Government Code section 16947

(a)

The cumulative amount of outstanding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may not exceed the lesser of (1) the sum of two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000); or (2) the amount which, when added to all anticipated interest and related costs of the bonds, does not exceed the anticipated reduction of the state’s pension obligations as a result of changes in the retirement law that reduce contributions to the retirement system, as determined by the Director of Finance.

(b)

Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the cumulative amount of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter in any one fiscal year may not exceed the total unpaid amount of the state’s pension obligations for that fiscal year.

(c)

Bonds may be issued pursuant to this chapter in any two fiscal years after June 30, 2004, but may not be issued in any more than two fiscal years.

Source: Section 16947, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=16947.­ (updated Aug. 11, 2004; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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