Cal. Education Code § 47630 : Elementary And Secondary Education — California Education Code — Instruction And Services — Funding — General Provisions — Legislative intent Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session It is the intent of the Legislature that each charter school be provided with operational funding that is equal to the total funding that would be available to a similar school district serving a similar pupil population, except that a charter school may not be funded as a necessary small school or a necessary small high school. Ca. Educ. Code § 47630 Amended by Stats 2015 ch 19 (SB 78),s 96, eff. 6/24/2015.