Proposition 51 Implementation – Coalition for Adequate School Housing

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.

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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 March 14, 2019 by Heidi Hughes

Message From the Chair – Know Your Number

My time as Chair of the CASH Board of Directors has drawn to a close; this will be my final Message from the Chair. It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve the CASH organization and its members, and I leave with a sense of humble accomplishment and hope for the future. I look forward to being a resource for our incoming Chair, Julie Arthur with Palm Springs USD, as she continues CASH’s important work. I would like to thank my colleagues on the CASH Board who I have served with, as well as each of our members for the honor of serving as your leader these past two years. In addition, I would like to thank the CASH past chairs that have been an invaluable resource to me during the last two years. I would like to use my last Message to reflect on what we have accomplished, as well as looking forward to future challenges for the CASH organization.

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Budget Update: New Administration Proposes Funding for Proposition 51 Projects

Posted on January 11, 2019 by admin

Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed State Budget today, following are highlights for your information.

School Facilities Program

The Budget proposes to release $1.5 billion in Proposition 51 bond funds in 2019-20, and $1.2 million to fund ten positions at the Office of Public School Construction to support the increased processing of applications. Together with the $1.2 billion released in fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, this would bring the total in Proposition 51 funds released to $2.7 billion. This proposal leaves $4.3 billion of voter-approved Prop. 51 bond funds unsold, while school facility advocates are building the case for 2020 and 2022 statewide school bonds.

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