(a) Except as provided in Section 1500, all expenses necessary for the county board of education, the county committee on school district organization, and the county superintendent of schools to comply with the following provisions are payable from the county general fund: Sections 1090, 1091, 1092, 1093, 1094, 1095, 1096, 1200, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1240, 1243, 1244, 1245, 1290, 1298, 2600, 5425, 5426, 10020, 16061, 16166, 23000, 23002, 23003, 23004, 23005, 23006, 23008, 35102, 40000, 42124, 42636, 42638, 42643, 42662, 42670, 42671, 42672, 42673, 42674, 42675, 42676, 42677, 42678, 42690, 42691, 42692, 42693, 42694, 42800, 44323, 44422, 44427, 44428, 44429, 44430, 44433, 44434, 44435, 44436, 44437, 44816, 44843, 44857, 45034, 45056, 45057, 48263, 49406, 52550, 52551, 85236, 85238, 85243, 85272, 85280, 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85285, 85286, 85287, 85288, 85300, 85301, 85302, 85303, and 85304.
(b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit support from the county general fund from being provided for duties and services performed pursuant to sections enumerated above for those counties operating under the provisions of Section 1080.