17589. The State Allocation Board shall develop board policies for the apportionment of funds appropriated for the containment or removal of asbestos materials in schools pursuant to Section 49410. The policies shall provide for the allocation of funds on a matching basis, or the board may determine, based on each application, to increase the allocation to any school district by the amount it determines is necessary to complete critical projects. In making policies pursuant to this section, the board may establish funding priorities based on a determination in each instance as to the imminence of the health hazard posed by the asbestos materials.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)