SECTIONS 17920-17926 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 17920-17926

17920. Any school district or county office of education may
establish and administer a schoolbus emissions reduction fund to
receive revenue from public and private sources for the purpose of
purchasing low- or zero-emission schoolbuses to replace, or increase
the number of, schoolbuses in the existing school district or county
fleet or retrofitting existing schoolbuses to achieve reductions in
emissions.

17921. A school district or county office of education that
establishes a schoolbus emissions reduction fund may receive revenues
from air pollution control district and air quality management
district grants, revenues from a city that are granted pursuant to
paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 44243 of the Health and
Safety Code, or from any other source. The school district or county
office of education shall contribute a majority of the money
deposited in its schoolbus emissions reduction fund.

17922. State funds may, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be
distributed to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for
distribution to districts and county offices of education for the
purchase of low- or zero-emission schoolbuses that replace, or
increase the number of, schoolbuses in the existing schoolbus fleet
or for retrofitting existing schoolbuses to achieve reductions in
emissions. State funds that are provided pursuant to this part shall
not exceed the amount of funds provided from other sources.

17923. A school district or county office of education may enter
into contracts, including multiple year contracts, with private
sector individuals, businesses, and other entities for the purpose of
receiving revenues to supplement its schoolbus emissions reduction
fund in exchange for the issuance to the private sector contributor
of emission reduction credits resulting from the purchase by the
school district or county office of education of low- or
zero-emission schoolbuses or the retrofit of existing schoolbuses. If
there are multiple private sector contributors, each of those
contributors shall receive a share of the credits allocated in
proportion to their contribution, as specified by the school district
or county office of education at the time that the parties enter
into the agreement.

17924. The Chairperson of the State Air Resources Board and the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall jointly develop guidelines
for school district or county office of education use that describe
all of the following:
(a) The manner in which school districts or county offices of
education may obtain funding from private and public entities for
deposit into a school district or county office of education
schoolbus emissions reduction fund.
(b) The methods for determining the quantity and allocation of
emission reduction credits generated from a new bus that replaces an
existing bus or from a new or retrofitted bus that represents an
expansion of fleet capacity.
(c) The methods by which school districts or county offices of
education located in the South Coast Air Quality Management District
may obtain funds from cities pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision
(b) of Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code.

17925. Prior to distributing any state funds pursuant to this part,
the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall consult with the
State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to
avoid duplication or overlap with appropriations from the Katz
Schoolbus Fund, created pursuant to Section 17911.

17926. Any schoolbus replaced pursuant to this part that meets the
federal safety standards established in 1977 shall be offered for
sale to school districts to replace schoolbuses that do not meet the
federal safety standards, at a purchase price not to exceed the
amount of the school district or county office of education's
contribution specified in Section 17921, plus appropriate
administrative costs. This section shall not apply if the school
district or county office of education certifies a continued need for
the schoolbus being replaced.