San Juan Unified School District 865,595 400,049 1,265,644 San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5748) 163,315 - 163,315 San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5749) 328,642 - 328,642 San Luis Coastal Unified School District 963,790 130,000 1,093,790 San Mateo Union High 1,618,047 129,993 1,748,040 San Ramon Valley Unified 146,119 308,720 454,839 Santa Ana Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5666) 2,808,331 182,606 2,990,937 Santa Ana Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #5665) 2,277,815 46,600 2,324,415 Santa Barbara County Office of Education 266,062 - 266,062 Santa Barbara Unified 2,572,274 92,250 2,664,524 Santa Clara Unified 3,400,820 55,794 3,456,614 -12- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Santa Cruz City High (2 EEPs) (EEP #4933) 794,411 - 794,411 Santa Cruz City High (2 EEPs) (EEP #5722) 121,436 - 121,436 Santa Cruz County Office of Education (2 EEPs) (EEP #5795) 225,607 - 225,607 Santa Cruz County Office of Education (2 EEPs) (EEP #5796) 6 5,651 - 65,651 Santa Maria-Bonita 3,942,896 230,704 4,173,600 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified 2,313,140 93,125 2,406,265 Santa Rita Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5763) 696,335 - 696,335 Santa Rita Union Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5762) 115,438 - 115,438 Santa Rosa Academy (2 EEPs) (EEP #5643) 139,408 - 139,408 Santa Rosa Academy (2 EEPs) (EEP #5642) 379,419 - 379,419 Santa Ynez Valley Charter School 9 0,039 50,048 140,087 Saratoga Union Elementary 420,882 420,882 Savanna Elementary 9 1,070 52,291 143,361 Scotts Valley Unified 358,908 - 358,908 Sebastopol Independent Charter 8 7,730 - 87,730 Sebastopol Union Elementary 250,801 17,902 268,703 Seeley Union Elementary 206,004 55,104 261,108 Shandon Joint Unified 163,725 - 163,725 Sherman Oaks Elementary School 264,348 6 ,690 271,039 Sierra Vista Charter High 2 8,387 - 28,387 Silver Valley Unified 412,891 107,407 520,298 Simi Valley Unified 2,021,268 114,000 2,135,268 Siskiyou Union High 230,652 14,500 245,152 Sixth Grade Charter Academy at Petaluma Jr. High 7 0,858 4 ,987 75,845 SLVUSD Charter 250,831 - 250,831 Solano County Office of Education 217,248 1 ,495 218,743 Soledad Unified 1,176,737 - 1,176,737 Sonora Elementary 259,947 12,160 272,107 South Bay Charter 6 2,558 15,544 78,102 South Bay Union Elementary 215,771 54,689 270,460 South Monterey County Joint Union High 616,791 - 616,791 South Pasadena Unified 918,269 73,515 991,784 South San Francisco Unified 1,866,597 40,000 1,906,597 South Whittier Elementary 789,343 19,300 808,643 Southern Humboldt Joint Unified 251,329 26,383 277,712 Southside Elementary 219,702 4 ,642 224,344 Spreckels Union Elementary 208,094 52,440 260,534 Stanislaus Alternative Charter 210,926 - 210,926 Steele Canyon High 399,229 34,790 434,019 Stella Middle Charter Academy 3 3,055 - 33,055 Stockton Unified Early College Academy 264,433 - 264,433 Stockton Unified School District 1,525,479 147,592 1,673,071 Summerville Elementary 253,167 10,640 263,807 Summerville Union High 226,783 30,817 257,600 Summit Charter Academy 574,236 - 574,236 Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert 188,704 - 188,704 Sunnyvale (3 EEPs) (EEP #2414) 762,005 - 762,005 Sunnyvale (3 EEPs) (EEP #2428) 535,687 - 535,687 Sunnyvale (3 EEPs) (EEP #5418) 6 9,076 - 69,076 Sunrise Middle 190,189 35,091 225,280 Surprise Valley Joint Unified 5 3,647 - 53,647 Susanville Elementary 307,696 33,595 341,291 Taft City 605,975 22,000 627,975 TEACH Academy of Technologies 243,105 27,069 270,174 Tehachapi Unified 954,967 - 954,967 The Education Corps 218,442 - 218,442 The O'Farrell Charter 519,485 58,166 577,651 Torrance Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #2143) 803,440 - 803,440 Torrance Unified School District (2 EEPs) (EEP #2163) 3,056,900 - 3,056,900 Trillium Charter 2 5,000 5 ,933 30,933 Trinity Center Elementary 6 0,412 15,075 75,487 Tulare Joint Union High 1,283,316 - 1,283,316 Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools 6 9,359 8 ,797 78,156 Turlock Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5184) 153,766 - 153,766 Turlock Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5959) 2,956,595 - 2,956,595 Union Hill Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5741) 207,884 50,000 257,884 -13- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Schedule (continued) Program Planning Amount Local Educational Agency Implementation Funds 1 Total Unallowable Reference 2 Completed projects not selected for audit (continued): Union Hill Elementary (2 EEPs) (EEP #5735) 209,670 - 209,670 Union Joint Elementary 3,144 - 3,144 University High 217,769 - 217,769 Upper Lake Unified 387,630 - 387,630 Vallecito Union 258,808 28,430 287,238 Vallecitos Elementary 246,583 5 ,540 252,123 Vallejo Charter 267,999 - 267,999 Vallejo City Unified 2,712,081 193,000 2,905,081 Valley Oaks Charter 148,370 8 ,500 156,870 Valley Preparatory Academy Charter 242,953 27,044 269,997 Valor Academy Middle 268,824 - 268,824 Ventura County Office of Education 260,929 22,970 283,899 Visalia Technical Early College 230,352 27,351 257,703 Visalia Unified 5,721,831 379,039 6,100,870 Visions In Education 387,430 78,000 465,430 Washington Unified 8 2,667 51,128 133,795 Washington Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5165) 1,077,909 - 1,077,909 Washington Unified (2 EEPs) (EEP #5669) 428,987 - 428,987 Washington Union Elementary 251,734 - 251,734 Watsonville Charter School of the Arts 113,068 - 113,068 West Side Union Elementary 202,351 50,491 252,842 West Sonoma County Union High 428,180 88,531 516,711 Western Sierra Collegiate Academy 235,457 15,040 250,497 Westmorland Union Elementary 191,022 55,019 246,041 Whitmore Charter High 117,136 50,475 167,611 Whitmore Charter School of Art & Technology 100,608 53,485 154,093 Whittier Union High 3,122,641 - 3,122,641 William Finch 163,797 13,630 177,427 Willow Creek Academy 246,707 15,014 261,721 Winton 589,886 25,896 615,782 Woodland Star Charter 131,800 16,000 147,800 Woodside Elementary 252,360 - 252,360 Wright Charter 248,729 25,377 274,106 Wright Elementary 508,940 46,909 555,849 Yav Pem Suab Academy - Preparing for the Future Charter 224,104 49,000 273,104 Yosemite Unified 512,502 45,794 558,296 Yu Ming Charter 224,760 25,135 249,895 Yuba City Charter 127,785 51,838 179,623 Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified 1,804,441 130,000 1,934,441 Total, completed projects not selected for audit 302,141,775 20,527,450 322,669,225 Total completed projects $ 313,302,972 $ 28,684,839 $ 3 41,987,811 _________________________ 1 The planning funds are requested directly from CDE before an EEP is submitted. 2 See the Findings and Recommendations section. -14- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Findings and Recommendations FINDING 1— We found that two local educational agencies (LEAs) sole-sourced a portion of their project costs, totaling $508,108. The table below Sole-sourced summarizes this finding: project costs Sole-sourced Local Educational Agency Amount Banta Unified School District $ 166,801 Bishop Unified School District 341,307 Total $ 508,108 These two LEAs did not provide supporting documentation to show that they considered other vendors before awarding contracts. The LEAs contracted with various vendors for their Proposition 39 program energy upgrade projects. Despite the implementation guidance and best practices, the LEAs used noncompetitive processes to sign contracts with these vendors and, thus, did not ensure the cost effectiveness of these services. Public Resources Code (PRC) section 26235(c) states, in part, “A community college district or LEA shall not use a sole source process to award funds pursuant to this chapter.” We have interpreted the requirement to “not use a sole source process to award funds” as the necessity for a competitive process. Competitive processes improve cost-effectiveness, prevent favoritism, and make the procurement process transparent. PRC section 26240(h)(1) states, “The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require local education agencies to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations. . . . ” Recommendation We recommend that the California Department of Education (CDE) take appropriate action in response to funds paid to LEAs that did not meet the sole-source requirement. No additional recommendation for LEAs is applicable to this finding, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. LEAs’ Responses We notified the two LEAs of this finding during our audit fieldwork and at the end of the audit via email. Appendix A includes Findings and Recommendations for individual LEAs and the LEAs’ responses. Formal responses received on letterhead are included as an Attachment. -15- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program We found that three LEAs did not identify the projected energy savings in FINDING 2— the awarded contracts as required. The table below summarizes this Projected energy finding: savings not identified in contracts Projected Energy Savings Not Local Educational Agency Identified Banta Unified School District X Bishop Unified School District X San Marcos Unified School District X This finding does not result in questioned costs; however, ensuring that contracts include projected energy savings helps to ensure that program objectives are achieved. PRC section 26206(d) states, “All projects shall require contracts that identify the project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings.” Recommendation No recommendation for the LEAs is applicable to this finding, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. LEAs’ Responses We notified the affected LEAs of this finding during our audit fieldwork and at the end of the audit via email. Appendix A includes Findings and Recommendations for individual LEAs and the LEAs’ responses. Formal responses received on letterhead are included as an Attachment. We found that four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports FINDING 3— after the deadline. Each LEA is required to submit a final project Final project completion report to the California Energy Commission (CEC) 12 to completion reports 15 months after the energy expenditure plan (EEP) is completed. An EEP submitted after the is considered complete when the LEA has completed all measures in the deadline approved EEP. The following table identifies the number of months the final report was submitted after the project was completed: District Months Banta Unified School District 17 Bishop Unified School District 23 Los Angeles Unified School District 22 San Marcos Unified School District 22 LEAs should submit timely final reports to the CEC to allow the CEC to respond promptly to changing situations and maintain effective program -16- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program oversight. Information contained in the final reports is compiled into a report that the CEC submits annually to the Citizens Oversight Board. PRC section 26240(b) states, in part: As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund . . . , not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund . . . , the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board. . . . To the extent practical, this report shall also contain information on any of the following: (1) The total final gross project costs before deducting any incentives or other grants and the percentage of total project costs derived from the Job Creation Fund. . . . (2) The estimated amount of energy saved, accompanied by specified energy consumption and utility bill cost data for the individual facility where the project is located, in a format to be specified by the Energy Commission. (3) The nameplate rating of new clean energy generation installed. (4) The number of trainees. (5) The number of direct full-time equivalent employees and the average number of months or years of utilization of each of these employees. (6) The amount of time between awarding of the financial assistance and the completion of the project or training activities. (7) The entity’s energy intensity before and after project completion, as determined from an energy rating or benchmark system. . . . Recommendation No recommendation for LEAs is applicable to this finding, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. LEAs’ Responses We notified the four LEAs of this finding during our audit fieldwork and at the end of the audit via email. Appendix A includes Findings and Recommendations for individual LEAs and the LEAs’ responses. Formal responses received on letterhead are included as an Attachment. -17- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Appendix A— Audit Results by Local Educational Agency Banta Unified School District ................................................................................................ A2 Bishop Unified School District .............................................................................................. A6 Los Angeles Unified School District ..................................................................................... A13 Rim of the World Unified School District ............................................................................ A14 San Marcos Unified School District ..................................................................................... A15 -A1- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Banta Unified School District Proposition 39 Program Background The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved Banta Unified School District’s energy expenditure plan (EEP) for $187,327, consisting of $21,403 for energy management, $3,597 for training and services, and $162,327 for program implementation. The district used its program implementation funds for the following energy efficiency measures: Proposition 39 Reported Share Used Energy Annual Cost School Site at School Site Efficiency Measures Savings Banta Elementary $ 128,128 HVAC-Packaged/split system AC/Heat Pump/VRF $ 1,296 NextGeneration STEAM Academy 295 Interior lighting retrofit - convert compact fluorescent lamps to LED 5,358 NextGeneration STEAM Academy 58,904 Interior lighting retrofit - convert T8 fluorescent lamps to LED 5,358 Total $ 187,327 $ 12,012 With these energy efficiency measures, the district reported a combined savings-to-investment ratio (SIR) of 1.01 and the creation of 0.91 direct job-years. In addition, the district received $11,480 in planning funds directly from the California Department of Education (CDE), which it used for program assistance. We audited the Proposition 39 program costs to ensure compliance with Audit Results the Job Creation Fund program guidelines, as well as the CEC’s Proposition 39: California Clean Energy Jobs Act – 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines (2016 Program Implementation Guidelines) and Proposition 39: California Clean Energy Jobs Act – 2015 Energy Expenditure Plan Handbook (EEP Handbook). We identified the following findings: The district sole-sourced its $166,801 contract with Indoor Environmental FINDING 1— Services (IES) for facility solutions services. The district did not provide Sole-sourced supporting documentation to show that it considered other vendors before project costs awarding its contract to IES. Therefore, we found that the school district sole-sourced this Proposition 39 contract. Public Resources Code (PRC) section 26235(c) states, in part, “A community college district or LEA [local educational agency] shall not use a sole source process to award funds pursuant to this chapter.” PRC section 26240(h)(1) states, “The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require local education agencies to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations. . . . ” -A2- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program We reviewed the district’s contract with IES and determined that the FINDING 2— contract did not identify the projected energy savings. Projected energy savings not identified PRC section 26206(d) states, “All projects shall require contracts that in contracts identify the project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings.” The district’s final report was submitted on April 6, 2020, which is FINDING 3— 17 months after the reported project completion date of November 30, Final project 2018. completion reports submitted after the PRC section 26240(b) states, in part: deadline As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund . . . , not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund . . . , the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board. . . . Recommendation We recommend that the CDE take appropriate action in response to funds paid to the district that did not meet the sole-source requirement. No additional recommendation is applicable for the other two findings that we identified, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. District’s Response We informed the district of the audit findings via email on February 14, 2022. Andi Lopez, Business Services Supervisor, responded by letter dated February 23, 2022. The district’s response letter is included as Attachment A. The district’s response to Finding 1 is as follows: The District relied on the professional knowledge and expertise of the contractors, who also benefited from the implementation of Proposition 39 improvements to the District. The passage of time and change in staff has made it difficult to now search past records, emails, documents, and recollections. Despite this, the District strongly believes that it did not sole-source the contract and that it complied with legal requirements for contracting under Proposition 39. . . . The district’s current and past practice regarding contracting is to competitively bid projects in accordance with law. Board Resolution 17/18-19 made certain findings, consistent with Government Code (GC) section 4217, including that the District “has conducted a selection of process related to the development and implementation of Proposition 39 projects, and has selected IES based on their qualifications and references as to be ‘Best Value’.” Discussion with a former superintendent and a former Board member confirm this and both individuals believed that the District complied with requirements to bid the project. -A3- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program The district’s response to Finding 2 is as follows: Resolution 17/18-19 also stated that “based on comments, staff reports and documents reviewed by the Board, the Board makes the formal findings that the costs of the project will be offset by the anticipated savings in energy consumption.” That step was consistent with requirements of law (reaching conclusions similar in nature to those required by GC section 4217). The Board made sufficient findings by way of this Resolution to award the work to demonstrate substantial compliance. The IES Contract (“Contract”), at page C-5, includes the “Basis of Engineering” which states that the Agreement “should be considered in conjunction with the CEC approved energy savings forecast that are presented in the amended Customer’s EEP, as required by Proposition 39 California Clean Energy Jobs Act.” In regard to lighting, the Contact, at page C-7, states that “Energy savings are realized due to the fact that total input watts of the lighting fixture will be reduced.” In regard to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), the Contract, at page C-9, states that “the intent of this project is to reduce the Customer’s utility costs and operational expenses by replacing the existing HVAC equipment with new high energy efficient units.” The District’s contract with IES included statements regarding energy savings in the Contract. The district did not respond to Finding 3. SCO Comment Our findings and recommendations remain unchanged. We will address the district’s responses in the order presented. Finding 1—Sole-sourced project costs During the audit, we worked with the district to find documentation supporting that it conducted a competitive bidding process. During that time, the district was ultimately able to support competitive bidding for its planning services, but not for its project implementation costs. During a meeting on February 8, 2022, the district’s Budget and Accounting Consultant advised that the district was familiar with vendor IES and felt comfortable awarding its contract to the company without completing a formal bid solicitation. In its formal response, the district cites reliance on GC section 4217. Specifically, section 4217.12 relates to districts entering into energy conservation contracts. The district also cites using “best value” criteria, although the California State Legislature repealed the “best value” provisions of PRC section 20133(c) in 2014. As a result, this statute was not applicable when the district entered into its contract with IES. In addition, we believe that PRC section 26235(c), is a requirement in order to award funding under the Proposition 39 program. It does not affect how other contracting provisions apply to other projects. As the district applied for and obtained funding from the Proposition 39 program, it must comply with the prohibition of using a sole-source process, and instead use a competitive process in awarding its contracts for this program. -A4- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Finding 2—Projected energy savings not identified in contracts Although we recognize that the district participated in the program to the best of its ability, the scope of our audit is to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulations. These requirements state that LEAs must identify projected energy savings in the awarded contracts. The program’s provisions require only an estimate of the projected energy savings. We would also point out that no financial penalty is applied to districts for violations of this program provision. -A5- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Bishop Unified School District Proposition 39 Program Background The CEC approved Bishop Unified School District’s EEP for $569,811, consisting of $45,563 for energy management, $9,112 for training and services, and $515,136 for program implementation. The district used its program implementation funds for the following energy efficiency measures: Proposition 39 Reported Share Used Energy Annual Cost School Site at School Site Efficiency Measures Savings Bishop Union High $ 325,056 Lighting-exterior retrofit, HVAC-chiller/boiler replacement $ 9,169 Home Street Middle 190,080 Lighting-interior retrofit, lighting controls 14,826 Total $ 515,136 $ 23,995 With these energy efficiency measures, the district reported a combined SIR of 1.08 and the creation of 2.88 direct job-years. We audited the Proposition 39 program costs to ensure compliance with Audit Results the Job Creation Fund program guidelines, as well as the CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines and EEP Handbook. We identified the following audit findings: The district sole-sourced its contract with IES for energy manager services FINDING 1— ($49,637), and for facility solution services ($291,670). The district did Sole-sourced not provide supporting documentation to show that it considered other project costs vendors before awarding its contract to IES. Therefore, we found that the school district sole-sourced this Proposition 39 contract, totaling $341,307. PRC section 26235(c) states, in part, “A community college district or LEA shall not use a sole source process to award funds pursuant to this chapter.” PRC section 26240(h)(1) states, “The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall require local education agencies to pay back funds if they are not used in accordance with state statute or regulations. . . . ” We reviewed the district’s contracts with IES and determined that the FINDING 2— contracts did not identify the projected energy savings. Projected energy savings not identified PRC section 26206(d) states, “All projects shall require contracts that in contracts identify the project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings.” -A6- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program The district’s final report was submitted on February 10, 2020, which is FINDING 3— 23 months after the reported project completion date of March 31, 2018. Final project completion reports PRC section 26240(b) states, in part: submitted after the deadline As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund . . . , not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund . . . , the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board. . . . Recommendation We recommend that the CDE take appropriate action in response to funds paid to the district that did not meet the sole-source requirement. No additional recommendation is applicable for the other two findings that we identified, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. District’s Response We informed the district of the audit findings via email on January 27, 2022. Midge Milici, Chief Business Officer, responded by letter dated February 8, 2022. The district’s response letter is included as Attachment B. The district’s response to Finding 1 is as follows: The District believes that it acted in good faith and complied with the relevant program requirements in entering into these contracts. A. The District Complied with Proposition 39 and Applicable State and Local Law in Awarding these Contracts. Public Resources Code section 26235(c) (“Section 26235(c)”) provides that an “LEA shall not use a sole source process to award funds pursuant to this chapter.” Section 26235(c) further provides that “an LEA may use the best value criteria as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 20133 of the Public Contract Code to award funds pursuant to this chapter.” (Emphasis added.) Notably, Section 26235(c) does not define the term “sole source,” describe the precise scope of the sole source limitation, or limit the procurement methods by which school districts may comply with the limitation (i.e., it does not state that an LEA may only use the best value method). The language of Section 26235(c) leaves open the door for school districts to utilize procurement methods other than traditional competitive bidding and best value criteria to comply with its no sole source limitation, which is consistent with longstanding state law. Moreover, although Section 26235(c) generally regulates contract procurement using Proposition 39 funds, other state laws specifically regulate procurement of specific types of contracts, such as those here, and therefore should operate as an exception to Section 26235(c)‘s general provisions. (See Code Civ. Proc.§ 1859 [“when a general and particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former”]; (State Dept. of Public Health c. Superior Court (2015) 60 Cal. 4th 940, 961 [“it is the general rule that . . . the special act will be considered as an exception to the general statute . . .”].) -A7- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program GC section 53060 permits a school district to “contract with and employ any persons for the furnishing [of] special services and advice in financial, economic, accounting, engineering, legal, or administrative matters,” without bid or with a very informal process. Although this bid exception lists specified categories, it is applied broadly to include any special services rendered to a school district. (See Fair Education Santa Barbara v. Santa Barbara Unified School Dist. (2021) 72 Cal. App. 5th 884.) Services are special based on their specialized nature to the school district, the qualifications necessary to furnish the services, and their availability from public sources. (See Jaynes v. Stockton (1961) 193 Cal. App. 2d 47.) The contracts at issue here were separate agreements for services. The first agreement was for services related to energy efficiency upgrades and engineering, construction management, and installation of the same (the “Facility Solutions Agreement”). The second agreement was for services related to energy management, student energy education, and staff energy training (the “Energy Manager Agreement”). As evidenced by the difficulty the District had in finding a vendor who could perform the work under these contracts, the services were specialized to the District, the vendor had particular expertise and qualifications necessary for the work, and the services were otherwise unavailable to the District. These were therefore specialized services under GC section 53060 and did not require bidding. The Energy Manager Agreement additionally fell within the purview of state law related to contracts for services. Public Contract Code section 20111 and corresponding California Department of Education guidance indicate that a school district, as of 2017, did not need to competitively bid contracts for services that were valued at less than $88,300. (Pub. Contract Code,§ 20111, subd. (a)(l).) As a contract for services valued at $49,637, the Energy Manager Agreement was well- below the competitive bidding threshold. Finally, the Facility Solutions Agreement expressly included significant engineering and construction management services, which fall within the scope of GC section 4526. This section provides in relevant part, “[n]otwithstanding any other provision of the law, selection by a state or local agency head for professional services of private architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, or construction project management firms shall be on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualification necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required.” (See id., emphasis added.) The District was therefore authorized under the law to enter into the Facility Solutions Agreement based on the demonstrated competence of the vendor as opposed to competitive bidding. The District’s contracts with IES were entered into in good faith and in compliance with longstanding law specifically regulating the procurement methods use by the District, and based on the belief those methods did not conflict with the sole source limitation. B. The District complied with the Sole Source Limitation even if it applied to these Contracts. While Section 26235(c) provides little detail regarding the procurement methods that an LEA may use in the Proposition 39 context, the California Energy Commission (“CEC”), in its “Frequently Asked Questions California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39),” (“FAQ”) -A8- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program sheds some light on this issue. The FAQ provides that an “LEA shall defer to [its] own procurement regulations and procedures, as long as they reflect applicable state and local laws and regulations and do not conflict with the minimum legal standards specified above.” (FAQ (2020) California Energy Commission, at p. 27 <https://www.energy.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/prop39_k-12_f aq_ada.pdf> [as of Mar. 18, 2020].) Here, the District used its own procurement regulations based on and in compliance with the applicable state law discussed above. The procurement of the contracts at issue therefore complied with Section 26235(c)’s sole source limitation. C. The District Did Not Sole Source these Contracts. The District did not “sole source” these contracts. While Section 26235(c) does not define “sole source” as used in that section, Public Resources Code section 25620.5(e) presents analogous language, indicating that “single source” procurement involves choosing from “two or more parties.” This statute further explains that “sole source” procurement involves less competition than single source, seemingly implying that sole source procurement involves no form of choice between one option or another (Pub. Resources Code, § 25620.5, subd. (c).) So it is therefore reasonable to view “sole source” for the purposes of Proposition 39 to mean direct contracting with one vendor without even considering other vendors. As discussed more fully below, the District issued a Request for Proposals and considered the qualifications and expertise of at least two other vendors before entering into the contracts with IES. As detailed in the Declaration of Midge Milici, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, the District carried out a competitive process for all work or services that would be funded with Proposition 39 dollars. This included issuing a Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) in 2014, which garnered only a single response from Ameresco, Inc. [Declaration of Midge Milici (“Milici Declaration”), ¶¶ 2–3; Exhibit A.] For the specific project in question, involving replacement of a diesel-fueled boiler (“Project”), the District reached out to not one but four total vendors before selecting Indoor Environmental Services (“IES”). [Milici Declaration, ¶¶ 5–7.] The District respectfully submits the Milici Declaration and exhibits thereto as documentation specifically supporting and establishing that the District did not use a sole source process to select and award a contract to IES. The district’s response to Finding 2 is as follows: The District believes that it acted in good faith and complied with the relevant program requirements in entering into these contracts. Section 26206(d) requires that a contract “identify” a project’s “projected energy savings.” Neither the statute nor the Guidelines provide any guidance on how an LEA must satisfy this requirement. For example, neither expressly requires this projection to be expressed as a dollar figure, a detailed chart identifying each improvement and specific estimate of energy savings, or any other form. Absent specific direction from the California Energy Commission, LEAs were eft with reasonable discretion to attempt to “identify” expected savings in good faith. -A9- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Here, the District’s contract with IES does, in fact, identify the Project’s projected energy savings, although not in a specific dollar amount. Exhibit C, Section 1 of the Facility Solutions Agreement (“Facility Agreement”) dated September 5, 2017, states as follows: This Agreement should be considered in conjunction with the California Clean Energy Commission approved energy savings forecasts that are presented in the District's approved energy expenditure plan, as required by Proposition 39 California Clean Energy Jobs Act. [Exh. C to Milici Declaration, pg. C-5.] As described in the Facility Agreement, the District already had an approved energy expenditure plan. Reproducing such plan within the body of the Facility Agreement would have been unnecessarily duplicative. Rather, the Facility Agreement specifically “identifies” the project’s “projected energy savings” by referencing the approved energy expenditure plan and incorporating it by reference into the Facility Agreement. It is evident that the District made a good faith effort to strictly and substantially comply with the requirements of Proposition 39. Notwithstanding the above, if the Controller feels that the Facility Agreement could have more clearly articulated the projected energy savings for the project in order to satisfy the Controller, for future Proposition 39 projects, the District is committed to ensuring clear identification and articulation of the projected energy savings within the body of the contract. The district’s response to Finding 3 is as follows: The District entered into an Energy Manager Contract with IES on or about September 5, 2017 for the provision of services to “complete documentation and reporting to the California Energy Commission (CEC) to meet Proposition 39 project annual progress and final reporting requirements . . .” [Exhibit B to Milici Declaration, p. 4.] This contract specifically required IES to submit the final report to CEC within 12-15 months after project completion. The District has been informed by IES that they submitted the report only eight days late. However, CEC’s project manager for this project reopened the report in order to seek additional information regarding an increase in energy usage at one of the sites which resulted in a delay in CEC’s processing of the report. Regardless, it is clear from the District’s efforts to hire an independent contractor experienced in preparing such reports that the District recognized its obligation to submit the final report and took appropriate action in good faith to comply. The District will take steps to better monitor its independent contractors on future projects to ensure the final report is timely submitted. SCO Comment Our findings and recommendations remain unchanged. We will address the district’s responses in the order presented. Finding 1—Sole-sourced project costs In its response, the district indicates its reliance on the provisions of GC section 53060, PRC section 25620.5(e), Public Contract Code section 20111, GC section 4526, and its own procurement policies and -A10- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program procedures. The district cites its compliance with these sources as a valid reason for not complying with the sole-source language of PRC section 26235(c). However, from our perspective, PRC section 26235(c), is a requirement in order to award funding under the Proposition 39 program. It does not affect how other contracting provisions apply to other projects. As the district applied for and obtained funding from the Proposition 39 program, it must comply with the prohibition of using a sole-source process and instead, use a competitive process in awarding its contracts for this Program. The district is correct that the CEC’s Proposition 39 “Frequently Asked Questions” document1 states: The LEA shall defer to [its] own procurement regulations and procedures, as long as they reflect applicable state and local laws and regulations, and do not conflict with the minimum legal standards specified above. In addition, the CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines (“Contracts,” page 35) state: The guidelines defer to the LEA’s own procurement regulations and procedures, as long as they reflect applicable state and local laws and regulations, and do not conflict with the minimum legal standards specified above. However, the district fails to recognize that the guidelines defer to the LEA’s own procurement regulations as long as they “do not conflict with the minimum legal standards specified above” (emphasis added). The “minimum legal standards specified above” are PRC sections 26206(d), 26235(a)(2), and 26235(c). The district’s procurement regulations conflict with the sole-source prohibition contained in PRC section 26235(c); therefore, we found that the district’s reliance on GC section 53060, PRC section 25620.5(e), Public Contract Code section 20111, GC section 4560, and its own policies and procedures in lieu of PRC section 26235(c) was misplaced. The district’s response also includes a legal theory of sole-sourcing that is based on PRC section 25620.5(e). We are not qualified to opine on the validity of legal arguments. The district may choose to pursue an appeal of the audit findings. In the cover letter to this report, we provide guidance on filing an appeal. In its response, the district also states that it contacted four total vendors before selecting IES. After we received the district’s response, we requested documentation supporting that it invited vendors other than IES to bid on its HVAC system Proposition 39 contracts. The district provided documentation from two local vendors that had performed periodic maintenance on the district’s HVAC systems. Both vendors acknowledged that the district’s HVAC system needed replacement and that the district 1 Available under the “Program Information” tab on the “California Clean Energy Jobs Act K-12 Program – Prop 39” page of the CEC’s website. The quoted text is in the second paragraph on page 27. -A11- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program should pursue the funding to do so. However, there was no language in these documents offering a bid to perform the project for the district. Furthermore, the district did not provide any evidence supporting that it asked these vendors to provide a bid on the project. Finding 2—Projected energy savings not identified in contracts The district states that the program guidelines provide no clear guidance on how districts can comply with the provisions of PRC section 26206(d). We disagree. The CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines (“Contracts,” page 35) state: All contracts need a clear and accurate description of the eligible energy project, including material, products, or services to be procured, and a budget that includes cost and an estimate of the projected energy savings [emphasis added]. The program’s provisions require only an estimate of the projected energy savings. We would also point out that no financial penalty is applied to districts for violations of this program provision. Finding 3—Final project completion reports submitted after the deadline The district acknowledges the late submittal of its final completion report. We would also point out that no financial penalty is applied to districts for violations of this program provision. -A12- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Los Angeles Unified School District Proposition 39 Program Background The CEC approved Los Angeles Unified School District’s EEP for $5,195,862 for program implementation. The district used its program implementation funds for the following energy efficiency measures: Proposition 39 Reported Share Used Energy Annual Cost School Site at School Site Efficiency Measures Savings Marshall High School $ 2,086,073 HVAC, lighting exterior, & controls $ 126,036 Santee Education Complex 3,109,789 HVAC, lighting interior/exterior retrofit, DHW, pumps, motors 210,629 Total $ 5,195,862 $ 336,665 With these energy efficiency measures, the district reported a combined SIR of 1.26 and the creation of 29.10 direct job-years. In addition, the district received $7,884,191 in planning funds directly from the CDE, which it used for screening and audits, energy management, and training. We audited the Proposition 39 program costs to ensure compliance with Audit Results the Job Creation Fund program guidelines, as well as the CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines and EEP Handbook. We identified the following audit finding: The district’s final report was submitted on June 23, 2020, which is FINDING— 22 months after the reported project completion date of August 31, 2018. Final project completion reports PRC section 26240(b) states, in part: submitted after the deadline As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund . . . , not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund . . . , the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board. . . . Recommendation No recommendation is applicable, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. District’s Response We informed the district of the audit finding via email on March 15, 2022. Peter Yee, Senior Project Manager, responded via email on March 24, 2022, saying, “The district reviewed the identified audit issue and take[s] no exception to the finding.” -A13- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Rim of the World Unified School District Proposition 39 Program Background The CEC approved Rim of the World Unified School District’s EEP for $851,852, consisting of $85,185 for energy management, $17,037 for training, ant services and $749,630 for program implementation. The district used its program implementation funds for the following energy efficiency measures: Proposition 39 Reported Share Used Energy Annual Cost School Site at School Site Efficiency Measures Savings Rim of the World Senior High $ 749,630 Electrical-high efficiency transformer, lighting-interior fixture $ 33,193 Total $ 749,630 $ 3 3,193 With these energy efficiency measures, the district reported a combined SIR of 1.02 and the creation of 4.20 direct job-years. We audited the Proposition 39 program costs and found that all costs Audit Results reported are in compliance with the Job Creation Fund program guidelines, as well as the CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines and EEP Handbook. District’s Response We informed the district via email on January 27, 2022, that all costs reported for Rim of the World Unified School District are in compliance with the program guidelines. Jenny Haberlin, Chief Business Official, responded via email on February 9, 2022, to thank us for our assistance in the audit process. -A14- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program San Marcos Unified School District Proposition 39 Program Background The CEC approved San Marcos Unified School District’s EEP for $4,356,645 for program implementation. The district used its program implementation funds for the following energy efficiency measures: Proposition 39 Reported Share Used Energy Annual Cost School Site at School Site Efficiency Measures Savings Carillo Elementary School $ 412,213 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit, HVAC-packaged/split system $ 27,340 Discovery Elementary School 35,522 Lighting-interior retrofit 4,822 Joli Ann Elementary School 41,738 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 5,134 Knob Hill Elementary School 350,454 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 23,577 Mission Hills High School 235,641 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 47,713 Paloma Elementary School 100,282 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 13,051 Richland Elementary School 116,982 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 7,644 San Elijo Elementary School 43,380 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 23,587 San Elijo Middle School 140,940 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 12,714 San Marcos Middle School 1,340,232 Lighting-interior/exterior retrofit 51,246 Twin Oaks Elementary School 609,108 Lighting-interior retrofit, HVAC-packaged/split system 35,066 Twin Oaks High School 345,868 HVAC-Packaged/split system AC/Heat Pump/VRF 11,225 Woodland Park Middle School 583,985 Lighting-interior/exterior, HVAC-Packaged/split system 32,527 Total $ 4,356,345 $ 295,646 With these energy efficiency measures, the district reported a combined SIR of 1.39 and the creation of 24.40 direct job-years. In addition, the district received $261,718 in planning funds directly from the CDE, which it used for program assistance, screening and audits. We audited the Proposition 39 program costs to ensure compliance with Audit Results the Job Creation Fund program guidelines, as well as the CEC’s 2016 Program Implementation Guidelines and EEP Handbook. We identified the following audit findings: We reviewed the district’s contracts with Lusardi Construction and FINDING 1— Jackson & Blanc and determined that the contracts did not identify the Projected energy projected energy savings. savings not identified in contracts PRC section 26206(d) states, “All projects shall require contracts that identify the project specifications, costs, and projected energy savings.” The district’s final report was submitted on October 5, 2020, which is FINDING 2— 22 months after the reported project completion date of December 31, Final project 2018. completion reports submitted after the deadline -A15- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program PRC section 26240(b) states, in part: As a condition of receiving funds from the Job Creation Fund . . . , not sooner than one year but no later than 15 months after an entity completes its first eligible project with grant, loan, or other assistance from the Job Creation Fund . . . , the entity shall submit a report of its project expenditures to the Citizens Oversight Board. . . . Recommendation No recommendation is applicable, as the Proposition 39 program has ended. District’s Response We informed the district of the audit findings via email on January 27, 2022. Myra Lopez, Executive Director of Maintenance and Operations, responded by letter dated February 8, 2022. The District’s response letter is included as Attachment C. The district’s response to Finding 1 is as follows: The scope of work for these contracts were written and signed before the savings were estimated, therefore not included in the contracts. The District accepts the findings as outlined. The district’s response to Finding 2 is as follows: The due date of the final project completion report was in March 2020. While our consultant began working on the report at the beginning of the year, the impacts of COVID 19 Virus on their workflow ultimately resulted in a significant delay in collecting, analyzing, and reporting all the data. Additionally, given that this was such a comprehensive project that spanned multiple years of construction, there were many pieces of information needed for this report that were not readily available, and it took some time for the new project team to gather everything. SCO Comment Our findings and recommendations remain unchanged. Although we recognize that the district participated in the program to the best of its ability, the scope of our audit is to ensure compliance with state statutes and regulations, which require that the final project report be submitted within 12–15 months of completion of the district’s project. We would also point out that there is no financial penalty for violation of this program provision nor for the provision requiring the inclusion of projected energy savings into the district’s contracts with its vendors. -A16- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Appendix B— Overview of Issued Audit Reports Issued Proposition 39 Reports .............................................................................................. B2 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... B2 Report issued June 30, 2017.............................................................................................. B3 Report issued July 13, 2018 .............................................................................................. B3 Report issued June 30, 2019.............................................................................................. B4 Report issued June 30, 2020.............................................................................................. B4 Report issued August 9, 2021............................................................................................ B4 Report issued June 30, 2022.............................................................................................. B5 -B1- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Issued Proposition 39 Reports This is the sixth final program audit report that we have issued for the Executive California Clean Energy Jobs Act, pursuant to an interagency agreement Summary between the State Controller’s Office (SCO) and the Citizens Oversight Board. The following table summarizes the amounts expended and audited by fiscal year for all six audit reports: Report Audit Amount Amount Audited Issue Date Period Expended Audited Percentage June 30, 2017 December 19, 2013–June 30, 2016 $ 51,645,871 $ 1 8,553,175 35.92% July 13, 2018 July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017 53,802,904 20,389,253 37.90% June 30, 2019 July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018 85,519,333 24,233,274 28.34% June 30, 2020 July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 238,876,104 45,102,262 18.88% August 9, 2021 July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 250,241,010 39,178,611 15.66% June 30, 2022 July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021 341,987,811 19,318,586 5.65% Totals $ 1,022,073,033 $ 166,775,161 16.32% The following table summarizes the audited amounts and audit finding amounts for each report: Report Audit Amount Audit Error Issue Date Period Audited Findings Rate June 30, 2017 December 19, 2013–June 30, 2016 $ 18,553,175 $ 527,514 2.84% July 13, 2018 July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017 20,389,253 788,560 3.87% June 30, 2019 July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018 24,233,274 3 ,033,349 12.52% June 30, 2020 July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019 45,102,262 9 ,540,081 21.15% August 9, 2021 July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020 39,178,611 1 ,583,747 4.04% June 30, 2022 July 1, 2020–June 30, 2021 19,318,586 508,108 2.63% Totals $ 166,775,161 $ 15,981,359 9.58% During this six-year period, we audited 86 local educational agencies (LEAs) and 19 community college districts (CCDs), and identified total dollar findings of $15,981,359 (an error rate of 9.58%). We reported the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $15,535,493 – 32 LEAs spent $14,365,423 and five CCDs spent $1,170,070 in Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs.  Ineligible costs totaling $326,866 – six LEAs spent $307,287 and two CCDs spent $19,579 in Proposition 39 funding on ineligible costs.  Overpayment totaling $47,072 – one LEA’s energy expenditure plan (EEP) was improperly approved, resulting in an overpayment of funds.  Unspent planning funds totaling $25,355 – one LEA did not spend all of its approved planning funds. -B2- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program  Unspent implementation funds totaling $102,725 – two LEAs did not spend all of their approved implementation funds.  Unspent interest totaling $37,992 – two LEAs earned interest on their Proposition 39 allocations but did not spend it.  Projected energy savings not identified – 60 LEAs and 16 CCDs did not identify the applicable projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  No signed contracts – nine LEAs and two CCDs did not have signed contracts with one or more of their vendors.  Late reports – 34 LEAs submitted their final project reports after the deadline.  Apparent violation of payback period – one LEA appeared to be in violation of the energy measure payback period, pending the sale of school facilities. Our reports also included the observation that seven LEAs properly applied unused planning funds to project implementation; however, as these funds were not included in the LEAs’ approved EEPs, the Proposition 39 funds exceeded the LEAs’ approved EEPs by $494,426. We audited 16 LEAs and four CCDs with projects completed during the Report issued period of December 19, 2013, through June 30, 2016, and total program June 30, 2017 expenditures of $18,553,175. We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $507,056 – four LEAs spent Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs.  Ineligible costs totaling $20,458 – one LEA spent Proposition 39 funding on ineligible expenditures, resulting in unallowable costs.  Projected energy savings not identified – 12 LEAs and three CCDs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts. We audited 16 LEAs and four CCDs with projects completed during the Report issued fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and total program expenditures of July 13, 2018 $20,389,253. We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $557,645 – seven LEAs spent Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs.  Ineligible costs totaling $227,987 – two LEAs spent Proposition 39 funds on ineligible expenditures, resulting in unallowable costs ($335,222 less $57,235 that was also sole-sourced).  Overpayment totaling $47,072 – one LEA’s EEP was improperly approved, resulting in an overpayment of funds.  Projected energy savings not identified – 12 LEAs and three CCDs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  Late reports – Four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. -B3- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program We audited 16 LEAs and three CCDs with projects completed during the Report issued fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and total program expenditures of June 30, 2019 $24,233,274. We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $3,013,770 – seven LEAs spent $2,189,993 and three CCDs spent $823,777 on sole-sourced project costs.  Ineligible expenditures totaling $19,579 – one LEA spent $8,075 and one CCD spent $19,579 in Proposition 39 funds on ineligible expenditures, resulting in unallowable costs ($27,654 less $8,075 that was also sole-sourced).  Projected energy savings not identified – 10 LEAs and three CCDs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  Late reports – Five LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. Our report also included an observation that four LEAs properly applied unused planning funds to program implementation; however, as these funds were not included in the LEAs’ approved EEPs, the Proposition 39 funds paid to the districts exceeded the LEAs’ approved EEPs by $26,238. We audited 17 LEAs and four CCDs with projects completed during the Report issued fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and total expenditures of $45,102,262. June 30, 2020 We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $9,537,047 – six LEAs spent Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs.  Ineligible expenditures totaling $3,034 – one LEA spent Proposition 39 funds on ineligible expenditures, resulting in unallowable costs.  Projected energy savings not identified – 12 LEAs and four CCDs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  No signed contracts – four LEAs did not have signed contracts with one or more vendors.  Late reports – Nine LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. Our report also included an observation that two LEAs properly applied unused planning funds to program implementation; however, as these funds paid to the districts were not included in the LEAs’ approved EEPs, the Proposition 39 funds exceeded the LEAs’ approved EEPs by $232,713. We audited 16 LEAs and four CCDs with projects completed during the Report issued fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and total program expenditures of August 9, 2021 $39,178,611. We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $1,411,867 – six LEAs spent $1,065,574 and two CCDs spent $346,293 in Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs. -B4- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program  Ineligible expenditures totaling $5,808 – One LEA spent $5,808 and one CCD spent $34,513 in Proposition 39 funds on ineligible expenditures, resulting in unallowable costs ($40,321 less $34,513 that was also sole-sourced).  Unspent planning funds totaling $23,355 – one LEA did not spend all of its approved planning funds.  Unspent implementation funds totaling $102,725 – two LEAs did not spend all of their approved implementation funds.  Unspent interest totaling $37,992 – two LEAs earned interest on their Proposition 39 funds but did not spend it.  Projected energy savings not identified – 11 LEAs and three CCDs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  No signed contracts – five LEAs and two CCDs did not have signed contracts with one or more of their vendors.  Late reports – 12 LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline.  Apparent violation of payback period – one LEA appeared to be in violation of the energy measure payback period, pending the sale of school facilities. Our report also included an observation that one LEA with unused planning funds properly applied the funds to program implementation; however, as these funds were not included in the LEA’s approved EEP, the amount of Proposition 39 funds paid to the LEA exceeded its approved EEP by $235,475. We audited five LEAs with projects completed during the fiscal year Report issued ending June 30, 2021, and total completed project costs of $19,318,586. June 30, 2022 We identified the following findings:  Sole-sourced project costs totaling $508,108 – two LEAs spent Proposition 39 funding on sole-sourced project costs.  Projected energy savings not identified – three LEAs did not identify the projected energy savings in the awarded contracts.  Late reports – four LEAs submitted their final project completion reports after the deadline. -B5- Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Attachment A— Banta Unified School District’s Response to Audit Results Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Attachment B— Bishop Unified School District’s Response to Audit Results Program Audit of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act Proposition 39 Program Attachment C— San Marcos Unified School District’s Response to Audit Results State Controller’s Office Division of Audits Post Office Box 942850 Sacramento, CA 94250 http://www.sco.ca.gov S22-39M-0001