Article 2. General Authority of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.

Whenever by the provisions of any act of Congress the act is to be administered in the state by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Director of Education, Department of Education, State Board of Education, or any one or more of such officers, or agencies, the officers and agencies designated in the act of the Congress are authorized to administer the act in the state. Such officers and agencies are vested with all necessary power and authority to cooperate with the government of the United States, or any agency or agencies thereof in the administration of the act of Congress and rules and regulations lawfully adopted thereunder.

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may apply to the United States Office of Education for recognition as an accrediting agency for private vocational schools under his or her jurisdiction for the purposes of receiving federal funds.
  (b) If the Superintendent of Public Instruction is recognized by the federal government as an accrediting agency for private vocational schools under his jurisdiction, he or she may impose a fee for services performed in connection with such accreditation in an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred by him or her in performing that function.