TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32500›DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS 1-32500›PART 10. SCHOOL BONDS 15100-17199.6›CHAPTER 6. State School Building Aid Law of 1952 16000-16344›ARTICLE 7. Children’s Center Construction Law of 1968 16260-16272

§ 16271

California Education Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

All sites, plans, and specifications of the proposed facilities shall be approved by the State Department of Education. Prior to the approval, the local agency shall certify to the State Department of Education the unavailability of adequate, alternate facilities in the area to be served by the proposed facilities. The facilities shall include but not be limited to vacant classrooms, auditoriums, multipurpose rooms, church or recreation facilities.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

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