Cal. EDC § 1908
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 1908, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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(a) The board of supervisors of the county shall transfer from the general fund of the county to the county school service fund of the county superintendent of schools such sums, in excess of the amount of money received from the state by the county superintendent of schools, as the county board of education has deemed necessary to maintain the school programs in the county jail, county honor farm, county industrial farm or county or joint county road camps as described in Section 1906.
(b) The board of supervisors, in lieu of proceeding under subdivision (a), shall agree with the governing board of the school district providing classes or schools for prisoners, to transfer from the general fund of the county to the general fund of the district such sums, in excess of the amount of money received on the basis of average daily attendance in such programs, as is necessary to maintain its school programs in the county jail, county honor farm, county industrial farm or county or joint county road camps as described in Section 1907.
(b) The board of supervisors, in lieu of proceeding under subdivision (a), shall agree with the governing board of the school district providing classes or schools for prisoners, to transfer from the general fund of the county to the general fund of the district such sums, in excess of the amount of money received on the basis of average daily attendance in such programs, as is necessary to maintain its school programs in the county jail, county honor farm, county industrial farm or county or joint county road camps as described in Section 1907.
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