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

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 Continue reading →

Governor Signs Budget, Changes RRMA Contribution Requirements

06/25/15

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, the Governor signed the 2015-16 Budget Act and accompanying trailer bills to implement the budget with very little fanfare. A negotiated deal between legislative leadership and the Governor was announced last Tuesday, June 16, one day after the Legislature approved its initial budget package. The Legislature passed modifications to the first budget bill and most of the accompanying trailer bills on Friday, June 19. The main budget bills are AB 93 and SB 97, and education trailer bills include AB 104, the K-12 omnibus bill, and SB 78, which makes mainly technical adjustments to the Local Control Funding Formula. Continue reading →

C.A.S.H. Legislative Update – October 2013

October 16, 2013

The Legislature completed its business and went into interim recess on September 13, and the Governor had until midnight on October 13 to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature. The Legislature reconvenes on January 6, 2014, to begin the second year of the 2013-14 legislative session. Below is an update on priority legislation for C.A.S.H.

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Legislative Update: End of Session

September 30, 2013

The Legislature adjourned for interim recess on Friday, September 13, and will re-convene on January 6, 2014. The Governor now has until October 13 to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature. Bills that failed passage have become two-year bills and will have a second chance to proceed in January. Below is an update on a number of key bills.