Section 17162 Of Chapter 17. The Archie-hudson And Cunneen School Technology Revenue Bond Act From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10. >> Chapter 17.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Section 17199.3, the authority may issue
bonds exclusively for the purposes of this act, provided that the
total amount of bonds issued and outstanding at any time under this
act shall not exceed four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000).
Authorization for the issuance of bonds under this act shall become
operative after July 1, 1997, upon receipt by the authority of
repayment pledges made by school districts, pursuant to Section
17163, which, when the pledges from all school districts are
combined, are equal to or greater than five million dollars
($5,000,000). The authority shall not issue bonds for any project
that cannot be supported by the repayment pledges of school
districts.
(b) In administering this act, the authority shall meet all of the
requirements established by law for the issuance, holding, and
repayment of revenue bonds by the authority, including those set
forth in Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 17170), unless otherwise
provided for in this act.
(c) Revenues from the sale of bonds issued pursuant to this act
shall be deposited in the School Technology Pooled Revenue Bond Fund,
which fund is hereby established in the State Treasury.
Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in
the fund shall be continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal
year for the purposes of this chapter. The authority shall allocate
moneys to each participating school district from the fund.
(d) Allocations from the fund shall be used by school districts
only for the purpose of establishing computer-based networks and
telecommunications systems for instructional purposes, including the
procurement and installation of computer hardware and software,
multimedia audio, video, and data transfer equipment, and wiring,
cabling, and other equipment necessary to establish network
connectivity, and any planning and installation costs associated with
establishing and installing the networks.
(e) The length of terms of the bonds issued pursuant to this act
shall be less than the useful life of the equipment to be purchased
as set forth in subdivision (d).