(a) The department shall develop and maintain a registry of career technical education equipment that is listed for sale pursuant to subdivision (b) and shall make the registry accessible to school districts via an Internet Web site.
(b) (1) A school district that intends to offer for sale any career technical education equipment, including table saws, drafting equipment, or auto diagnostic tools, may list the equipment in the registry established by the department pursuant to subdivision (a).
(2) Equipment listed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be offered for sale to other school districts and maintained in the registry for a period of no less than four months unless the equipment is purchased by a school district.
(c) On or before March 1, 2010, the Legislative Analyst shall report to the Legislature on the efficacy of the registry developed pursuant to subdivision (a). The Legislative Analyst may submit the report to the Legislature by including it in its annual analysis of the Budget Bill.
(d) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends that date.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 408, Sec. 1.)