In the event that a schoolsite council, schoolwide advisory group, or school support group and the governing board of a school district are unable to agree on the use of 2006-2007 One-time Discretionary Block Grant funding, the Board of Education will hear and resolve the dispute.
One-time Discretionary Block Grant apportionments may be expended for any one-time educational purpose including, but not limited to, instructional materials, classroom and laboratory supplies and materials, school and classroom library materials, educational technology, deferred maintenance, one-time expenditures designed to close the achievement gap, or professional development. Before funds may be encumbered or expended, the governing board of the school district shall approve the use of the funds proposed by the school site council, schoolwide advisory group, or school support group.
If the governing board of the school district does not approve the proposed use, no expenditure of the funds may be made, and the governing board of the school district shall inform the schoolsite council, schoolwide advisory group, or school support group, as applicable, of the reasons why the proposal was disapproved.
If the school site council, schoolwide advisory group, or school support group and the school district governing board are unable to agree on the use of the funds by May 1, 2007, the dispute shall be immediately submitted to the Board of Education for resolution.
The Board of Education shall resolve the dispute within 30 days of receipt of notification.
The decision of the Board of Education shall be final.
Legal Reference
- 2006-2007 State Budget, AB 1802, Chapter 79, Statutes of 2006.