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HomeEducation CodeCh. 6Art. 2§ 16153 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules

§ 16153 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules

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§ 16153 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules

This law tells the board what to do when a district that wants a conditional apportionment gets merged into another district, depending on whether the other district can get an apportionment or not.

Key Takeaways

  • •If a whole applicant district is merged into a district that can't get an apportionment, the applicant gets nothing.
  • •If only part of the applicant district is merged into an ineligible district, the board can reconsider and possibly give an apportionment.
  • •If the district it merges into can get an apportionment and also applied, the board can reconsider both applications together.

Example

A small school district (District A) asks for extra state money. While waiting, it is merged completely into a neighboring district (District B) that is not allowed to get that extra money.

Because District A is now part of a district that can't get the money, the board must refuse the extra money to District A. If only part of District A had been merged, the board could look at the situation again and decide whether to give any money. If District B could get the money and also asked for it, the board would review both requests together.

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§ 16153 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules

Whenever, prior to the date on which a conditional apportionment is made by the board to an applicant district, (1) if an applicant district is annexed to or otherwise included in whole in another district which is ineligible for an apportionment under this chapter, no apportionment shall be made to the applicant district; (2) if less than the whole of an applicant district is included in a district which is ineligible for an apportionment under this chapter, the board may reconsider the application of the applicant district and make such determinations and take the action with respect thereto, including the making, subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of this chapter, of a conditional apportionment to the district, as the board may deem necessary because of such inclusion of less than the whole of the applicant district in the acquiring district; (3) if an applicant district is annexed to or otherwise included in whole or in part in a district which is eligible for an apportionment under this chapter and has made or does make an application for the apportionment, the board may reconsider the applications of the applicant district and the acquiring district and make the determinations and take the action with respect thereto, including the making, subject to the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of this chapter, of conditional apportionments to the districts, as the board may deem necessary because of the annexation or other inclusion in the acquiring district of the applicant district in whole or in part. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

conditional apportionmentapplicant districtineligible for an apportionmentboardArticle 1 (commencing with Section 16000)

Related Statutes

  • § 15782 District Apportionment Eligibility Rules
  • § 16156 District Annexation Aid Adjustment
  • § 15783 Conditional Apportionment Voidance Rules
  • § 16043 Conditional School Apportionment Extension
  • § 16155 Minor District Annexation Exemption

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16153.
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