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May Revision: Governor Tweaks January Proposal

This update provides highlights of the Governor’s May Revision for 2019-20 which was released this morning. There was no discussion of Proposition 51 bond sales or apportionments in the Summary Document, indicating no change in the Governor’s proposal to sell and apportion $1.5 billion in bonds in the budget year. Additionally, the May Revision does not provide new funds for school energy efficiency projects.

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New Appointed Chair of the State Allocation Board

Governor Newsom has appointed Gayle Miller as the chief deputy of policy at the California Department of Finance.  With this appointment, she is also the new chair of the State Allocation Board. The excerpt below is from Governor Newsom’s webpage.

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State Allocation Board Hears Routine Business

Today the State Allocation Board (Board) met to hear routine business items.  The Board welcomed two new members: Senator Connie Leyva (Chair, Senate Education Committee) and Senator Richard Roth (Chair, Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education).  They replaced Senator Ben Allen and Senator Richard Pan.

Executive Officer Statement

In her Executive Officer Statement, Lisa Silverman provided the following updates:

  • Upcoming Bond Sale – A state General Obligation bond sale is in progress; Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) staff anticipate receiving bond proceeds for the School Facility Program and will prepare Priority Funding Apportionments for the April 2019 meeting.
  • Status of Applications Received Beyond Bond Authority – As of February 28, 2019, OPSC received requests for modernization funding that exceed available bond authority.  As of March 1, applications for modernization are being placed on the Applications Received Beyond Bond Authority List, along with new construction applications.  As of March 15, OPSC received the following for the Applications Received Beyond Bond Authority List:
    • New Construction: 60 applications worth $261,262,063
    • Modernization: 16 applications worth $48,772,369
  • New Website Format and Dashboard Feature – OPSC’s website is redesigned to simplify viewing information and to be accessibility compliant.  OPSC has created a Data Dashboard to facilitate the identification of the distribution of SFP funding.
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February Facility Planners Update 2019

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The CASH Facility Planners Meeting Update for February 2019 is now available and includes information regarding:

  • Budget Update
  • Full-Day Kindergarten School Facilities Program
  • School Facility Program and State Allocation Board Updates
  • Legislative Update
  • State Agency Leadership Changes
  • 40th Annual Conference on School Facilities
  • 2019 CASH NextGen Symposium – March 21-22, Long Beach
  • Upcoming Networking Mixers

Click here to view the entire update.

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State Allocation Board Meeting Notes: Board Hears Appeals, Other Business

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Today the State Allocation Board (Board) met to hear a number of items, including a selection of appeals and a request for an expedited apportionment as a result of wildfires.

Executive Officer Statement

In her Executive Officer statement, Lisa Silverman provided the following updates:

  • Paradise Unified School District – Due to losses in the recent wildfires, the Office of Public Statproject previously scheduled for unfunded approval on this agenda, making cash available to the District immediately. The Board members discussed their role in helping school districts rebuild after a disaster and asked that the larger issue be agendized for further discussion at a future meeting.
  • Priority Funding Apportionments – Of the 226 projects receiving an Apportionment at the October 24, 2018 meeting, 204 are required to submit a Fund Release Authorization (Form SAB 50-05) to OPSC by close of business Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
  • Current Priority Funding Round – The current filing period began on November 14, 2018 and will close on December 31, 2018. Requests will be valid from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019.
  • Upcoming Joint Agency Workshops – OPSC and the Education Audit Appeals Panel are conducting free workshops to provide information to Certified Public Accountants and schools regarding the new local audit requirements. Three additional workshops are scheduled in January.
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