June 2015 – Coalition for Adequate School Housing

Governor Signs Budget, Changes RRMA Contribution Requirements

Posted on June 25, 2015 by CASH

06/25/15

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, the Governor signed the 2015-16 Budget Act and accompanying trailer bills to implement the budget with very little fanfare. A negotiated deal between legislative leadership and the Governor was announced last Tuesday, June 16, one day after the Legislature approved its initial budget package. The Legislature passed modifications to the first budget bill and most of the accompanying trailer bills on Friday, June 19. The main budget bills are AB 93 and SB 97, and education trailer bills include AB 104, the K-12 omnibus bill, and SB 78, which makes mainly technical adjustments to the Local Control Funding Formula.

Posted in Legislation 2014 Budget Act, AB 104, AB 93, BIIG, Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant, Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, CEQA, Charter School Facility Grant Program, Common Core Standards, Department of Finance, Department of Water Resources, Drought Response, Emergency Repair Program, FY 2015-16 Budget Act, General Fund, Governor, K-12 omnibus bill, LCFF, Local Control Funding Formula, office of public school construction, One-Time Funds, OPSC, Proposition 39, Proposition 98, Routine Restricted Maintenance, Routine Restricted Maintenance Account, RRMA, SB 78, SB 97, School Facility Program, SFP, Technology Infrastructure, Water Board, Water Conservation, Williams Settlement

DSA's New Backcheck Scanning Procedure Effective Wednesday, July 1

Posted on June 24, 2015 by CASH

June 24, 2015

As a reminder, the Division of the State Architect (DSA) will implement a new procedure on July 1, 2015, requiring applicants, upon successful completion of backcheck, to have DSA-approved documents (plans and specifications) scanned by an outside printing firm. This change in DSA’s scanning procedure is part of a larger effort to move toward electronic-only storage of project plans.

Posted in Planning & Architecture Division of State Architecture, DSA, DSA 145, DSA Scanning Procedure, Education Code, Education Code 17304, PL 06-01

Approved Budget Includes Phase-In of 3% Routine Restricted Maintenance Contribution

Posted on June 19, 2015 by CASH

06/19/15

On Tuesday, June 16, the Governor and Legislature reached an agreement to finalize the State Budget and on Friday, June 19, the Legislature approved trailer bill AB 104, to enact key education portions of the budget. This agreement does not make any significant changes to the funding amounts for facilities items that we reported to you on Monday, June 15.

Posted in Legislation AB 104, Executive Order B-29-15, Local Control Accountability Plan, Local Control Funding Formula, Los Angeles Unified School District, Routine Restricted Maintenance, Routine Restricted Maintenance Account, RRMA, RRMA Phase-In, School Facility Program, SFP

Legislature Passes Budget – Implications for School Facilities

Posted on June 15, 2015 by CASH

06/15/15

Today the Legislature passed the FY 2015-16 Budget Act and a handful of accompanying trailer bills in order to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline. Negotiations continue between the Governor and the Legislature to finalize a deal on the budget. Today, the Legislature voted to approve the main budget bill, AB 93, as well as four trailer bills to implement various provisions of the budget. Further action will be required for the Legislature to approve additional budget legislation, including the education trailer bill.

Posted in Legislation AB 93, BIIG, Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant, Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, Charter School Facility Grant Program, Common Core, CTE Program, Department of Finance, Emergency Repair Program, Federal Department of Defense, FY 2015-16 Budget Act, General Fund, Governor, Governor's May Revision, Military Base Schools, office of public school construction, One-Time Funds, Proposition 39, Proposition 98, Routine Restricted Maintenance Account, RRM, RRMA, School Facility Program, SFP, Technology Infrastructure, Water and Climate Change, Williams Settlement

C.A.S.H. Special Meetings: Davis v. Fresno

Posted on June 15, 2015 by CASH

06/15/15

As we previously reported to you, on June 1, 2015, the Fifth Appellate District Court of the State of California published its decision in Davis v. Fresno, a case wherein the plaintiff challenged the use of the lease-leaseback contract that the Fresno Unified School District had awarded to Harris Construction for the construction of a middle school. [To read more click here]

Posted in Legal Davis v. Fresno, fifth appellate district court, Fresno Unified School District, Lease-Leaseback