§ 17075.20. — 17075.20. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 81, Sec. 20.)

(a)
Notwithstanding any other law, the board may provide assistance under this chapter for purposes of procuring interim housing, including, but not limited to, the leasing or acquisition of portable classrooms and any work associated with placing them on a site, to school districts and county offices of education impacted by a natural disaster for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency. The allocated funds shall supplement funding from insurance or any other local, state, or federal government disaster assistance.
(b)
For purposes of this section, and notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, school districts and county offices of education
determined by the board to be impacted by a natural disaster as described in subdivision (a) are deemed to meet the requirements set forth in Section 17075.10.
(c)
Notwithstanding any other law, a school district or county office of education that receives assistance under this section shall be entitled to retain savings from a project and use those savings for other high-priority capital outlay purposes consistent with the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 17070.63.
(d)
(1)
A grant provided pursuant to this section shall not affect the applicant’s eligibility for any other program under this chapter.
(2)
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a portable classroom purchased pursuant to subdivision (a)
shall be included in the determination of eligibility for new construction funding pursuant to Section 17071.75.
(e)
The board may provide any other assistance to a school district or county office of education determined by the board to be impacted by a natural disaster as described in subdivision (a).

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 81, Sec. 20. (AB 247) Effective July 3, 2024. Operative November 6, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 30 of Ch. 81.