County offices of education may, at their option, be eligible to receive funds pursuant to this article. Allocations to county offices of education shall be based upon prior year average daily attendance in county operated educational programs and at the average amount allocated to school districts per unit of average daily attendance. For the purposes of this article, the terms "governing board of a school district" and "governing board" are deemed to include county boards of education.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 325, Sec. 1.)