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. (a) A school district may apply to the State Allocation
Board for funding for the costs of property acquisition and the cost
of construction, as specified in this chapter, of the school
facilities portion of a joint venture project. The school district
shall publicly solicit proposals for the joint venture project
pursuant to the procedures set forth in this section and Sections
17062, 17521, 17522, and 17523.
(b) Upon review of the application for funding, the State
Allocation Board shall establish the maximum allowances for
construction of the school facilities portion of the joint venture
project. For the purpose of calculating allowances pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with Section 17040), the State Allocation Board
shall use the information used to determine the allowances for the
school district at the time the district received approval of funds
under this chapter to acquire property on which the school facilities
will be constructed, or at the time an application is made pursuant
to subdivision (a), whichever is earlier.
(c) The State Allocation Board may approve, in whole or in part,
an application submitted by a school district pursuant to this
section in an amount the State Allocation Board may deem appropriate,
not to exceed the amount applied for, subject to final approval of
the joint venture agreement pursuant to Section 17063.
(d) For purposes of this section, and the process referred to in
subdivision (a), a school district joint venture request for
proposals shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all of
the following:
(1) A specific description of the school buildings or land, or
both, to be constructed or utilized under the joint venture and a
description of how the costs of the project have been determined.
(2) The identification of the current educational uses of the
school buildings or land, or both, and of the educational uses
proposed under the joint venture.
(3) The identification of the current noneducational uses of the
proposed school buildings or land, or both, and of the noneducational
uses proposed under the joint venture, and a specific assessment of
the compatibility of those uses with any applicable general or
specific governmental land use plan and with applicable zoning
restrictions.
(4) A description of the prospective economic benefits to be
derived by the school district from the joint venture.
(5) A description of the prospective educational benefits to be
derived by the school district from the joint venture.
(6) A request that each request for proposal response include a
comprehensive description of the joint venture, including, but not
limited to, a description of the intended means of financing the
joint venture.