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Ratings On 436 Issuers Placed Under Criteria Observation Following Publication Of New U.S. Government Methodology

CHICAGO (S&P Global Ratings) Sept. 9, 2024--S&P Global Ratings today placed its ratings on 436 issuers under criteria observation (UCO). This follows the publication of our updated "Methodology For Rating U.S. Governments" earlier today.

The ratings on the issuers listed below--and, where relevant, the related debt issues--are under criteria observation. These ratings have the "UCO" label in the Regulatory Identifier column on the individual issuer pages of S&P Global Ratings' online credit rating products.

We will keep the UCO identifier in place until the conclusion of our reviews of these credits under the new criteria, at which time we may affirm the ratings or change them. We plan to complete these reviews within the next six months.

Following changes in rating methodology, credit rating agencies regulated under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009, as amended, are required to immediately place credit ratings potentially affected by such changes "under criteria observation" (see "Standard & Poor's Announces "Under Criteria Observation" Identifier For Ratings Potentially Affected By Criteria Changes," published May 7, 2013).

Issuers With Ratings Placed Under Criteria Observation

  • Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, Calif.
  • Akron Fairgrove Schools, Mich.
  • Aledo, Tex.
  • Alexander Valley Union School District, Calif.
  • Alfalfa County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Alfalfa County Independent School District #1 (Burlington Public Schools)), Okla.
  • Alisal Union School District, Calif.
  • Alpine Union School District, Calif.
  • Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Anaheim Union High School District, Calif.
  • Archbold Village, Ohio
  • Ashland Public Building Commission, Kans.
  • Assumption Parish School Board, La.
  • Avon Redevelopment Authority, Ind.
  • Avon Town, Ind.
  • Avon Village, N.Y.
  • Ayersville Local School District, Ohio
  • Balch Springs Community & Economic Development Corp., Tex.
  • Balch Springs Industrial and Economic Development Corporation, Tex.
  • Balch Springs, Tex.
  • Barber County Public Building Commission, Kans.
  • Bassett Unified School District, Calif.
  • Bay City, Tex.
  • Beckham County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Beckham County Independent School District No.2 (Merritt)), Okla.
  • Benicia Unified School District, Calif.
  • Berne Union Local School District, Ohio
  • Beverly Shores Redevelopment Authority, Ind.
  • Bienville Parish School District No.1, La.
  • Bienville Parish School District No.2, La.
  • Big Spring, Tex.
  • Blairstown Township, N.J.
  • Borger, Tex.
  • Bourbon County Unified School District No.235 (Uniontown), Kans.
  • Brawley, Calif.
  • Brazos Independent School District, Tex.
  • Brentwood Public Library, Mo.
  • Brentwood Union School District, Calif.
  • Brighton, Colo.
  • Brighton, Mich.
  • Broadview Public Library District, Ill.
  • Buckeye Valley Fire District (Maricopa County), Ariz.
  • Buckland, Mass.
  • Buellton Union School District, Calif.
  • Buffalo Independent School District, Tex.
  • Butler County Unified School District No.205 (Bluestem), Kans.
  • Caddo County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Caddo County Independent School District No.11 (Hydro-Eakly) and Caddo County Independent School District No.56 (Boone-Apache)), Okla.
  • Calhoun County, Tex.
  • California Statewide Communities Development Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Lynwood), Calif.
  • Camanche, Iowa
  • Cambrian School District, Calif.
  • Cambridge City School District, Ohio
  • Canadian County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Canadian County Independent School District No.22 (Piedmont Public Schools)), Okla.
  • Canyon County School District No.133 (Wilder), Idaho
  • Canyon County School District No.135 (Notus), Idaho
  • Capistrano Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No.1, Calif.
  • Capistrano Unified School District, Calif.
  • Carter County Public Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Carter Cnty Indpt Sch Dist #43 (Wilson Public Schools)), Okla.
  • Carter County, Mont.
  • Cass County R-II School District (Raymore-Peculiar), Mo.
  • Castaic Union School District, Calif.
  • Celina Independent School District, Tex.
  • Center Point, Ala.
  • Central Independent School District, Tex.
  • Centralia School District, Calif.
  • Champaign County Community Unit School District No.1 (Fisher), Ill.
  • Chartiers Valley School District, Pa.
  • Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District, N.Y.
  • Chicago Heights, Ill.
  • City of Aurora, Ore.
  • City of Josephine, Tex.
  • City of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  • Clark County School District No.98 (Hockinson), Wash.
  • Clatsop County School District No.4 (Knappa), Ore.
  • Clearwater, Minn.
  • Cleveland County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Cleveland County Independent School District No.70 (Little Axe)), Okla.
  • Coburg, Ore.
  • Coles County, Ill.
  • Columbia County School District, Ga.
  • Community High School District No.212 (Cook County), Ill.
  • Conejo Valley Unified School District, Calif.
  • Cook County School District No.123 (Oak Lawn), Ill.
  • Cook County School District No.143 (Midlothian), Ill.
  • Cook County School District No.93 (Hillside), Ill.
  • Coolspring Township, Pa.
  • Cordova Recreation and Park District, Calif.
  • Corinth Village, N.Y.
  • Covina-Valley Unified School District, Calif.
  • Cranford Township Board of Education, N.J.
  • Creston Community School District, Iowa
  • Crete, Nebr.
  • Cumberland Mayor & City Council, Md.
  • Danvers Town, Mass.
  • Daviess County R-VI School District Winston, Mo.
  • Dawson-Boyd Independent School District No.378, Minn.
  • De Kalb Kane & Kendall Counties Community Unit School District No.429, Ill.
  • DeSoto County, Miss.
  • Decatur Public Facilities Authority (City of), Ga.
  • Decatur, Ga.
  • Denver Community School District, Iowa
  • Dewey County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Dewey County Independent School District No.8 (Seiling)), Okla.
  • Dickinson County Unified School District No.393 (Solomon), Kans.
  • Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Independent School District No.2164, Minn.
  • Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (for debt issued on behalf of Northville Central School District), N.Y.
  • Douglas Moultrie & Coles Counties Community Unit School District No.305 (Arthur), Ill.
  • Dover-Eyota Independent School District No.533, Minn.
  • Dover-Sherborn Regional School District, Mass.
  • Duarte Unified School District, Calif.
  • Eagle Bend, Minn.
  • Eagle River Fire Protection District, Colo.
  • East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, La.
  • East Buchanan Community School District, Iowa
  • East Dubuque School District #119, Ill.
  • East Knox Local School District, Ohio
  • East Ouachita Parish School District, La.
  • East Providence, R.I.
  • East Side Union High School District, Calif.
  • Eastside Union School District, Calif.
  • Eaton Area Park and Recreation District, Colo.
  • Edgewood Independent School District (Van Zandt County), Tex.
  • El Monte Public Finance Authority, Calif.
  • El Monte Union High School District, Calif.
  • El Monte, Calif.
  • El Rancho Unified School District, Calif.
  • Elkhart Cnty Bldg Corp, Ind.
  • Elkhart County Corrections Complex Building Corp., Ind.
  • Elkhart County, Ind.
  • Elkhart Redevelopment Commission, Ind.
  • Escondido Union Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Esparto Unified School District, Calif.
  • Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, Colo.
  • Etiwanda School District, Calif.
  • Evans County Hospital Authority, Ga.
  • Fairway, Kans.
  • Falls City, Ore.
  • Festus, Mo.
  • Fisher Independent School District No.600, Minn.
  • Flathead County School District No.1 (West Valley), Mont.
  • Fleming, N.Y.
  • Flemington Boro, N.J.
  • Flint Public Library, Mich.
  • Floresville, Tex.
  • Forest Hill, Tex.
  • Franklin Park & Recreation District, Ind.
  • Franklin Redevelopment Authority, Ind.
  • Franklin, Ind.
  • Freedom Area School District, Wis.
  • Fremont, Mich.
  • Front Range Fire Rescue Fire Protection District, Colo.
  • Garvin County Education Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Garvin County Independent School District No.38), Okla.
  • Garwood Boro Board of Education, N.J.
  • Gaylord, Minn.
  • Gearhart, Ore.
  • Geary County Public Building Commission, Kans.
  • Geary County, Kans.
  • Gentry County School District No.R-I (King City), Mo.
  • Glenwood, Iowa
  • Glyndon, Minn.
  • Grady County School Finance Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Grady County Elementary School District No. 96 and Grady County Independent School District No 128 (Amber Pocasset)), Okla.
  • Graham County Unified School District No.281, Kans.
  • Grand County Library District, Colo.
  • Grass Lake Community Schools, Mich.
  • Greene County Community Unit School District No.1, Ill.
  • Greene Village, N.Y.
  • Groom Independent School District, Tex.
  • Grossmont Union High School District, Calif.
  • Haltom City, Tex.
  • Hamden Town, Conn.
  • Hamlin Town, N.Y.
  • Hardin-Central C-2 Sch Dist of Ray Cnty, Mo.
  • Hardyston Township, N.J.
  • Harriman Village, N.Y.
  • Harvey County Unified School District No.369 (Burrton), Kans.
  • Henrietta Fire District, N.Y.
  • Henry County School District, Ga.
  • Hilton-Parma Fire District, N.Y.
  • Homestead, Fla.
  • Homewood-Flossmoor Park District, Ill.
  • Hopatcong Boro, N.J.
  • Hopewell Township (Cumberland County), N.J.
  • Imlay-Bigelow Drainage & Branches Drainage District (for debt issued on behalf of Lapeer County), Mich.
  • Indian Creek Intercounty Drain Drainage District (for debt issued on behalf of Lapeer County), Mich.
  • Itasca County, Minn.
  • Jamul-Dulzura Union School District, Calif.
  • Jefferson County Unified School District No.338 (Valley Falls), Kans.
  • Jefferson County Unified School District No.342, Kans.
  • Jo Daviess County Community Unit School District No.206, Ill.
  • Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools, Mich.
  • Johnson County Fire District No.2, Kans.
  • Judith Basin County K-12 School District No. 12 (Stanford), Mont.
  • K-12 School District No. 25 (Hobson), Mont.
  • K-12 School District No.3 (Superior) Mineral County, Mont.
  • Kay County Public Buildings Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Kay County Independent School District No. 87 (Tonkawa)), Okla.
  • Kearney County School District No.503 (Minden Public Schools), Nebr.
  • Kearney Fire & Rescue Protection District, Mo.
  • Kendall, N.Y.
  • Kennedale, Tex.
  • Keyes Union School District, Calif.
  • King & Snohomish Counties School District No.417 (Northshore), Wash.
  • Kingston Community Schools, Mich.
  • Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District, Tex.
  • Kitsap County Fire Protection District No.1, Wash.
  • La Habra City School District, Calif.
  • La Salle County School District No.141 (Ottawa), Ill.
  • La Vernia, Tex.
  • LaPorte County Public Library, Ind.
  • LaRue County Public Library District, Ky.
  • Ladue School District, Mo.
  • Lake County, Tenn.
  • Lambertville, N.J.
  • Lane County School District No.19 (Springfield), Ore.
  • Latah & Nez Perce County Joint School District No.282 (Genesee), Idaho
  • Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission, Ind.
  • Lawrenceburg, Ind.
  • Lebanon Boro, N.J.
  • Lincoln County, Minn.
  • Lindenhurst Park District, Ill.
  • Lindsay, Tex.
  • Los Angeles County Schools Regional Business Services Corp. (for debt issued on behalf of Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District), Calif.
  • Los Olivos Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Lynwood Public Finance Authority, Calif.
  • Lynwood Unified School District, Calif.
  • Madera County Board of Education, Calif.
  • Madison County Community Unit School District No.7 (Edwardsville), Ill.
  • Madrid, Iowa
  • Maine Regional School Unit No.5, Maine
  • Maine School Administrative District No.28, Maine
  • Mantoloking Borough, N.J.
  • Margaret (City of), Ala.
  • Marion Independent School District, Iowa
  • Marshall School District, Wis.
  • Martin Public Schools, Mich.
  • McCurtain County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of McCurtain County Independent School District No.74), Okla.
  • McCurtain County Independent School District No.74), Okla.
  • Mercer County Improvement Authority, N.J.
  • Mercer County, N.J.
  • Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Milton-Union Exempted Village School District, Ohio
  • Minnetonka Beach, Minn.
  • Minnewaska Independent School District No.2149, Minn.
  • Missoula County K-12 School District 40 (Frenchtown), Mont.
  • Missouri Association of Rural Education (for debt issued on behalf of Daviess County R-VI School District Winston), Mo.
  • Monroe Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Monrovia Unified School District, Calif.
  • Monte Rio Unified Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Montebello Unified School District, Calif.
  • Monterey County Office of Education, Calif.
  • Montgomery County Board of Education, Ala.
  • Monument, Colo.
  • Moorpark Unified School District, Calif.
  • Morgan County R-II School District, Mo.
  • Mormon Trail Community School District, Iowa
  • Mount Pleasant Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Mount Pleasant, S.C.
  • Mountain House Public Financing Authority, Calif.
  • Mountain Lakes Borough Board of Education, N.J.
  • Muleshoe Independent School District, Tex.
  • Multnomah & Clackamas County School District No.10Joint (Gresham-Barlow), Ore.
  • Murray County Ed Facs Auth (for debt issued on behalf of Murray Cnty Indpt Sch Dist #1 Sulphur), Okla.
  • Musconetcong Sewage Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Hopatcong Boro), N.J.
  • Nassau County Sewer & Storm Water Finance Authority, N.Y.
  • Natchitoches Parish Consolidated School District No.7, La.
  • Natchitoches Parish Consolidated School District No.8, La.
  • Natchitoches Parish School District No.9, La.
  • Navasota, Tex.
  • Nekoosa School District, Wis.
  • New Caney Independent School District, Tex.
  • New Haven Unified School District, Calif.
  • Newark Board of Education, N.J.
  • Newark Unified School District, Calif.
  • Newton Local School District, Ohio
  • North Callaway County No.R-I School District (Kingdom City), Mo.
  • North Canton, Ohio
  • North Greenbush Common School District, N.Y.
  • North Shelby School District, Mo.
  • North West Hendricks Middle School Building Corp., Ind.
  • North West Hendricks Multi School Building Corp., Ind.
  • North West Hendricks School Corp., Ind.
  • Northfield Board of Education, N.J.
  • Northfield Independent School District No.659, Minn.
  • Northlake Public Library District, Ill.
  • Northville Central School District, N.Y.
  • Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, Calif.
  • Oak Grove, Mo.
  • Oak Lawn Village, Ill.
  • Oakley Union Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Ogdensburg, N.J.
  • Oklahoma County Finance Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Oklahoma County Independent School District No.53 (Crooked Oak)), Okla.
  • Oregon Cities Financing Pool (for debt issued on behalf of Falls City, Rogue River, Turner, and Vernonia), Ore.
  • Ortonville Economic Development Authority, Minn.
  • Ortonville, Minn.
  • Orwigsburg Boro, Pa.
  • Osage County Unified School District No. 421, Kans.
  • Oswego County Civic Facilities Corporation, N.Y.
  • Ottawa County Educational Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Ottawa County Independent School District No.23 (Miami)), Okla.
  • Oxford Township Board of Education, N.J.
  • Patterson Joint Unified School District, Calif.
  • Pentwater Village, Mich.
  • Peoria City School District No.150, Ill.
  • Peoria Public Building Commission (for debt issued on behalf of Peoria City School District No.150), Ill.
  • Perry Village, N.Y.
  • Petersham Town, Mass.
  • Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, Mich.
  • Pickford Public Schools, Mich.
  • Plattsburg, Mo.
  • Pleasant Valley Community School District, Iowa
  • Pleasant Valley School District, Calif.
  • Pontotoc County Education Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Pontotoc County Independent School District No.1), Okla.
  • Port Clinton City School District, Ohio
  • Port Neches, Tex.
  • Port of Grandview, Wash.
  • Port Orchard, Wash.
  • Poteet, Tex.
  • Pottawatomie County Facilities Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Pottawatomie County Independent School District No.92 (Tecumeseh)), Okla.
  • Preston, Minn.
  • Ralston, Nebr.
  • Rapides Parish Consolidated School District No.62, La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.11 (Rigolette), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.16-(Forest Hill), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.27 (Glenmora), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.52 (Pineville), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.55 (Poland), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.57 (Lecompte-Lamourie-Woodworth), La.
  • Rapides Parish School District No.58 (Sixth Ward), La.
  • Redwood City School District, Calif.
  • Regional School District No.9, Conn.
  • Regional School District Number 4 of the State of Connecticut, Conn.
  • Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. (for debt issued on behalf of East Providence), R.I.
  • Rice County Unified School District No.376 (Sterling), Kans.
  • Ridgewood Village, N.J.
  • Rio Grande, Tex.
  • Robinson Independent School District, Tex.
  • Rogue River, Ore.
  • Rooks County Unified School District No.270 (Plainville), Kans.
  • Roseland Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Rosemead School District, Calif.
  • Round Top Carmine Independent School District, Tex.
  • Rowlett, Tex.
  • Ruidoso Village, N. Mex.
  • Sabine Independent School District, Tex.
  • Sacramento City Schools Joint Power Financing Authority, Calif.
  • Sacramento City Unified School District, Calif.
  • Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Calif.
  • Salem School District, N.H.
  • Saline County School District No.R-VII (Sweet Springs), Mo.
  • San Bruno Park School District, Calif.
  • San Lorenzo Unified School District, Calif.
  • San Luis Coastal Unified School District, Calif.
  • Sanborn, Iowa
  • Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Calif.
  • Saugus Union Elementary School District, Calif.
  • Sauk Centre Independent School District No.743, Minn.
  • Savanna Elementary School District, Calif.
  • School District No.111 Cook County, Ill.
  • School District of Delavan Darien Rock and Walworth Counties, Wis.
  • Scotland County R I School District, Mo.
  • Sea Girt Borough, N.J.
  • Seminole Cnty Educl Facs Auth (for debt issued on behalf of Seminole County Independent School District No. 2), Okla.
  • Seminole, Tex.
  • Sequoia Union High School District, Calif.
  • Sheffield Village, Ohio
  • Sierra County, Calif.
  • Silver Springs, N.Y.
  • Sinton, Tex.
  • Snohomish County Fire Protection District No. 17, Wash.
  • Somerdale Boro, N.J.
  • South Haven Public Schools, Mich.
  • South Plattsburgh Fire District, N.Y.
  • South San Francisco Unified School District, Calif.
  • Southeast Monmouth Municipal Utility Authority, N.J.
  • Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Madison County Community Unit School District No.7 (Edwardsville)), Ill.
  • Spring Grove, Minn.
  • Spring Hill Independent School District, Tex.
  • Spur Independent School District, Tex.
  • St Clair County Community Unit School District No.187 (Cahokia), Ill.
  • St Clair County School District No.181(Signal Hill), Ill.
  • St Gabriel, La.
  • St Helens, Ore.
  • St Ignace Building Authority, Mich.
  • St John the Baptist Parish Law Enforcement District, La.
  • St. Michael, Minn.
  • Sumner County Unified School District No.357 (Belle Plaine), Kans.
  • Sumter Landing Community Development District, Fla.
  • Swift County Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Minn.
  • Swift County, Minn.
  • Swift County-Benson Hospital District, Minn.
  • Tea Area School District No.41-5, S. Dak.
  • Thief River Falls, Minn.
  • Titus County, Tex.
  • Town of Berthoud, Colo.
  • Travis Unified School District, Calif.
  • Tri-Valley School District No.49-6, S. Dak.
  • Tuckerton Boro, N.J.
  • Tulsa County Industrial Authority (for debt issued on behalf of Tulsa City County Health Department), Okla.
  • Tupper Lake Village, N.Y.
  • Ulster Fire District No.5, N.Y.
  • Unified School District No.332 Kingman County, Kans.
  • Unified School District No.482 (Lane County Dighton), Kans.
  • Union County School District No.11 (Imbler), Ore.
  • Union Township (Clermont County), Ohio
  • Urban Redevelopment Agency of the City of Decatur, Ga.
  • Valley R-VI School District of Washington County Missouri, Mo.
  • Valmeyer Village, Ill.
  • Vandercook Lake Public Schools, Mich.
  • Vernon Parish School District No.16 (Leesville), La.
  • Vernon Parish Ward Seven Wardwide School District, La.
  • Village Center Community Development District, Fla.
  • Voorheesville Village, N.Y.
  • Washington Borough, N.J.
  • Washington Unified School District (Yolo County), Calif.
  • Washington Union School District, Calif.
  • Watertown-Mayer Independent School District No.111, Minn.
  • Waterville, Maine
  • Wayne County Hospital Authority, Ga.
  • Webster City Community School District, Iowa
  • Weehawken Township Board of Education, N.J.
  • West Haven, Conn.
  • West Sioux Community School District, Iowa
  • West Webster Fire District, N.Y.
  • Westfield Redevelopment Authority, Ind.
  • Westfield, Ind.
  • Westhampton, Mass.
  • Westville Boro, N.J.
  • Westwood Community School District, Mich.
  • White Oak Independent School District, Tex.
  • White Settlement Independent School District, Tex.
  • Whitehouse, Tex.
  • Whiteside County Community Unit School District No.6, Ill.
  • William S Hart Union High School District, Calif.
  • William Shore Memorial Pool District, Wash.
  • Willingboro Township Board of Education, N.J.
  • Wilson County Unified School District No.461, Kans.
  • Woodbury Heights Boro, N.J.
  • Woodbury, N.J.
  • Woodland Joint Unified School District, Calif.
  • Woodland Park Boro, N.J.
  • Wyandanch Union Free School District, N.Y.
  • Wyoming Valley West School District, Pa.
  • Yellowstone County School District No.15 (Custer), Mont.

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