(a) There is hereby established the Critically Overcrowded School Facilities Program to be administered by the board.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “preliminary application” means an application for a preliminary apportionment pursuant to this article.
(c) For the purposes of this article, “preliminary apportionment” means an apportionment made for eligible applicants with critically overcrowded schools in advance of full compliance with all of the application requirements otherwise required for an apportionment pursuant to this chapter.
(d) For the purposes of this article, “final apportionment” has the same meaning as “apportionment” as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 17070.15.
(e) There is hereby established the 2002 Critically Overcrowded School Facilities Account within the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, and the 2004 Critically Overcrowded School Facilities Account within the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, for the purposes of this article. Funds reserved for the purposes of this article shall be placed in those accounts, as appropriate, and shall be available exclusively for projects eligible under this article until the funds are made available for other purposes of this chapter pursuant to Section 17078.30.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 33, Sec. 24. Effective April 29, 2002.)