Legislation – Coalition for Adequate School Housing

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Aileen Dalen

Update on Assembly Bill 48 (O’Donnell)

A lot has gone on in the past week. We now have more clarity on the final version of AB 48. We will provide more detail as we go through the significant number of program amendments that are contained in the September 10 amendments to AB 48. The bill has been set in the Senate Education Committee for tomorrow morning, September 12, 2019, at 8:30 a.m.

For your information, we have a 30,000 foot level summary, a link to the changes to current law, and please click here to view the CASH letter sent to the Senate Education Committee today, which will also be delivered to the full Legislature.

CASH has never opposed a state school bond but has raised concerns. We are continuing that precedent of not opposing but raising concerns.

~CASH Staff

Posted in Legislation

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Heidi Hughes

Keeping Our Eye on the Ball

In my inaugural Message from the Chair, I thanked Don Ulrich for his leadership as the outgoing CASH Chair and formally introduced myself to you. I spoke of having ‘high hopes’ for faster implementation of State bond funds for California schools, but ‘hope’ is not a strategy. My primary focus as Chair of the CASH Board: Full implementation of Proposition 51 to fund previously approved School Facility Program (SFP) projects and support for a 2020 bond as a bridge to a sustainable capital funding system to address current and future needs. In this Message, I will provide updates to our membership on these foundational issues for the organization.

Posted in General, Legislation, Local School Bonds, Message From the Chair, Proposition 51, Proposition 51 Implementation, State Agency, State Allocation Board, State School Bonds

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Heidi Hughes

Senate Education Committee Approves AB 48 (O’Donnell)

Today the Senate Education Committee approved AB 48 (O’Donnell), which makes improvements to the School Facility Program (SFP) and places the Kindergarten-Community Colleges Public Education Facilities Bond Acts on the March 3, 2020 Primary and November 8, 2022 General elections. The final vote was 7-0.

Posted in Legislation, Proposition 51 Implementation

Posted on June 13, 2019 by admin

Budget Update: Senate and Assembly Take Up Budget Bill

After the Budget Conference Committee ironed out the differences between the Senate and Assembly versions of the budget, the Assembly and the Senate will vote on the final version of the budget today to meet the June 15^th Constitutional deadline to pass the State Budget.

Posted in Legislation, Proposition 51, Proposition 51 Implementation

Posted on May 28, 2019 by admin

AB 48 (O’Donnell) Approved by the California State Assembly

The bond bill, AB 48 (O’Donnell), was approved by the California State Assembly at the end of last week on a vote of 69-1. As you will recall a bond bill requires a two-thirds vote for passage in both the Assembly and the Senate. The amount approved was $13 billion. A number of changes to the School Facility Program (SFP) sought by CASH are incorporated in the bond bill language. We will keep the Board informed as AB 48 continues its journey through the Senate.

Thank you,

~Tom Duffy, Legislative Director

Posted in Legislation