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HomeEducation CodeCh. 10§ 10906 Recreation Center Cooperation

§ 10906 Recreation Center Cooperation

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§ 10906 Recreation Center Cooperation

This law lets certain big school districts team up with local charities or companies to build and run recreation centers, but the school can only pay for up to half of any project’s total cost.

Key Takeaways

  • •Only districts with 17,500‑18,500 average daily students and a property value per student of $21‑23k can use this rule.
  • •The district can partner with nonprofits or corporations to build recreation centers on school land.
  • •The school board may never pay more than half of any project’s total cost.

Example

A high school district that had about 18,000 students in 1971‑72 wants to build a new gym with a local nonprofit group.

The district can work with the nonprofit to design, build, and run the gym, but it can only pay for 50% or less of the total building cost.

How to Calculate

Board contribution ≤ (1/2) × Total project cost

  1. Find the total cost of the project (all money needed to buy land, build, fix up, and run the center).
  2. Multiply that total cost by 0.5 (or divide by 2) to get the maximum amount the school board can pay.
  3. Make sure the board’s planned contribution does not exceed that maximum amount.

The recreation center will cost $2,000,000 total.

Result: The board can pay up to $1,000,000; the nonprofit must cover the remaining $1,000,000 or more.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 10906 Recreation Center Cooperation

The governing board of any union high school district located in a county of the third class which had an average daily attendance during the 1971–72 school year of between 17,500 and 18,500, and which, during the 1971–72 school year, had a modified assessed valuation per pupil of between twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) and twenty-three thousand dollars ($23,000), may cooperate with community nonprofit associations and corporations to carry out the purposes of this chapter including the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of recreation centers within the territorial limits of and under the control of the governing board, and may enter into agreements with such nonprofit associations and corporations to share the costs of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating such recreation centers located on the property of the school district, provided that the board does not agree to contribute more than one-half the total cost of any one project. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

governing boardunion high school districtthird class countyaverage daily attendancemodified assessed valuation per pupilrecreation centersnonprofit associationscost-sharing agreements

Related Statutes

  • § 42820 School District Revolving Funds
  • § 10902 Public Recreation Authority Powers
  • § 10914.5 School Recreation Program Accounts
  • § 42801.5 Insurance Option For Indemnity
  • § 42803 Revolving Cash Fund Orders

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 10906.
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