State School Bonds – 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.

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 13, 2019 by Jon Behrens

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 2, 2019 by Aileen Dalen

2020 State School Bond Polling

The work continues to pass Assembly Bill 48, the Kindergarten through Community Colleges Public Education Facilities Bond Acts of 2020 and 2022. The bill is currently in the Assembly Appropriations Committee and will likely pass the Committee by the end of May.

Polling

Posted in Legislation, State School Bonds

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.

Posted in General, Legislation, Message From the Chair, Proposition 51 Implementation, State School Bonds

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Jon Behrens

Budget Letter to Governor Newsom – Fiscal Year Budget 2019/20

Dear CASH members,

Click here to view the letter sent yesterday from CASH to Governor Newsom regarding the fiscal year 2019-20 budget. The letter addresses three issues:

School Facilities Program (Prop 51) backlog
Full-Day Kindergarten School Facilities Program
School Impact Fees

This letter outlines our budget priorities for the year. Note that we will also advocate these positions on the legislative and regulatory front.

~ CASH Staff

Posted in Legislation, Proposition 51