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Budget Update

On Friday, June 26, the Assembly approved the bills that form the core of the State Budget and K-12 education funding. The Senate has approved some of these bills, and will approve the remainder on Monday. We know this is the final budget deal because the Assembly has recessed.

While initially favoring different approaches to the economic shortfall brought on by COVID-19 and the statewide stay-at-home order, Governor Newsom and legislative leaders reached a compromise. The overall solution to the budget shortfall is a combination of cuts, deferrals and new revenue. The following is a summary of the budget deal as it affects school facilities and overall educational operations. The budget and trailer bills approved today will be sent to the Governor for his approval.

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Call for Nominations – Legislative Advisory Committee

The CASH Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations to fill three (3) public sector seats and three (3) private sector seats on the Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC).

The LAC is advisory in nature with the purpose of providing the CASH Board of Directors (Board) with recommendations on action/positions to be considered by the organization on existing or pending legislation. The Board policy for the LAC states that the Nominating Committee shall solicit names from the general membership and present a slate of candidates to the CASH Board for approval. Self-nominations are encouraged.

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Message from the Chair – Tough Times Don’t Last – Tough People Do!

As with every aspect of American life, COVID-19 has changed the game for the education community, including the school facilities and maintenance sector.  California schools are confronted with questions on procedures and processes about cleaning and disinfecting to ensure learning environments are clean, safe and healthy. The opportunities and challenges presented by the necessity of distance learning, providing food to under-served students who might not otherwise have access to meals, and significant State funding challenges on the horizon.  CASH was born in conflict, and we are meeting these challenges as we always do through education and advocacy.

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Important Message from your CASH Chair and Vice Chair/Annual Conference Planning Committee Chair

April 19, 2020

Re:  CASH 42nd Annual Conference on School Facilities

First and foremost, we hope that you and your families are safe and well during the Coronavirus crisis.  CASH has been providing you with weekly webinars to ensure that we serve our members with the latest and best information to help school districts and county offices of education support clean, healthy and safe facilities for our kids, parents and teachers when they return to school.

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