California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 17297

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.

Except as provided in Section 17298, before letting any contract for any construction or alteration of any school building, the written approval of the plans, as to safety of design and construction, by the Department of General Services, shall be first had and obtained.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 17297 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-1-general-education-code-provisions/division-1-general-education-code-provisions/part-10-5-school-facilities/chapter-3-construction-of-school-buildings/article-3-approvals/section-17297

Other sections in Article 3 - Approvals

§ 17280§ 17280.1§ 17280.5§ 17281§ 17282§ 17282.5§ 17283§ 17283.5§ 17284§ 17284.5…§ 17308§ 17309§ 17310§ 17311§ 17312§ 17313§ 17314§ 17315§ 17316§ 17317

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