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Cal. EDC § 16501

This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 16501, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.

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Official statutory text

In recognition of the impact which certain major state construction projects have on local school district building needs in the areas in which the projects are constructed, the Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to bear a proportionate share of the construction costs of school buildings in the area affected in the manner and to the extent provided by this chapter.

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