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52616.5
. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 52616.4, the
Merced Union High School District may use money in its Adult
Education Fund to purchase up to 20 existing district-owned
classrooms for the exclusive use of its adult education program.
(b) The Adult Education Fund money used by the Merced Union High
School District to purchase existing district-owned classrooms for
the exclusive use of its adult education program shall be placed in a
separate account after the purchase is completed.
(c) The money in the separate account established pursuant to
subdivision (b) shall be used by the Merced Union High School
District solely for the purpose of purchasing classrooms for use by
students in grades 9 to 12, inclusive. The school district shall
purchase, with the funds in the separate account, an equal number of
classrooms for use by students in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, as the
number of classrooms purchased for the adult education program
pursuant to subdivision (a).
(1) If the funds in the separate account are insufficient to
purchase an equal number of classrooms for use by students in grades
9 to 12, inclusive, then the school district may use district general
fund money to complete the purchase of the classrooms.
(2) If there are funds remaining in the separate account after the
purchase of an equal number of classrooms for use by students in
grades 9 to 12, inclusive, those funds shall be transferred back to
the Adult Education Fund.
(d) The classrooms purchased pursuant to this section shall meet
the structural standards imposed by law for earthquake safety
pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 39140) and Article 6
(commencing with Section 39210) of Chapter 2 of Part 23.
(e) Any classrooms purchased pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not
be included in the area of adequate school construction existing in
the school district pursuant to Section 17742.7.
(f) This section shall not expand the Merced Union High School
District's eligibility for funding pursuant to the Public Education
Facilities Bond Act of 1996 (Part 66 (commencing with Section
100000)).