(a) Except as provided pursuant to subdivision (b), notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) and subdivision (b) of Section 14041, for the 2008–09 fiscal year only:

(1) Warrants for amounts allowed to the county school service funds under subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 14054 shall be for amounts equal to 0.9 percent in July, 12 percent in August, 15.1 percent in September, and 8 percent in each remaining month of the fiscal year of the amounts certified by the Superintendent as a part of the advance apportionment.

(2) Warrants for amounts apportioned to school districts and county school service funds for classes maintained by county superintendents of schools and to the county school tuition funds shall be for amounts equal to 0.9 percent in July, 12 percent in August, 13.1 percent in September, and 8 percent in October, November, December, and January, of the amounts certified by the Superintendent as a part of the advance apportionment.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and subject to the approval of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall issue warrants pursuant to Section 14041 that include the full amount of the apportionment payments for the month of July for a local educational agency for which the county superintendent of schools certifies to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to the Director of Finance on or before May 15, 2008, that the deferral of warrants pursuant to subdivision (a) will result in qualifying the local educational agency for an emergency apportionment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 41320) of Chapter 3 of Part 24 of Division 3 of Title 2.

(Added by Stats. 2008, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 2. Effective February 16, 2008.)