1. (a) The Board shall accept approved applications for Overcrowding Relief Grants as follows:

   1. (1) For the funding made available for this purpose for the first funding cycle, the School District shall submit an approved application by January 31, 2008.

   2. (2) The Board shall accept approved applications on a semi-annual basis thereafter.

      The Board shall apportion Overcrowding Relief Grants based upon the highest density of the eligible schools that have submitted an approved application. Any School District that does not receive an Overcrowding Relief Grant due to low school density and insufficient funds may request that its application remain with the OPSC for consideration in the following semi-annual funding cycle.

2. (b) The Board shall apportion the Overcrowding Relief Grants as follows:

   1. (1) For the first funding cycle, up to a maximum of $500 million for all approved applications that are received by January 31, 2008.
   2. (2) For the second funding cycle, up to a maximum of $300 million for all approved applications that are received by July 31, 2008, plus any remaining funds not apportioned during the previous funding cycle.
   3. (3) Approved applications that are received by January 30, 2009 shall be apportioned any remaining funds not allocated at the previous funding cycles, plus an additional $200 million.
   4. (4) Approved applications that are received by July 31, 2009 shall be apportioned any remaining funds not allocated at the previous funding cycles.
   5. (5) Approved applications that are received by January 29, 2010 shall be apportioned any remaining funds not allocated at the previous funding cycles.
   6. (6) Approved applications that are received by July 30, 2010 shall be apportioned any remaining funds not allocated at the previous funding cycles.

   7. (7) The Board may accept applications every six months that are received by the last business day of January and July until the Overcrowding Relief Grant funds are exhausted.

      The approved applications for Overcrowding Relief Grants filed after July 31, 2008 must provide a narrative that demonstrates that the project will relieve overcrowding at the eligible school, by increasing useable outdoor space for uses such as play areas, green space, or outdoor lunch areas.

      A School District may submit an approved application to request an Overcrowding Relief Grant from the funding provided under Proposition 1D for a project that has been occupied, if the construction contract for the project was signed after Board approval of these regulations. The School District must have obtained all project approvals required for a new construction funding application prior to the construction contract date.

Note: Authority cited: Section 17070.35, Education Code. Reference: Section 17079.20, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 8-31-2007; operative 8-31-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 35).

2. Amendment of subsection (b)(3) and new subsections (b)(4)-(5) filed 1-21-2009; operative 1-21-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 4).

3. New subsections (b)(6)-(7) filed 6-23-2010; operative 6-23-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 26).