Legislature Sends a Flurry of Bills to Governor Newsom, Concludes Business for 2019
Interesting Times Capping several weeks of protests and heightened tensions, at 5:15 PM on Friday night the State Senate was abruptly shut down after an...
Legislative Alert – Charter School Compromise Reached
On Wednesday evening (8/28/19), Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach), legislative leadership, representatives from...
Reassessing the CTE Facilities Funding Model
On July 24th, 2019, the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) heard from stakeholders on how the state should distribute its remaining Career Technical...
Legislative Update – Charter School Reform
Assembly Bill 1505 by Assembly Member Patrick O’Donnell (D – Long Beach), which would enact reforms to charter school law, moved out of the Senate Education...
Budget Update – State Budget Deal Announced
On June 9, 2019, the Budget Conference Committee adopted a state budget deal that reflects an agreement between the Governor, Senate, and Assembly. K-12...
California Department of Education Data Request
Recently, many of you received an email request from The California Department of Education with a subject line ‘ SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT FOR ALTERNATIVE...
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2019-2020 May Revision Budget Proposal
Based largely on significant increases in revenue collections in the month of April, the May Revision proposes slightly higher General Fund expenditures over...
Legislative Update – Policy Committees Passing Almost Everything…
Over the past two weeks, the Legislature’s policy committees held long hearings to consider a nearly overwhelming number of bills of potential interest....
Governor Newsom to Sign Charter School Transparency Bill Today
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...
Hot Bills
Friday, February 22nd was the deadline for legislators to introduce bills. Since December, lawmakers have introduced 2,589 bills. Our team has now sorted...
Analysis of Governor’s Budget Proposal
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...
Governor Newsom Releases 2019-20 Budget Proposal
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...
California’s Government Now Reflects the November Election
Governor Gavin Newsom was sworn into office this morning at the State Capitol during an event where he was upstaged by his two-year old son, Dutch. State...
We Need Your Help with Digital Signatures
We hope everyone is enjoying their winter break and resting before the spring semester begins. CCIS, alongside our advocates at Capitol Advisors Group, are...
Legislative Update – Early Education, Facilities Bond, and LCFF Base Grants
The Assembly and Senate rang in the new legislative session with celebrations, receptions, and over 200 legislative introductions. Fresh off of an electoral...
Student Social/Emotional Health & Wellness
Last spring, at the CCIS Conference in Sonoma, at the conclusion of a workshop addressing the importance of Independent Study programs and schools, the...
Back to School
Back to school. Those three little words that can evoke such a variety of emotions in us all: from excitement to anxiety, anticipation to fear. And were not...
State and Federal Accountability – State Board of Education Update
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...