June 6 was the official state legislative deadline for bills to pass out of their house of origin, which marks the halfway point in this year’s legislative calendar. It is the point at which bills introduced in their house, i.e. house of origin, must be […]
By Chris Reefe, CSBA Legislative Director On May 23, the Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees took up their suspense files, collectively announcing the outcomes of nearly 1,100 legislative measures. Held nine days after the release of the Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May Budget Revise, where it […]
On May 14, Gov. Gavin Newsom released his proposed May Revise to the 2025–26 State Budget. Despite higher than estimated state revenues over the past several months, the May Revise offered a somber view of the state budget in light of significant developments at the federal level.
Last week, a compromise emerged in the two-year saga to reform literacy instruction in California. Assembly Bill 1454 was approved by the Assembly Education Committee with support from the backers of two competing bills. While the negotiations continue on some outstanding issues, the current provisions in the bill provide more implementation flexibility for local educational agencies as compared to similar legislation proposed last session and again this year.
Assertive advocacy, practical policy and bipartisan spirit were on display as more than 300 California school trustees and superintendents converged on the nation’s capital for the fourth annual CSBA‑ACSA Coast2Coast Federal Advocacy Trip. As part of the largest delegation in Coast2Cost history, participants sharpened their advocacy skills, absorbed timely policy insight and delivered an unequivocal message to Congress: strong public schools are America’s best investment, and California’s 5.8 million students can’t wait for political gridlock to clear before their needs are met.
This year, two bills were introduced to help address the impacts of Assembly Bill 218 (2019), which made two predominant changes to the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims. First, it temporarily resurrected the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims from […]
In the first litigation regarding Assembly Bill 1505, a sweeping charter school reform bill, CSBA’s Education Legal Alliance (ELA) secured a victory from the Court of Appeal in ELA v. State Board of Education and Napa Foundation for Options in Education. In an opinion issued […]
One of CSBA’s priority policy areas, and a focal point of the upcoming Coast2Coast federal advocacy event, received a significant boost when the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) Reauthorization Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 14. This was welcome news after […]
In keeping with the requirements of statute, the Governor’s Department of Finance released their budget trailer bills. Providing greater clarity on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s January Budget Proposal, the trailer bills provide the details where specific statutory amendments are proposed on how specific programs and proposals are intended to operate. As part of that release, the education trailer bill helps to shed light on significant proposals made last month.
The Trump Administration continued its flurry of executive orders on Jan. 29, issuing three declarations with significant implications for public education. The new executive orders seek to end what the Administration describes as “indoctrination” in K-12 schools, launch a federal school choice initiative and facilitate […]
