December 19, 2014
The C.A.S.H. office will be closed on the following dates for the holidays.
Wednesday, December 24 – Friday December 26
Wednesday, December 31 – Friday, January 2
We will be open regular business hours on:
Monday, December 22
Tuesday, December 23
Monday, December 29
Tuesday, December 30
We hope you and your families enjoy the holiday season!
December 19, 2014
Join your fellow school facility professionals, including members of the C.A.S.H. Board and Outreach Committee, at a no-host happy hour/networking mixer.
Date:
January 22, 2015
Time:
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Straits Restaurant
333 Santana Row, Suite 1100
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone:
408.246.6320
Questions?
Please contact Mike Vail at (949) 498-8993
or via email at mgvailsanclemente@sbcglobal.net.
December 17, 2014
The Senate passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act (the tax extenders bill), Tuesday December 16 without amendments. Federal Legislative Advocate Bob Canavan has provided the update below on the action.
Senate Tax Extenders:
The Senate passed H.R. 5771, the Tax Increase Prevention Act (the House tax extender bill) without amendments by a vote of 76-16 on Tuesday, December 16. H.R. 5771 extends 55 expired tax provisions for one year (2014). The extenders bill includes a one-year $400 million extension of the Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program. The bill also included a one-year extension of the Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction.
December 12, 2014
The following update if provided courtesy of Bob Canavan, lobbyist for Californians for School Facilities
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met today and approved an order to raise the cap on the Universal Service Fund. The higher funding cap for the Universal Service Fund will finance the E-Rate program giving schools and libraries discounts on Internet access and helping pay for the physical connections needed to expand wireless broadband service.
December 12, 2014
C.A.S.H. Chair Joe Dixon called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. New members and first time attendees were welcomed.
Joe recognized Kathleen Moore, who will be retiring at the end of the year. He thanked her for all her hard work both at the district level and for her work with CDE and her participation on the State Allocation Board.