On or after the effective date of the act adding this section to the Education Code, in order for an appropriation that is not made for allocation to and administration by school districts, as defined in Section 41302.5 of the Education Code, or to community college districts to be counted towards the state’s minimum funding obligation to school districts and community college districts pursuant to Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the appropriation shall, in addition to all other requirements of law, have statutory authorization independent of the annual Budget Act that reflects a legislative determination that the appropriation shall be counted toward satisfying that obligation.
Source:
Section 41203.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=41203.3..