1. (a) An emergency conditions allowance is an allocation of funds calculated to approximate the same general purpose apportionments the district would have received from the State School Fund had an emergency or extraordinary condition not occurred. The Chancellor may authorize an emergency conditions allowance for a district affected by an emergency or extraordinary condition.

2. (b) An “emergency or extraordinary condition” is an event that prevents a district from maintaining instruction for at least 175 days during a fiscal year, or materially decreases a district's general purpose apportionments. An “emergency or extraordinary condition” may be caused by the following events:

   1. (1) fire;
   2. (2) flood;
   3. (3) earthquake;
   4. (4) impassable roads;
   5. (5) an epidemic or a pandemic;
   6. (6) the imminence of a major safety hazard as determined by a local law enforcement agency;
   7. (7) a strike involving public transportation services used by students;
   8. (8) the unavailability of classroom facilities leased by the district where the unavailability is caused by extraordinary factors beyond the control of the district;
   9. (9) any order of any military officer of the United States or of the state to meet an emergency created by war, or of any civil officer of the United States, of the state, or of any county, city and county, or city authorized to issue such order to meet an emergency created by war;
   10. (10) a public health crisis recognized by a city or county board of health, or the State Department of Public Health;
   11. (11) another emergency declared by the state government or the federal government.
3. (c) The Chancellor may require affidavits from appropriate district officials to establish the impacts an event has caused to the district, and to demonstrate its efforts to mitigate the effects of the event and to avoid a material decrease to its general purpose apportionments.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 66700, 70901, 84750.4 and 84750.5, Education Code. Reference: Section 70901, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 3-4-91 by Board of Governors of California Community Colleges with the Secretary of State; operative 4-5-91 (Register 91, No. 23). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code Section 70901.5(b).

2. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (c) (Register 91, No. 43).

3. Amendment of subsections (a), (c), and (c)(7) filed 10-25-91; operative 11-24-91 (Register 92, No. 9).

4. Amendment of section heading and text filed 9-6-94; operative 10-6-94. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 94, No. 38).

5. Editorial correction of History 1 (Register 95, No. 23).

6. Amendment filed 3-15-2006; operative 4-14-2006. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2006, No. 17).

7. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 2-20-2020; operative 3-21-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2020, No. 12).

8. Amendment filed 9-20-2022; operative 10-20-2022. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Education Code section 70901.5 (Register 2022, No. 40).