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Legislature Passes Budget – Implications for School Facilities

Posted on June 15, 2015 by CASH

06/15/15

Today the Legislature passed the FY 2015-16 Budget Act and a handful of accompanying trailer bills in order to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline. Negotiations continue between the Governor and the Legislature to finalize a deal on the budget. Today, the Legislature voted to approve the main budget bill, AB 93, as well as four trailer bills to implement various provisions of the budget. Further action will be required for the Legislature to approve additional budget legislation, including the education trailer bill.

Posted in Legislation AB 93, BIIG, Broadband Infrastructure Improvement Grant, Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, Charter School Facility Grant Program, Common Core, CTE Program, Department of Finance, Emergency Repair Program, Federal Department of Defense, FY 2015-16 Budget Act, General Fund, Governor, Governor's May Revision, Military Base Schools, office of public school construction, One-Time Funds, Proposition 39, Proposition 98, Routine Restricted Maintenance Account, RRM, RRMA, School Facility Program, SFP, Technology Infrastructure, Water and Climate Change, Williams Settlement

C.A.S.H. June Facility Planners Update

Posted on June 1, 2015 by CASH

06/01/15

The May Revision and State Budget Activities
The Governor released his May Revision budget update on Thursday, May 14, 2015, and the
Legislature is currently reviewing, reconciling, and finalizing budget actions in order to
meet the constitutional deadline to pass a budget by June 15. The Governor estimates an
additional $6.7 billion in revenues above the January proposal across three fiscal years
(2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16), $5.5 billion of which are proposed to go to K-12 and
community colleges under Proposition 98. The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO)
estimates revenues approximately $3 billion above the Governor, who is known for making
very conservative estimates in order to maintain a fiscally prudent approach and minimize
new spending.

Posted in Legislation AB 1088, AB 1347, AB 148, AB 677, AB 715, appropriations committee, Assembly Education Committee, B-29-15, BIIG, BSC, Building Standards Commission, Cal Green Code, California Apartment Association, Common Core, Common Core academic standards, Department of Finance, Department of General Services, DGS, Division of the State Architect, DSA, Emergency Repair Program, ERP, ETAF, Federal Department of Defense, General Facilities, Governor May Revision, Governor's Executive Order, Governor's May Revision Budget, High Speed Network, HSN, LAO, LCFF, LEAs, Legislative Analysts Office, Local Control Funding Formula, Military Base Schools, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, MWELO, office of public school construction, OPSC, Proposition 39, Proposition 98, Routine Restricted Maintenance, RRM, SB 114, SB 47, School Energy Coalition, School Facility Program, SEC, SFP, SLAs, State School Bond, State School Bond Initiative, State Water Resources Control Board, Superintendent of Public Instruction, SWRCB, Title 23, Title 24

Governor Releases May Revision Budget, Is Silent on the Future of State Facilities Funding

Posted on May 14, 2015 by CASH

05/14/15

Today the Governor released the May Revision budget update. His budget estimates an additional $6.7 billion in revenues above the January proposal, $5.5 billion of which will go to K-12 and community colleges under Proposition 98. This increases the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee by $241 million in 2013-14, $3.1 billion in 2014-15, and $2.7 billion in 2015-16, for revised minimum guarantee levels of $58.9 billion, $66.3 billion, and $68.4 billion respectively. The Proposition 98 maintenance factor is reduced to $722 million.

Posted in Legislation ADA, Cap and Trade, CDE, Clean Energy Jobs Fund, Common Core, Department of Water Resources, DWR, Emergency Repair Program, ERP, Federal Department of Defense, GHG, Governor's Executive Order, greenhouse gas, LEA, May Revision, Proposition 98, U.S. Secretary of Defense

Legislature Passes Budget – Education & Facilities Impacts

Posted on June 16, 2014 by CASH

June 16, 2014

Last night, the Legislature passed the FY 2014-15 Budget Act and a number of accompanying trailer bills in order to meet the June 15 constitutional deadline. The budget includes $108 billion in General Fund spending and reflects a number of important education policy changes, including an expansion of state-funded preschool and a plan to begin addressing unfunded liabilities in the teacher pension system (CalSTRS). Below is a selection of some of the key education components included in the budget as adopted by the Legislature.

Posted in Legislation Common Core, Department of Industrial Relations Monitoring Fee, Emergency Repair Program, Preschool Facilities, Proposition 39, Reserve Cap, School Facilities Program, School Facilities Program Fund Transfer

Legislative Update – May 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by CASH

May 14, 2014

The Legislature just passed a very important deadline: May 2 was the last day for policy committees to hear bills with fiscal implications. Most bills are now pending in the Appropriations Committee in their house of origin and must be passed out of this committee by May 23. Bills are then considered by the full Senate or Assembly and must be passed out of their original house by May 30.

Below is an update on a number of priority bills for which C.A.S.H. has taken a position or that staff is actively monitoring. Note that when bills are heard in the Appropriations Committee, the Committee will often defer action, sending bills to the “suspense file.” This is a mechanism whereby each house collects and prioritizes bills with state fiscal implications, acting upon them at a later date.

Posted in Legislation Best Value Contracting, Common Core, Department of Pesticide Regulations, HVAC Installation, Integrated Pest Management, Lease-Leaseback, Military Base Schools, Naylor Act, Prop. 39, Proposition 39, Site Selection, statewide school bond, Surplus Property, Transitional Kindergarten