05/22/15

Under existing law, school districts that participate in New Construction and Modernization programs are required to set aside at least 3% of their annual general fund budget for routine maintenance, for 20 years after receiving state funds.  Under Budget Flexibility commencing in 2008-09, this requirement was suspended, but is set to return in 2015-16.  Predictably, the result was that school maintenance budgets were the first to be cut and the last to be restored, if they have been restored at all.  The Governor’s 2015-16 January State Budget and Proposed May Revision both include the return of the RRMA contribution in 2015-16.