​The District Business and Advisory Services (DBAS) department provides oversight and advisory services to the 31 school districts, 4 community college districts, and 5 JPAs located in Santa Clara County.  DBAS also provides payroll and vendor warrant processing services; training and guidance on school business operations; and serve as a hub for the collection, processing, and dissemination of fiscal, budgetary, and related statistical information and reports for the districts, JPAs, and charters.

• Advisory Services
  

  Advisory Services provides a wide variety of services, including:

  • Fiscal oversight and advisory services
  • Charter school technical support
  • Auditing of commercial warrants
  • Dissemination of state and federal apportionments
  • Financial accounting services
  • Legal compliance
  • Pupil accounting

  The department is also responsible for AB 1200 fiscal oversight, including reviewing each district's adopted budget, interim budget reports, unaudited actual report, audit resolution process, and proposed collective bargaining agreements.

• Business Services
  

  Business Services provides services and serves as the liaison and reporting agent for the following items:

  • Federal and State Taxes Payment/Reporting
  • SUI (State Unemployment Insurance) Payment/Reporting.
  • Affidavits/Petition for Lost or Overage Payroll / Vendor Warrants (Series 10)
  • Wage Garnishments (IRS Levy, Franchise Tax Board, Child Support)
  • Payroll Calendar
  • Annual Resolutions for Payroll and Commercial Warrants
  • Direct Deposit Processing (ACH)
  • Distribution of Payroll Warrants, Payroll Reports and Microfiche
  • Abatements for Worker's Compensation
  • Salary Overpayments
  • Issuance of New Vendor Numbers
  • Retirement Reporting