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State Allocation Board Meeting Notes – December 9, 2015

Minutes
The minutes from the August 26, 2015 and September 8, 2015 meetings were approved unanimously.

Executive Officer Statement
Lisa Silverman provided updates on the following:

– Current Priority Funding Filing Round: The current round opened on November 11, 2015 and will close on December 10, 2015. There are currently 15 projects for 10 school districts on the Unfunded List (Lack of AB 55 Loans) totaling $87.4 million that could submit a request to participating in this filing round. Continue reading →

State Allocation Board Meeting Notes – August 26, 2015

August 27, 2015

Minutes

The minutes from the June 30, 2015, meeting were approved unanimously.

Executive Officer Statement

Lisa Silverman provided updates on the following:Close of 2014 Charter School Facilities Program (CSFP) Funding Round – In November 2014, the State Allocation Board (Board) provided unfunded approvals for Preliminary Charter School Apportionments in the 2014 funding round, which was open until July 24, 2015. Nine schools with 13 projects worth $157.0 million have been approved, and $0.5 million in bond authority remains for the 2014 round. Once this is apportioned at a future meeting, the remaining applications will be returned to applicants.
Status of Fund Releases for Priority Funding Apportionments – On April 15, 2015, the Board approved $113.6 million in priority funding apportionments for 41 projects representing 22 school districts. Districts that received an apportionment were required to submit a valid Fund Release Authorization (Form SAB 50-05) containing an original signature by Tuesday, July 14, 2015, to Office of Public School Construction (OPSC). OPSC received 27 fund release requests totaling $96.7 million. Twelve Career Technical Education Facilities Program Projects were approved as a reservation of funds.
Regulation Update – OPSC anticipates that regulations adopted by the Board in October 2014 will be in effect on October 1, 2015. These regulations align the Charter School Preliminary Apportionment general site development grant with the one provided in the New Construction program.
Upcoming Bond Sale – There will be a General Obligation Bond sale on August 26, 2016. Staff anticipates receiving bond proceeds for the School Facility Program from this sale.

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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 →

Legislature Passes Budget – Implications for School Facilities

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. Continue reading →

Senate Holds Joint Informational Hearing on School Facilities

February 19, 2015

On Wednesday, February 18^th the Senate Education and Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 on Education held a joint informational hearing on school facilities.

The hearing began with Bruce Hancock, former Assistant Executive Officer of the State Allocation Board, and Bill Savidge, the current Assistant Executive Officer of the State Allocation Board, providing a history of the School Facility Program (SFP) and discussion of current needs to establish a context for discussion.

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Special Message from the Chair – Californians for Quality Schools

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Jim Murdoch, one of the original founders of C.A.S.H., was fond of quoting the late Senator Leroy F. Greene: “Buildings can’t speak for themselves…so we must speak for them.” The Coalition for Adequate School Housing was formed in 1978 in the wake of Proposition 13 to advocate and provide a voice for adequate school facilities for all of California’s public school students. C.A.S.H. has been a strong advocate for school facility funding, and has supported every statewide school facility bond initiative since 1982. C.A.S.H.’s school district membership represents 93% of California’s students, as well as a diverse private sector membership, and has been the “voice” for school facilities in California for the past 37 years.

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Governor’s 2015-16 State Budget Includes New Proposal for School Facilities

January 9, 2015

Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed 2015-16 State Budget, which proposes a new facilities program with a significantly reduced state role, and no state school bond or state funding for the current pipeline.

While details are far from flushed out, the general themes of the locally-funded school facility proposal are “Local Flexibility” and “Safety Net” (of some form). It includes components that aim to address both objectives, including expanding local funding capacity, restructuring developer fees, expanding the use of Routine Restricted Maintenance Account (RRMA), targeting state funding to overcrowded districts, and augmenting the Charter School Facility Grant Program.

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Tag Archives: Charter School Facility Grant Program

State Allocation Board Meeting Notes – December 9, 2015

State Allocation Board Meeting Notes – August 26, 2015

Governor Signs Budget, Changes RRMA Contribution Requirements

Legislature Passes Budget – Implications for School Facilities

Senate Holds Joint Informational Hearing on School Facilities

Special Message from the Chair – Californians for Quality Schools

Governor’s 2015-16 State Budget Includes New Proposal for School Facilities