The board may make apportionments from any sum appropriated by the Legislature at the 1952 Second Extraordinary Session and from any state bonds heretofore or hereafter authorized by the electorate for state school building aid, including the proceeds of bonds authorized by Section 2 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, for assistance to school districts in providing necessary housing and equipment for the education of exceptional children. All the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 16000) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 16150) of this chapter, except Sections 16007 and 16044, shall apply to this article unless otherwise provided herein.