§ 14550
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(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.