This article shall be implemented only upon an appropriation by the Legislature for its purposes in the annual Budget Act or other statute.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. (AB 278) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 54685

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.