§ 16521 School Facility Offsite Improvements

Education Code·California

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This law says schools can get money to build or fix things like roads or water pipes near the school if they're needed for the school to work properly.

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•Schools can get money for things outside the school building, like sidewalks or pipes.
•These things must be needed for the school to work right.
•The money is for public works, like roads or utilities.

Example

A school needs a new sidewalk so kids can walk safely to the building.

The school can ask for extra money to build that sidewalk because it helps the school work better.

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§ 16521 School Facility Offsite Improvements

In addition to the purposes for which apportionments may be made to school districts under Section 16520, apportionments may also be made to school districts for the construction, repair, attachment or development of offsite facilities, utilities or improvements which the board determines are necessary to the proper operation or functioning of the school facilities for which apportionments are made, all of which purposes are hereby declared to be, and are, public works. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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apportionments offsite facilities public works

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16521.

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