Section 15704 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
15704
. The board by the adoption of rules shall give priority in
allocating funds to districts to those districts where the children
will benefit most from additional schoolhouse facilities. This
priority shall be based on acuteness of overcrowding, on sudden
growth in attendance, on amount of local tax funds expended for
housing of a character within the purposes of this chapter, and on
the time the district's application has been ready for allotment. The
board may make exceptions when it determines that it will be for the
benefit of the children affected.
In adopting rules the board may provide for the granting of
priority points to govern the allocation according to the following
schedule:
(a) Two priority points may be granted for each percent of the
latest computed average daily attendance of the district that is
inadequately housed. The number of inadequately housed pupils is the
latest computed average daily attendance of the district less the sum
of both of the following:
(1) Any classrooms up to a total of two, multiplied by 25.
(2) Any classrooms in excess of two, multiplied by 33.
The term "classrooms" for the purposes of this computation shall
mean any school classrooms, temporary and permanent, determined by
the State Department of Education to be safely usable.
(b) One priority point may be granted for each 5 percent of the
latest computed average daily attendance of the district that
represents an increase over the average daily attendance for the
fifth preceding school year.
(c) One point of priority may be granted for each one-twentieth of
1 percent of the assessed valuation of the district, collected in
taxes and expended for school housing within the scope of this
chapter since July 1, 1944. Expenditure of the proceeds of the sale
of bonds shall not be counted but expenditure for interest and
retirement of bonds shall be counted.
(d) Not more than one point of priority shall be allowed for each
calendar month that the completed application of the district has
awaited funds.
If any computation of priority points made under this section
results in a fraction of a point, that fraction shall be disregarded
and the number of priority points shall be taken as the next lowest
whole number.
These priorities shall be recomputed at least semiannually when
funds are available for allocation, on the respective periods of time
next preceding the date of computation. The State Department of
Education shall assist and cooperate with the board in determining
priority ratings.