(a)
A school district and school may apply to receive funds allocated pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 8750) of Chapter 4 of Part 6, Article 5 (commencing with Section 44520) of Chapter 3 and Article 1 (commencing with Section 44670) of Chapter 3.1 of Part 25, Article 15 (commencing with Section 51870) of Chapter 5, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 52000), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 52200), and Article 2 (commencing with Section 52340) of Chapter 9 of this part, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 54100) of Part 29, and Part 30 (commencing with Section 56000), and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 500) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Military and Veterans Code, without complying with the provisions of those statutes or the related California Administrative Code regulations, provided that the school and school district meet the criteria established in this article.
(b)
In no event shall subdivision (a) be construed to include bilingual education programs established pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 52160) of Chapter 7 within the provisions of this article.