The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) There is a need for the California State University to continue development of a reuse plan for the site of the former Stockton Development Center, the property of which has been conveyed to the trustees for public school purposes.

Terms Used In California Education Code 89450

(b) The establishment of an educationally focused campus consisting of public-public and public-private partnerships will result in greater educational opportunities for the residents of San Joaquin County and in economic development opportunities for the City of Stockton.

(c) To facilitate the reuse of the site, it is necessary to provide funding for the maintenance of physical facilities on the site and for a study to explore the long-term feasibility of reusing the site in the prescribed manner.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 1020, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)