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(a) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the department for allocation to school districts for purposes of energy efficiency projects.(b) A school district shall be eligible for funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) only if it has received funding pursuant to Proposition 39, an initiative enacted by voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, and does one or more of the following in connection with the energy efficiency project that it seeks additional funding for:
(1) Partners with an institution of higher education for purposes of providing energy efficiency project-based learning opportunities for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
(2) Leverages private investment in addition to funds appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205 of the Public Resources Code.
(3) Utilizes state-approved apprenticeship programs and ensured access to those programs for qualified veterans who were discharged after September 11, 2001.
(4) Incorporates the reclamation and conservation of water into projects funded pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 26205 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) For purposes of making the computations required by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be deemed to be “General Fund revenues appropriated for school districts,” as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 41202, and included within the “total allocations to school districts and community college districts from General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 41202.