This law clarifies that whenever specific terms such as "unapportioned county elementary school fund" or "county elementary school supervision fund" are mentioned in any law, they should be understood to mean "the county school service fund." Essentially, this law standardizes the language to avoid confusion.

This law explains how the county superintendent of schools can use the county school service fund. They can only use it with the approval of the county board of education. The fund can be used for extra funding to school districts or community college districts. This funding can help cover current expenses if a district has already taxed its limits and costs per student aren't higher than the county average, or if the district faces a temporary emergency. The fund can also support pupil transportation needs due to emergency conditions.

This law states that money from the county school service fund can't be spent on anything beyond what's been pre-approved without permission from the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The county auditor is usually responsible for approving expenses, but if educational functions have been transferred to the county board of education and a single budget is used, then the county superintendent of schools can directly handle and pay expenses without needing the auditor’s approval. A record of these transactions must still be sent to the auditor, but the auditor isn't responsible for these expenses.

This law allows the county superintendent of schools, with approval from the county board of education, to distribute certain funds to school districts that contain land acquired by the United States. These funds come from money credited under a different section of the Government Code.