SECTIONS 2300 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 2300

2300. The county auditor of any county, receiving money from the
government of the United States pursuant to any act of Congress
providing for the distribution and payment to states and territories
of a fixed and definite percentage of the money received by the
government of the United States from the forest reserves established
therein, shall apportion the money pursuant to Section 29484 of the
Government Code. The county superintendent of schools, with the
approval of the county board of education, may allocate 15 percent of
the funds from such money for use for the improvement of educational
programs for students in the county. The balance of the money
credited to the forest reserve account in the county school service
fund from the United States Forest Reserve Fund in the State Treasury
shall be apportioned by the county superintendent of schools to
school districts and community college districts of the county lying
within or adjacent to the United States forest reserve with approval
of the county board of education in a manner which shall be
prescribed prior to the 30th day of June of the fiscal year next
following the year in which received.
When a portion of the area of a county is subject to the
jurisdiction of the county superintendent of schools of another
county or counties and such portion lies in or adjacent to the United
States forest reserve, no apportionment of such money shall be made
from the county school service fund without the approval of the
county boards of education of both or all counties. In the event that
both or all county boards of education do not concur in the
apportionments of such money from the county school service fund
prior to the first day of April of any year the county superintendent
of schools of both or all counties shall on that date notify the
Superintendent of Public Instruction or board of governors who shall,
not later than 60 days following notification, make the
apportionments. Apportionments made by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction or board of governors are final.
Money apportioned pursuant to this section shall be deposited by
the county auditor to the credit of the several funds as directed by
the county superintendent of schools with the approval of the county
board of education.