December 4, 2015
Kindergarten through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016
Now that the State School Bond has qualified for the November 2016 General Election ballot, we have begun organizing the campaign to pass the State School Bond and provide $7 billion in state matching funds for K-12 facility projects and $2 billion for community college facility projects.
July 1, 2015
Facility Planners Meeting
State School Bond Efforts
Efforts in the Legislature
Efforts on a state school bond have taken a backseat to other priorities in the Legislature, which does not need to act until next year to place a bond on the November 2016 ballot.
Only one of the three main bond bill vehicles met recent legislative deadlines to make it out of Appropriations Committee and to the floor. SB 114 (Liu) was passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee without the addition of a specific dollar amount; however this bill
05/28/15
Initiative Signature Gathering on Track, Preparing for State Water Restrictions and Legislation
In last month’s Message from the Chair, I focused on two critical issues for the school facilities community: C.A.S.H.’s Californians for Quality Schools (CQS) State School Bond Initiative, and the Governor’s Executive Order B-29-15 regarding mandatory state water restrictions. In this month’s Message, I will update you on both of these key issues, as well as provide information about the Governor’s May Revision Budget and the status of school bond legislation.