Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a school district qualifying for an adjustment of annual repayment obligations under Section 16025 or 15731 may apply for an apportionment under this chapter.

The apportionment shall not exceed the “eligible facilities cost”, as defined in Section 16025 or 15731, and may be made available, upon the review and recommendation of the State Department of Education, only for the modifications of existing facilities necessary for the implementation of continuous school programs (as defined in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 37600) of Part 22).

In allocating funds under this chapter, the board may give first priority to school districts for modifications to existing facilities to be made pursuant to this section when in the judgment of the board the modifications of existing facilities are necessary for operation of year-round classes. In no event shall apportionments be made for modifications to a standard greater than could have been constructed in a new school building under this article. All of the provisions of the chapter apply to the districts except the provisions for the establishment of priorities.

Any apportionment made under this section shall be deducted from the eligible facilities costs before the Director of General Services makes his or her computation of the adjustment under Section 16025 or 15731.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)