2005 California Education Code Sections 17073.10-17073.25 Article 6. Modernization Eligibility Determination ..

17073.10.  Each school district that desires to receive an
apportionment for modernization under this chapter shall submit an
application in a form, and in the number of copies, that the board
may require.
17073.15.  A school district is eligible to receive an apportionment
for the modernization of a permanent school building that is more
than 25 years old or a portable classroom that is at least 20 years
old.  A school district is eligible to receive an additional
apportionment for the modernization of a permanent school building
every 25 years after the date of the previous apportionment or a
portable classroom every 20 years after the previous apportionment.
17073.20.  Funding may be approved for the modernization of any
permanent school building that is more than 25 years old, or any
portable classroom that is more than 20 years old, as described in
Section 17071.30.
17073.25.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the State Department of Education is eligible for modernization
grants pursuant to this article for facilities of the California
School for the Deaf (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 59000) of
Part 32) and the California School for the Blind (Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 59100) of Part 32).
   (b) The department is eligible for per-pupil funding under this
article to the same extent and in the same manner as a school
district, except that the hardship provisions do not apply.  However,
notwithstanding the 60 percent maximum funding for modernization
projects, as set forth in Section 17074.16, the project shall be
funded at 100 percent of the project costs, subject to per-pupil
eligibility.
   (c) The board shall establish a process specifically tailored to
consideration of the unique aspects of applications presented by the
department pursuant to this section.
   (d) This section applies only to projects for expenditure of the
proceeds of state bonds approved by the voters after January 1, 2002.