Cal. EDC § 39806
This is the official text of Cal. EDC § 39806, part of California’s Education Code — governs public schools, community colleges, and universities in California.
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Official statutory text
In lieu of providing in whole or in part for the transportation of a pupil attending the schools of a district, the governing board may pay to the parents or guardian of the pupil a sum not to exceed the cost of actual and necessary travel incurred in transporting the pupil to and from the regular day schools of the district. A payment may not be made pursuant to this section unless it will be more economical to make the payments than to provide for said transportation.
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