Applicant districts may apply to the State Board of Education for waivers from provisions of the California Education Code under the provisions of Education Code Sections 52000 with respect to early childhood education schools and 58603 with respect to ESEA Title I schools if the granting of such waivers (which are not inconsistent with federal statutes or regulations) will aid such applicant districts in the establishment and operation of early childhood education programs or compensatory education programs for low income children.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 13044