CASH SAB Alert – May 27, 2020
Today, the State Allocation Board held a meeting to conduct routine business, including the approval of Priority Funding apportionments and appeals.
Deeper Focus: Routine Restricted Maintenance Account
The Routine Restricted Maintenance Account (RRMA) has been the primary source of funding for school maintenance departments, and it has had a long history of being underfunded and suspended during difficult budget times. A brief history of RRMA funding shows that it has been consistently underfunded, “flexed” (i.e. allowed to be used for any one-time school expenditure not related to maintenance) during the 2008 Great Recession, and was folded into the LCAP when it was created (not technically cut but requires engagement in the LCAP process to justify maintenance funding related to the LCAP’s Eight State Priorities). CASH was critical in the creation of the RRMA, and continues to be key in defending its existence when necessary.
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.
CASH SAB Alert – April 22, 2020
Today, the State Allocation Board held a short meeting to conduct routine business. Priority Funding apportionments eligible this month will be considered at the May meeting. In his opening comments, Vice Chair O’Donnell announced that Governor’s Appointee Cesar Diaz had resigned from the Board, and thanked him for his service.
CEC Considers Deadline Extension
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has agreed to consider extending the June 30, 2020 deadline for completion of all Proposition 39-funded energy efficiency and renewable energy projects at the May 13, 2020 business meeting in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEC proposes to extend the following:
Final project completion date by one year to June 30, 2021
Final project completion reports date by one year to June 30, 2022