SECTIONS 12030-12036 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 12030-12036

12030. The people of the State of California accept the provisions
of, and each of the funds provided by, the act of Congress entitled
"An act to strengthen the national defense and to encourage and
assist in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to
meet critical national needs; and for other purposes" (National
Defense Education Act of 1958), approved September 2, 1958, and the
act of Congress entitled "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965."

12031. In accepting the benefits of these acts of Congress, the
people of the state agree to comply with all of their provisions and
to observe all of their requirements.

12032. The State Board of Education is designated as the state
educational agency to carry out the purposes and the provisions of
these acts of Congress. The State Board of Education is hereby vested
with authority to prepare and submit to the United States
Commissioner of Education any state plan required by these acts of
Congress, to prepare and submit amendments to the state plans, and to
administer the state plans or amendments thereto, in accordance with
these acts of Congress and any rules and regulations adopted
thereunder. The State Board of Education is hereby vested with all
necessary power and authority to cooperate with the government of the
United States, or any agency or agencies thereof in the
administration of these acts of Congress and the rules and
regulations adopted thereunder.

12033. The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all
funds received by the state from the government of the United States,
or of any agency or agencies thereof, under these federal acts and
he is authorized to receive and provide for the custody of all moneys
so received.

12034. The funds received by the state under the provisions of
these federal acts shall be paid out by the State Treasurer on
warrants drawn by the Controller and requisitioned by the State Board
of Education in carrying out the purposes of these federal acts.

12035. The president or the administrative head of each community
college and the State Nautical School may establish and administer
student loan funds pursuant to the act of Congress known as the
"National Defense Education Act of 1958. " Money allocated for the
purpose of establishing a student loan fund at the State Nautical
School may be withdrawn from the State Treasury and deposited to the
credit of that institution in a trust account in accordance with the
provisions of Government Code Sections 16305 to 16305.7 for the
purpose of making loans to students in accordance with the federal
act.

12036. It is in the interests of the state and of the people
thereof for the state to provide money for student loan funds in
public institutions of higher learning on the basis of an amount
equal to not less than one-ninth of federal capital contributions to
such student loan funds as provided by the National Defense Education
Act of 1958 for needy students at these publicly supported
institutions.