Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, where an election is or has been held after April 1, 1972, in two elementary districts for the purpose of forming a new elementary district from the territories of the districts, which reorganization would become effective for all purposes on July 1, 1973, and where one of the districts has prior to April 1, 1972, voted to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter but no apportionments pursuant to the authorization has been made to the district as of April 1, 1972, the consent of the electors in the districts to the reorganization shall be deemed to constitute a consent on behalf of the newly formed district to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter to the extent that the former authorization for apportionments had not been utilized.
Further, the ballot for the election held for the purpose of forming the new elementary school district shall contain a statement to the effect that approval of reorganization shall be deemed to constitute a consent on behalf of the newly formed district to accept, expend, and repay apportionments under this chapter to the extent that the former authorization for apportionments has not been utilized.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)