§ 14550

California Education Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local education agency’s obligations pursuant to law may not be avoided through participation in a joint powers authority.

(b) A local education agency’s financial obligations to the state may not be avoided through participation in a joint powers authority.

(c) A local education agency’s participation in a joint powers authority may not relieve the local education agency of any financial obligation or responsibility in such a way as to shift costs or liability to the state unless the state entity undertaking the obligation is a party to the joint powers agreement and expressly agrees in the agreement to undertake the obligation.

(d) A local educational entity retains ultimate responsibility over its obligations in case of default by a joint powers authority in which it participates.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 71, Sec. 9. Effective July 5, 2000.)

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