Article 4. Elementary And Secondary Education Act Of 1965 And National Defense Education Act Of 1958 of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.

The people of the State of California accept the provisions of, and each of the funds provided by, the act of Congress entitled "An act to strengthen the national defense and to encourage and assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical national needs; and for other purposes" (National Defense Education Act of 1958), approved September 2, 1958, and the act of Congress entitled "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965."

In accepting the benefits of these acts of Congress, the people of the state agree to comply with all of their provisions and to observe all of their requirements.

The State Board of Education is designated as the state educational agency to carry out the purposes and the provisions of these acts of Congress. The State Board of Education is hereby vested with authority to prepare and submit to the United States Commissioner of Education any state plan required by these acts of Congress, to prepare and submit amendments to the state plans, and to administer the state plans or amendments thereto, in accordance with these acts of Congress and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder. The State Board of Education is hereby 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 these acts of Congress and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder.

The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all funds received by the state from the government of the United States, or of any agency or agencies thereof, under these federal acts and he is authorized to receive and provide for the custody of all moneys so received.

The funds received by the state under the provisions of these federal acts shall be paid out by the State Treasurer on warrants drawn by the Controller and requisitioned by the State Board of Education in carrying out the purposes of these federal acts.

The president or the administrative head of each community college and the State Nautical School may establish and administer student loan funds pursuant to the act of Congress known as the "National Defense Education Act of 1958. " Money allocated for the purpose of establishing a student loan fund at the State Nautical School may be withdrawn from the State Treasury and deposited to the credit of that institution in a trust account in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Sections 16305 to 16305.7 for the purpose of making loans to students in accordance with the federal act.

It is in the interests of the state and of the people thereof for the state to provide money for student loan funds in public institutions of higher learning on the basis of an amount equal to not less than one-ninth of federal capital contributions to such student loan funds as provided by the National Defense Education Act of 1958 for needy students at these publicly supported institutions.