§ 17073.16

(a) A school district eligible for funding pursuant to this article may receive a supplemental grant for either of the following:

(1) Expanding an existing gymnasium, multipurpose room, library, or school kitchen, if the facility is 60 percent or less than the department’s recommended size needed to serve the enrollment of the school.

(2) Constructing a new gymnasium, multipurpose room, library, or school kitchen if the site is lacking one or more of the specified facilities.

(b) A site may receive a supplemental grant for only one project described in subdivision (a).

(c) (1) A school district eligible for a modernization apportionment may also receive a supplemental grant for either of the following:

(A) Retrofitting an existing school facility to adequately house transitional kindergarten pupils.

(B) Constructing new transitional kindergarten classrooms if the site is lacking sufficient school facilities to house transitional kindergarten pupils.

(2) A school district that receives a supplemental grant to house transitional kindergarten pupils pursuant to paragraph (1) shall meet the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of, paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (f) of, and subdivision (g) of, Section 17375.

(d) The funding provided under this section shall be in addition to any other funding provided pursuant to this article.

(e) The board, in consultation with the Superintendent, shall develop regulations implementing this section.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 81, Sec. 13. (AB 247) Effective July 3, 2024. Operative November 6, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 30 of Ch. 81.)