At 12:30 today, Governor Newsom will hold a press conference and sign SB 126 (Leyva/O’Donnell), a bill to require charter schools to comply with similar transparency and conflicts of interest laws as traditional public schools. Below is Press Release from Governor Newsom: TODAY: Governor Newsom to Sign Long-Discussed Charter School Transparency Legislation SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom […]

Friday, February 22nd was the deadline for legislators to introduce bills. Since December, lawmakers have introduced 2,589 bills. Our team has now sorted through all the introductions and have identified nearly 500 as addressing issues of potential interest. While this update looks at some key bills, a comprehensive list of all the education-related bills we […]

We’ve done a review and analysis of Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019-20 Budget Proposal sent to you earlier today. While the proposed budget essentially includes the same amount of Proposition 98 spending as estimated by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) in November, there is some very good news in the budget for schools. Governor Newsom is […]

The major highlights for K-14 public education include a proposal to provide $3 billion to reduce long-term CalSTRS liabilities for school employers. This is a one-time non-Proposition 98 payment that will directly benefit schools without reducing Prop 98 operational funds. Total Prop 98 funding for 2019-20 is $80.7 billion which will provide a COLA for […]

We hope everyone is enjoying their winter break and resting before the spring semester begins. CCIS, alongside our advocates at Capitol Advisors Group, are working with the Department of Finance on digital signatures and we need help from our members! The Department of Finance has requested examples or audit reports for districts that are currently […]

The Assembly and Senate rang in the new legislative session with celebrations, receptions, and over 200 legislative introductions. Fresh off of an electoral blue wave, legislative Democrats swiftly introduced bills to stake their claim on issues gripping the state (but not everybody was impressed). With less than a week’s worth of bills to sort through, […]

The State Board of Education (SBE) met on July 11-12, 2018 with the focus on state and federal accountability. Below you will find a brief summary of the key items followed by information on the remaining regular agenda items and waiver requests heard by the Board. Are you interested in legislative updates like these? CCIS […]

Highlights from Recent Committee Actions Charter school governance bills passed out of Senate Education Committee Alternative testing bill gained nearly unanimous support STEM and Special Education proposals that weren’t funded in the budget moved forward as policy discussions Bill that would restore Net Neutrality in California hijacked in committee Following the June 1 deadline for […]

Overall, the May Revision contains positive news for California’s economy, General Fund revenues, and Proposition 98 funding. We have known for several months that tax revenues are higher than what was projected in the January budget proposal, but several variables related to the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee formulas indicated that recent increases in tax receipts […]