On Aug. 11, the Senate and Assembly Appropriations committees took up their suspense file — bills with a price tag of over $150,000 that are considered in bulk in order to evaluate their fiscal impact as a whole. Suspense hearings can provide a convenient place […]
In late June, the U.S. Department of Education released a draft version of changes to Title IX rules that would define the concept of “sex” to include gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as extend protections against discrimination on the basis of sex stereotypes, […]
Follow-up budget legislation released this weekend revealed the details of the final deal reached by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature. While legislators did fulfill their constitutional duty to pass a budget bill by June 15 with Senate Bill 154, miles remained between the Legislature’s and […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed his May Budget Revision May 13, proposing a $300.6 billion spending plan as the state budget surplus continues to rise to a record-breaking $97.5 billion. Among the key education proposals were major wins for CSBA’s budget advocacy work on investing in […]
Budget hearings continue in the Legislature as the 2022 budget cycle moves forward. For schools, a recommitment to the Local Control Funding Formula) through an increase in LCFF base funding beyond the statutorily required cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is paramount and will continue to be a […]
Among the education bills signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this year was Assembly Bill 599. Authored by Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), this new law updates the criteria used to identify schools for annual inspection by a county superintendent for purposes of the settlement in Eliezer […]
In keeping with what has been an unorthodox legislative year, Gov. Newsom concluded action on all legislative measures that reached his desk with a day to spare. The Governor’s signing period ran up and until midnight Oct. 10, which has officially come to an end. […]
Just a few days remain for Gov. Gavin Newsom to approve or veto legislation before the signing period ends on Oct. 10. Among the new laws the Governor has approved to date are several measures school leaders should be aware of: Senate Bill 270 (Durazo, […]
After an unusually quiet final night of the first year of the 2021—22 legislative session —made possible by COVID-era limits on the number of bills and an ambitious budget that absorbed some of this year’s biggest policy proposals — the Legislature recessed for the rest […]
The Assembly and Senate on June 1 announced a budget deal and will now begin final negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom to work out the main differences between the proposed May Revision and the Legislature’s revisions. The Legislature’s proposal has some good news for schools, […]
