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 […]

Legislators have introduced more than 2,300 bills this year, of which, more than 650 bills address issues of potential concern to educational leaders. Key issues include gun safety, medical cannabis at schools, homeschooling, and the future of LCFF and CTE funding, among many others. Recently the deadline passed for Legislators to introduce new legislation in […]

Yesterday afternoon, four Assembly committees convened for an informational hearing on Career and Technical Education (CTE). Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), Chair of the Assembly Education Committee, led the hearing, which consisted of 16 Assemblymembers from both sides of the aisle – reflecting the Assembly’s interest in this issue. Panelists included representatives from the Legislative […]

Today, the State Senate announced a proposal to add $1 billion LCFF base funding and $200 million in corresponding supplemental and concentration grants to the Governor’s 2018-19 LCFF proposal. According to the announcement, the Senate proposal (which is not yet available), also “contains accountability requirements as a common-sense companion to the increased funding levels. The […]