Cal. EDC § 17079

This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 17079, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.

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(a) For purposes of this article, an eligible school is a school for which the schoolsite pupil population density is equal to or greater than 175 percent of the schoolsite pupil population density recommended by the Superintendent as of January 1, 2006, adjusted by the following factors:

(1) The density calculation shall be reduced to take into account the additional pupil capacity created by multistory construction.

(2) The schoolsite pupil population density shall be reduced to take into account approved new construction projects, including projects approved pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 17078.10).

(b) The board shall adopt regulations to determine the adjustments set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).

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