Cal. Educ. Code § 52955

With funds appropriated therefor, the University of California, upon approval by the regents, shall establish a cooperative endeavor entitled the California Science Project, to be administered jointly with the Trustees of the California State University in cooperation with the State Department of Education. Science projects shall be distributed throughout the state so that public elementary, secondary, and postsecondary school personnel located in rural, urban, and suburban areas may avail themselves of science education. “Project,” as used in this chapter, means the California Science Project.