Cal. Education Code § 17373

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 9 (commencing with Section 16310) of Chapter 6 of Part 10, whenever a school district does not have funds available to repair, reconstruct, or replace the school buildings referred to in this article or Section 16320, the school district shall apply for any funds that may be necessary to accomplish the repair, reconstruction, or replacement pursuant to Article 9. The school district shall also accept any funds that are disbursed to the district pursuant to Article 9, whether or not the funds constitute the maximum amount applied for, and shall repay the funds in accordance with Article 9. In cases in which funds derived from a tax increase levied pursuant to Section 39230, as amended by Section 147 of Chapter 36 of the Statutes of 1977, or Section 39230.5, as enacted by Section 2 of Chapter 1010 of the Statutes of 1976, are utilized to match amounts disbursed to a school district under an apportionment made pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 16310) of Chapter 6 of Part 10, the disbursement and repayment may be made without the necessity of a vote of the electorate of the district as prescribed in any provision of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 16000) of Part 10.