1. (a) Hardship assistance provided as a part of a New Construction Grant shall be subject to the same priority point determination as the New Construction Grant.
2. (b) To the extent that hardship funds are available, the Board may elect to specifically set aside funding for financial hardship grants as provided in Section 1859.81, facility hardship grants as provided in Section 1859.82 or Excessive Cost Hardship Grants as provided in Section 1859.83.

3. (c) Should a district request hardship funding for either a financial hardship grant pursuant to Section 1859.81, a facility hardship grant pursuant to Section 1859.82 or an Excessive Cost Hardship Grant pursuant to Section 1859.83 and the Board has no funds to allocate for that specific hardship, the district may elect to either:

   1. (1) Accept funding for the project less any hardship funding grants that are not available. When this option is selected, the hardship funding grants not allocated for the project shall be placed on the Unfunded List. If the project was previously placed on the Unfunded List, the project shall retain the original date it was placed on that Unfunded List.

   2. (2) Decline to accept funding for the project. When this option is selected, the project shall be placed on the Unfunded List. If the project was previously placed on the Unfunded List, the project shall retain the original date it was placed on that Unfunded List.

      A project or portion of a new construction project not funded as a result of subdivision (c) shall be subject to the Board's priority point mechanism pursuant to Sections 1859.91 and 1859.92.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 17075.15 and 17070.35, Education Code. Reference: Section 17075.15, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-3-98 as an emergency; operative 12-3-98 (Register 98, No. 49). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-2-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. New section refiled 3-31-99 as an emergency; operative 3-31-99 (Register 99, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-29-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. New section refiled 7-29-99 as an emergency; operative 7-29-99 (Register 99, No. 31). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-26-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

4. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-29-99 order transmitted to OAL 8-26-99 and filed 10-8-99 (Register 99, No. 41).

5. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 1-2-2001 as an emergency; operative 1-2-2001 (Register 2001, No. 1). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-2-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-2-2001 order transmitted to OAL 5-1-2001 and filed 6-13-2001 (Register 2001, No. 24).

7. Amendment of subsections (c)-(c)(2) filed 8-13-2001; operative 8-13-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 33).