SEC. 16.127-11. OUR CHILDREN, OUR FAMILIES INITIATIVE; GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
§ 16.127-11
Starting in 2026, city departments must report annually by February 21 on planned General Fund spending for children and youth services (with certain exceptions). Beginning in fiscal year 2028-2029, the Initiative may evaluate whether these expenditures align with its Plan and Outcomes Framework and report findings to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.
Each year starting in 2026, city departments that plan to spend General Fund money on services for children and youth have to tell the Initiative about it by late February. The Initiative can then check whether those planned expenses match its goals and plans, and tell the Mayor and Board of Supervisors which ones do and don't. The Board of Supervisors can change these deadlines and reporting rules if it wants.
- Complex:The section contains multiple cross-references (Children and Youth Fund Baseline, PEEF, PEEF Baseline, Plan and Outcomes Framework) that are not defined here, making it difficult for a reader unfamiliar with related ordinances to fully understand its scope and requirements.
- Controversial:Government spending priorities for children and youth services are a subject of legitimate public debate in San Francisco, and this section allocates oversight and evaluation authority in a way that some may view as favoring particular governance structures or spending philosophies.
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Official text
(a) No later than February 21 of each year, beginning in 2026, each City department that anticipates expending funds from the City’s General Fund to procure or otherwise support any services related to children and youth in the subsequent fiscal year, other than funds for eligible services in the Children and Youth Fund Baseline, the PEEF, or PEEF Baseline, shall submit to the Initiative a written report describing its anticipated expenditures. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2028-2029, the Initiative may evaluate whether the anticipated expenditures are consistent with the Plan and Outcomes Framework, and may provide a written report to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors detailing the expenditures that it has concluded are consistent with the Plan and Outcomes Framework and the expenditures that it has concluded are inconsistent with the Plan or Outcomes Framework and the reasons for such conclusions.
(b) The Board of Supervisors by ordinance may modify the deadlines and the reporting requirements in this Section 16.127-11.
(Added by Proposition J, Approved 11/5/2024)