State Allocation Board Defers Action on Proposal to Cease Accepting Applications

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Today the State Allocation Board (Board) deferred action on a proposed regulation to cease accepting applications once bond authority has been exhausted. Approval of this proposal would essentially eliminate the School Facility Program (SFP) for projects outside of Proposition 51 bond authority. New Construction Proposition 51 bond authority is expected to be exhausted by October 2018, and Modernization bond authority is expected to be exhausted by September 2019.

CASH urged the Board to defer action and to thoroughly vet the proposal and its significant impacts. Chair Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez stated that she would like the proposal to come back before the Board in August 2018, and indicated that she intends to involve stakeholders in the review process.

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February Facility Planners Update 2018

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February 12, 2018

The CASH Facility Planners Meeting Update for February 2018 is now available and includes information regarding:

  • CASH Annual Conference
  • Proposition 51 Update
  • 2018-2019 State Budget: Governor Proposes Minimum for School Facilities
  • Legislative update
  • Upcoming Networking Mixers

Click here to view the update.

~ CASH staff

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SAB Approves “Option 1” New Construction Eligibility Regulations and Seismic Mitigation Program Amendments

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January 25, 2018

Today the State Allocation Board (Board) met to take action on a number of items, including the annual adjustment to School Facility Program (SFP) grants, the index adjustment for Level I developer fees, approval of $243 million in Charter School Facilities Program Unfunded Preliminary Apportionments, and adoption of a package of various School Facility Program regulation changes.  The regulations package included an item to formalize changes to the new construction funding application process, which Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH) strongly opposes.

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Governor Proposes Minimum Funding for School Construction and Modernization Projects

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January 10, 2018

The proposed State Budget for 2018-19 was released on January 10 at 10:00 a.m. The following is the statement that relates to school facilities in the proposed 2018-19 State Budget (Page 30):

“Since 1998, voters have approved approximately $44 billion in statewide general obligation bonds to construct or renovate public school classrooms used by the state’s roughly six million K-12 students. Associated General Fund debt services costs are over $2 billion annually. In addition to general obligation bonds, school districts may use developer fees, local bonds, certificates of participation, and Mello Roos bonds to construct additional classrooms or renovate existing classrooms.

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January Facility Planners Update 2018

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January 3, 2018

The CASH Facility Planners Meeting Update for January 2018 is now available and includes information regarding:

  • Proposition 51 Update
  • Legislative Update
  • Newly Revised CASH Facility Inspection Tool (FIT) Guidebook Available
  • Upcoming Networking Mixers

Click here to view the update.

~ CASH staff

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