(a)
The receipt of any funding, or other participation, by any private institution under this article is authorized only to the extent that the funding or other participation is in compliance with Section 8 of Article IX, and Section 5 of Article XVI, of the California Constitution.
(b)
If any provision of this act or the application thereof to private institutions, or to any other person or circumstances, is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.