1. (a) In making a determination to provide any other assistance following a natural disaster, the Board may consider factors including, but not limited to, the following:

   1. (1) Any previous SFP Approved Applications that received an Apportionment for the impacted site as it relates to the natural disaster.
   2. (2) All information required on the Form SAB 195.
2. (b) To request funding pursuant to this Section, the School District must submit a completed, valid Form SAB 195 signed by an Authorized District Representative.

3. (c) The School District must submit one of the following to demonstrate that any funding provided by this Section will supplement funding from insurance or any other government disaster assistance:

   1. (1) If the School District will not receive insurance proceeds or other government disaster assistance for the scope of work in the Form SAB 195, documentation in the form of a letter of denial or a certification, demonstrating that costs associated with the scope of work in the Form SAB 195 have not been covered by insurance proceeds or any other local, state, or federal government disaster assistance.

   2. (2) If the School District reasonably expects to receive future insurance proceeds or any other government disaster assistance attributable to the scope of work in the Form SAB 195, the School District must provide all of the following:

      1. (A) An estimate of the insurance proceeds or any other government disaster assistance the School District may receive for the scope of work in the Form SAB 195;
      2. (B) A narrative statement indicating the necessity for assistance under this Section prior to receipt of insurance proceeds or any other government disaster assistance for this purpose; and
      3. (C) Acknowledgement of the reporting requirement and potential future adjustment to any Apportionment, pursuant to subsection (d).

4. (d) Any Apportionment provided in accordance with this Section shall be adjusted for funding received from insurance proceeds or government disaster assistance for the same purpose or scope of work funded by the Apportionment, as follows:

   1. (1) Reduced by 50 percent of the funding received from insurance proceeds and/or government disaster assistance, or a commensurate amount adjusted for the district matching share pursuant to Section 1859.77.1, or
   2. (2) Reduced by 60 percent of the funding received from insurance proceeds and/or government disaster assistance, or a commensurate amount adjusted for the district matching share pursuant to Section 1859.79.
5. (e) Any insurance proceeds and/or government disaster assistance collected shall be reported to OPSC in the form of an annual narrative from the date the application was submitted to OPSC until all claims for insurance proceeds and requests for government disaster assistance are closed.
6. (f) The Board shall provide an Apportionment subject to the requirements of Section 1859.90 or Section 1859.90.2.
7. (g) A Grant Agreement pursuant to Section 1859.90.4. is required as a condition of receiving funding pursuant to this Section.
8. (h) The School District is subject to the requirements in Sections 1859.104 and 1859.105.

Any funding provided by this Section is subject to the availability of New Construction or Modernization bond authority, as applicable to the scope of work in the request, and shall supplement insurance, local, state, and federal disaster funding.

A School District may qualify for funding at the Board's discretion if it is determined by the Board to be impacted by a natural disaster for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency. The declared state of emergency must be “open” on the date OPSC receives a completed, valid Form SAB 195, Application for Natural Disaster Assistance, (New 08/25), which is incorporated by reference.

Note: Authority cited: Section 17070.35, Education Code. Reference: Section 17075.20, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 10-20-2025 as an emergency; operative 10-20-2025 (Register 2025, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-20-2026 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-20-2025 order transmitted to OAL 4-20-2026 and filed 6-2-2026 (Register 2026, No. 23).