AB 148: School facilities: K–14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2015-05-06
(1)Existing law, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998, requires the State Allocation Board to allocate to applicant school districts prescribed per-unhoused-pupil state funding for construction and modernization of school facilities, including hardship funding, and supplemental funding for site development and acquisition.
This bill would revise the definition of modernization under the act to include the replacement of facilities on a site containing a permanent structure that is at least 25 years old or, in the case of a portable classroom, that is at least 20 years old, as specified.
The bill would reduce the minimum amount that an applicant school district under the act must set aside for ongoing and major maintenance of school buildings from 3% to 2% of the total general fund expenditures of that district in a fiscal year.
The bill would delete a provision requiring the State Allocation Board to conduct an evaluation of the cost of new construction and modernization of small high schools in conjunction with a specified pilot program.
The bill would require each school district that elects to participate in a new construction or modernization program to reestablish eligibility, as specified, and to conduct an inventory of existing facilities for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
The bill would authorize a grant for new construction or modernization under the act to be used for seismic mitigation purposes and for related design, study, and testing costs, and require the State Allocation Board, in the development of guidelines and regulations, to provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design, modernization, and new construction of school facilities.
The bill would require the Office of Public School Construction to recommend regulations to the State Allocation Board to provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities.
The bill would require the State Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to convene for purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facilities construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process. The bill would require that this interagency plan be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2017.
(2)Existing law, the California Constitution, prohibits the Legislature from creating a debt or liability that singly or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities exceeds the sum of $300,000, except by an act that (A)authorizes the debt for a single object or work specified in the act, (B) has been passed by a 2/3 vote of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature, (C) has been submitted to the people at a statewide general or primary election, and (D) has received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at that election.
The existing Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006, among other things, authorized the issuance and sale of bonds in the total amount of $10,416,000,000. The 2006 bond act specified that $1,900,000,000 of that total amount was for allocation for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts, and the 2006 bond act also specified that up to 10.5% of that amount was available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement.
This bill would enact the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 to authorize an unspecified amount of state general obligation bonds, as scheduled, to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, charter schools, and the California Community Colleges to construct and modernize education facilities. The proceeds of these bonds would be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, and the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund, which the bill would establish as specified.
The bill would amend a provision of the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 to require the unencumbered balance of the amount available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement to be transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for allocation under the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016, as specified.
The proposed 2016 bond act, and the proposed amendment to the 2006 bond act, would become operative only if approved by the voters at an unspecified 2016 statewide election. The bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at that election.
(3)This bill would specify that certain of its provisions would become operative only if the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 is approved by the voters at an unspecified 2016 statewide election.
(4)This bill would make conforming and nonsubstantive changes in related provisions of existing law.
(1)Existing law, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998, requires the State Allocation Board to allocate to applicant school districts prescribed per-unhoused-pupil state funding for construction and modernization of school facilities, including hardship funding, and supplemental funding for site development and acquisition.
This bill would revise the definition of modernization under the act to include the replacement of facilities on a site containing a permanent structure that is at least 25 years old or, in the case of a portable classroom, that is at least 20 years old, as specified.
The bill would reduce the minimum amount that an applicant school district under the act must set aside for ongoing and major maintenance of school buildings from 3% to 2% of the total general fund expenditures of that district in a fiscal year.
The bill would delete a provision requiring the State Allocation Board to conduct an evaluation of the cost of new construction and modernization of small high schools in conjunction with a specified pilot program.
The bill would require each school district that elects to participate in a new construction or modernization program to reestablish eligibility, as specified, and to conduct an inventory of existing facilities for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
The bill would authorize a grant for new construction or modernization under the act to be used for seismic mitigation purposes and for related design, study, and testing costs, and require the State Allocation Board, in the development of guidelines and regulations, to provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design, modernization, and new construction of school facilities.
The bill would require the Office of Public School Construction to recommend regulations to the State Allocation Board to provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities.
The bill would require the State Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to convene for purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facilities construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process. The bill would require that this interagency plan be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2017.
Existing
(2)Existing law, the California Constitution, prohibits the Legislature from creating a debt or liability that singly or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities exceeds the sum of $300,000, except by an act that (1) (A)authorizes the debt for a single object or work specified in the act, (2) (B) has been passed by a 2/3 vote of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature, (3) (C) has been submitted to the people at a statewide general or primary election, and (4) (D) has received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at that election.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to submit a general obligation bond measure to the voters during the 2016 calendar year to fund the modernization and construction of school facilities.
The existing Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006, among other things, authorized the issuance and sale of bonds in the total amount of $10,416,000,000. The 2006 bond act specified that $1,900,000,000 of that total amount was for allocation for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts, and the 2006 bond act also specified that up to 10.5% of that amount was available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement.
This bill would enact the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 to authorize an unspecified amount of state general obligation bonds, as scheduled, to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, county boards of education, charter schools, and the California Community Colleges to construct and modernize education facilities. The proceeds of these bonds would be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, and the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund, which the bill would establish as specified.
The bill would amend a provision of the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 to require the unencumbered balance of the amount available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement to be transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for allocation under the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016, as specified.
The proposed 2016 bond act, and the proposed amendment to the 2006 bond act, would become operative only if approved by the voters at an unspecified 2016 statewide election. The bill would provide for the submission of these provisions to the voters at that election.
(3)This bill would specify that certain of its provisions would become operative only if the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 is approved by the voters at an unspecified 2016 statewide election.
(4)This bill would make conforming and nonsubstantive changes in related provisions of existing law.
Existing law, the California Constitution, prohibits the Legislature from creating a debt or liability that singly or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities exceeds the sum of $300,000, except by an act that (1) authorizes the debt for a single object or work specified in the act, (2) has been passed by a 2/3 vote of all the members elected to each house of the Legislature, (3) has been submitted to the people at a statewide general or primary election, and (4) has received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at that election.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to submit a general obligation bond measure to the voters during the 2016 calendar year to fund the modernization and construction of school facilities.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)The State Department of Education has estimated that 71 percent of the classrooms in California are more than 25 years old, about 30 percent of the classrooms are at least 50 years old, and about 10 percent of the classrooms are at least 70 years old. About 25 percent of the classrooms are in temporary portable buildings.
(2)The State of California has failed to adequately invest in school facilities, resulting in an unmet, and growing, funding need that, as of March 2015, is at least $1.1 billion.
(3)In a study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, in 2012, it was estimated that California schools needed an infusion of approximately $117 billion through 2022, with close to one-half of that funding needed to replace or repair existing buildings.
(4)A growing body of research on school building conditions and pupil outcomes finds a consistent relationship between poor facilities and poor performance by pupils. School facilities that are clean, in good repair, and designed to support high academic standards are more likely to support higher pupil achievement, regardless of pupil socioeconomic status.
(5)Studies show that 13,000 jobs are created for each $1 billion of state infrastructure investment. These investments are needed to improve learning conditions for our pupils and improve teaching conditions in our classrooms.
(6)Closing the disparity gap in school building quality is an integral part of closing the achievement gap.
(b)Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to place the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 on the ballot. The voters approval of this proposed measure would prioritize investment partnerships with local school districts to upgrade aging facilities to meet current health and safety standards, including retrofitting for earthquake safety and removing of lead paint, asbestos, and other hazardous materials, and to reduce overcrowding.
SEC. 2.Section 17070.15 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.15.The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning appears from the context:
(a)Apportionment means a reservation of funds for the purpose of eligible new construction, modernization, or hardship approved by the board for an applicant school district.
(b)Attendance area means the geographical area serving an existing high school and those junior high schools and elementary schools included therein.
(c)Board means the State Allocation Board as established by Section 15490 of the Government Code.
(d)Committee means the State School Building Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 15909.
(e)County fund means a county school facilities fund established pursuant to Section 17070.43.
(f)Department means the Department of General Services.
(g)Fund means the applicable 1998 State School Facilities Fund, the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, or the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, established pursuant to Section 17070.40.
(h)Good repair has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 17002.
(i)Modernization means any modification or replacement of a permanent structure that is at least 25 years old, or, in the case of a portable classroom, that is at least 20 years old, that will enhance the ability of the structure to achieve educational purposes.
(j)Portable classroom means a classroom building of one or more stories that is designed and constructed to be relocatable and transportable over public streets, and with respect to a single story portable classroom, is designed and constructed for relocation without the separation of the roof or floor from the building and when measured at the most exterior walls, has a floor area not in excess of 2,000 square feet.
(k)Property includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(l)School building capacity means the capacity of a school building to house pupils.
(m)School district means a school district or a county office of education. For purposes of determining eligibility under this chapter, school district may also mean a high school attendance area.
SEC. 3.Section 17070.40 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.40.(a)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 1998 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 1998 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(b)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2002 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2002 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(c)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2004 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2004 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(d)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2006 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2006 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(e)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2016 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
SEC. 4.Section 17070.75 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.75.(a)As a condition of participation in the school facilities program, the board shall require the school district to make all necessary repairs, renewals, and replacements to ensure that a project is at all times maintained in good repair, working order, and condition. All costs incurred for this purpose shall be borne by the school district.
(b)In order to ensure compliance with subdivision (a) and to encourage school districts to maintain all buildings under their control, the board shall require an applicant school district to do all of the following prior to the approval of a project:
(1)Establish a restricted account within the general fund of the school district for the exclusive purpose of providing moneys for ongoing and major maintenance of school buildings, according the highest priority to funding for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a).
(2)(A)Agree to deposit into the account established pursuant to paragraph (1), in each fiscal year for 20 years after receipt of funds under this chapter, a minimum amount equal to or greater than 2 percent of the total general fund expenditures of the applicant school district, including other financing uses, for that fiscal year.
(B)A school district contribution to the account may be provided in lieu of meeting the ongoing maintenance requirements pursuant to Section 17014 to the extent the funds are used for purposes established in that section. A school district that serves as the administrative unit for a special education local plan area may elect to exclude from its total general fund expenditures, for purposes of this paragraph, the distribution of revenues that are passed through to participating members of the special education local plan area.
(C)This paragraph applies only to the following school districts:
(i)High school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 300 pupils.
(ii)Elementary school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 900 pupils.
(iii)Unified school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 1,200 pupils.
(3)Certify that it has publicly approved an ongoing and major maintenance plan that outlines the use of the funds deposited, or to be deposited, pursuant to paragraph (2). The plan may provide that the school district need not expend all of its annual allocation for ongoing and major maintenance in the year in which it is deposited if the cost of major maintenance requires that the allocation be carried over into another fiscal year. However, any state funds carried over into a subsequent year may not be counted toward the annual minimum contribution by the school district.
(c)For purposes of calculating a county office of education requirement pursuant to this section, the 2 percent maintenance requirement shall be based upon the county office of education general fund less any restricted accounts.
(d)As a condition of participation in the school facilities program or the receipt of funds pursuant to Section 17582, for a fiscal year after the 200405 fiscal year, a school district shall establish a facilities inspection system to ensure that each of its schools is maintained in good repair.
(e)For purposes of this section, good repair has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 17002.
SEC. 5.Section 17070.99 of the Education Code is repealed.SEC. 6.Section 17071.15 is added to the Education Code, to read:17071.15.Notwithstanding Section 17071.10, the board shall require a school district that elects to participate in the new construction program to conduct an inventory of existing facilities and submit this information to the board, as prescribed by the board, for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
SEC. 7.Section 17071.33 of the Education Code is repealed.SEC. 8.Section 17071.35 of the Education Code is repealed.SEC. 9.Section 17071.40 of the Education Code is repealed.SEC. 10.Section 17072.35 of the Education Code is amended to read:17072.35.(a)(1)A grant for new construction may be used for any and all costs necessary to adequately house new pupils in any approved project, and those costs may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, site acquisition and development, evaluation and response action costs relating to hazardous substances at a new or existing schoolsite, demolition, construction, acquisition and installation of portable classrooms, landscaping, necessary utility costs, utility connections and other fees, equipment including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, furnishings, and the upgrading of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A grant for new construction may also be used to acquire an existing government or privately owned building, or a privately financed school building, and for the necessary costs of converting the government or privately owned building for public school use.
(2)A grant for new construction may also be used for either or both of the following purposes:
(A)The cost of designs and materials that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high-performance schools.
(B)Seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs.
(b)In the development of guidelines and regulations, the board shall provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design and new construction of school facilities.
SEC. 11.Section 17072.40 is added to the Education Code, to read:17072.40.The Office of Public School Construction, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall recommend to the board regulations that will provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities. These recommendations shall propose revisions to any regulations that limit the ability of school districts to use new construction grants to construct instructional space approved by the State Department of Education. The proposed revisions shall ensure that a school district has the ability to design a facility that provides a flexible learning environment, provides for the integration and use of technology, and serves as an instructional space and learning environment that supports and enhances the educational delivery process.
SEC. 12.Section 17073.16 is added to the Education Code, to read:17073.16.The board shall require a school district that elects to participate in the modernization program to conduct an inventory of existing facilities and submit this information to the board, as prescribed by the board, for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
SEC. 13.Section 17074.25 of the Education Code is amended to read:17074.25.(a)(1)A modernization apportionment may be used for an improvement to extend the useful life of, or to enhance the physical environment of, the school. The improvement may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, demolition, construction, the replacement of portable classrooms, necessary utility costs, utility connection and other fees, the purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials and related costs, furniture and equipment, including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, fire safety improvements, playground safety improvements, the identification, assessment, or abatement of hazardous asbestos, seismic safety improvements, and the upgrading of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A modernization grant may not be used for costs associated with acquisition and development of real property or for routine maintenance and repair.
(2)A modernization apportionment may also be used for either of the following:
(A)The cost of designs and materials that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high-performance schools.
(B) Seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs.
(b)In the development of guidelines and regulations, the board shall provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design and modernization of school facilities.
(c)(1)A modernization apportionment may also be used to demolish and construct a building or buildings on an existing schoolsite if the total cost of providing a new school building, including land, on a new site would not protect the economic interest of the state and school district.
(2)A project deemed to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be eligible for a grant equal to the grant provided under Section 17072.10.
(d)The board shall establish additional requirements it deems necessary to ensure that the economic interests of the state and the educational interests of the children of the state are protected.
SEC. 14.Section 17074.26 of the Education Code is amended to read:17074.26.The board shall adopt regulations to adjust the per-pupil amounts set forth in Section 17074.10 for modernization projects for school buildings that are 50 years old or older based upon the higher costs associated with modernizing older buildings.
SEC. 15.Section 17254 is added to the Education Code, to read:17254.(a)The State Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall convene for purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facility construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process.
(b)The interagency plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before July 1, 2017.
(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that operative regulatory language adopted by the State Allocation Board before the effective date of this section be reviewed and revised before July 1, 2016, to ensure that the School Facility Program is being implemented in a manner that reduces duplicative processes for the review, approval, and audit of school facility new construction and modernization projects.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 16.Section 17592.70 of the Education Code is amended to read:17592.70.(a)There is hereby established the School Facilities Needs Assessment Grant Program with the purpose to provide for a one-time comprehensive assessment of school facility needs. The grant program shall be administered by the State Allocation Board.
(b)(1)The grants shall be awarded to school districts on behalf of schoolsites ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the Academic Performance Index (API), pursuant to Section 52056, based on the 2003 base API score for each school newly constructed prior to January 1, 2000.
(2)For purposes of this section, schools ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the 2003 base API shall include any schools determined by the department to meet either of the following:
(A)The school meets all of the following criteria:
(i)Does not have a valid base API score for 2003.
(ii)Is operating in the 200405 fiscal year, and was operating in the 200304 fiscal year during the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program testing period.
(iii)Has a valid base API score for 2002 that was ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, in that year.
(B)The school has an estimated base API score for 2003 that would be in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive.
(3)The department shall estimate an API score for any school meeting the criteria of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and not meeting the criteria of clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), using available testing scores and any weighting or corrective factors it deems appropriate. The department shall provide those API scores to the Office of Public School Construction and post them on its Internet Web site within 30 days of the enactment of this section.
(4) For purposes of this section, schools ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the 2003 base API shall exclude any schools determined by the department to be operated by county offices of education pursuant to Section 56140.
(c)The board shall allocate funds pursuant to subdivision (b) to school districts with jurisdiction over eligible schoolsites, based on ten dollars ($10) per pupil enrolled in the eligible school as of October 2003, with a minimum allocation of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each schoolsite.
(d)As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, school districts shall do all of the following:
(1)Use the funds to develop a comprehensive needs assessment of all schoolsites eligible for grants pursuant to subdivision (b). The assessment shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following information for each schoolsite:
(A)The year each building that is currently used for instructional purposes was constructed.
(B)The year, if any, each building that is currently used for instructional purposes was last modernized.
(C)The pupil capacity of the school.
(D)The number of pupils enrolled in the school.
(E)The density of the school campus measured in pupils per acre.
(F)The total number of classrooms at the school.
(G)The age and number of portable classrooms at the school.
(H)Whether the school is operating on a multitrack, year-round calendar, and, if so, what type.
(I)Whether the school has a cafeteria, or an auditorium or other space used for pupil eating and not for class instruction.
(J)The useful life remaining of all major building systems for each structure housing instructional space, including, but not limited to, sewer, water, gas, electrical, roofing, and fire and life safety protection.
(K)The estimated costs for five years necessary to maintain functionality of each instructional space to maintain health, safety, and a suitable learning environment, as applicable, including classroom, counseling areas, administrative space, libraries, gymnasiums, multipurpose and dining space, and the accessibility to those spaces.
(L)A list of necessary repairs.
(2)Use the data currently filed with the state as part of the process of applying for and obtaining modernization or construction funds for school facilities, or information that is available in the California Basic Education Data System for the element required in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (1).
(3)Use the assessment as the baseline for the facilities inspection system required pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 17070.75.
(4)Provide the results of the assessment to the Office of Public School Construction, including a report on the expenditures made in performing the assessment. It is the intent of the Legislature that the assessments be completed as soon as possible, but not later than January 1, 2006.
(5)If a school district does not need the full amount of the allocation it receives pursuant to this section, the school district shall expend the remaining funds for making facilities repairs identified in its needs assessment. The school district shall report to the Office of Public School Construction on the repairs completed pursuant to this paragraph and the cost of the repairs.
(6)Submit to the Office of Public School Construction an interim report regarding the progress made by the school district in completing the assessments of all eligible schools.
SEC. 17.Section 101012 of the Education Code is amended to read:101012.(a)The proceeds from the sale of bonds, issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter, shall be allocated in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The amount of one billion nine hundred million dollars ($1,900,000,000) for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, up to 10.5 percent shall be available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement, pursuant to Section 17075.10. The unencumbered balance of the amount available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement under this paragraph shall be transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for allocation pursuant to Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) on the date that Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) becomes operative.
(2)The amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) shall be available for providing school facilities to charter schools pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 17078.52) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(3)The amount of three billion three hundred million dollars ($3,300,000,000) for the modernization of school facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(4)(A) The amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Article 13 (commencing with Section 17078.70) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1, relating to facilities for career technical education programs.
(B)Of the amount not yet approved for allocation by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this paragraph by January 1, 2015, 50 percent shall be available for the purpose of paragraph (1), and 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (3). If an apportionment or State Allocation Board approval pursuant to this paragraph is rescinded after January 1, 2015, the rescinded amount shall be available for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3). The State Allocation Board shall determine the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (1) and the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (3).
(5)Of the amounts allocated under paragraphs (1) and (3), up to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Chapter 894 of the Statutes of 2004, relating to incentives for the creation of smaller learning communities and small high schools.
(6)The amount of twenty-nine million dollars ($29,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 17077.40) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1, relating to joint use projects.
(7)The amount of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) shall be available for providing new construction funding to severely overcrowded schoolsites pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 17079) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(8)(A) The amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for incentive grants to promote the use of designs and materials in new construction and modernization projects that include the attributes of high-performance schools, including, but not limited to, the elements set forth in Section 17070.96, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Allocation Board.
(B)Of the amount not yet approved for allocation by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this paragraph by January 1, 2015, 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (1), and 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (3). If an apportionment or State Allocation Board approval pursuant to this paragraph is rescinded on or after January 1, 2015, the rescinded amount shall be available for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3). The State Allocation Board shall determine the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (1) and the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (3).
(b)School districts may use funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) only for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1:
(1)The purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials, and related costs.
(2)Construction projects or the purchase of furniture or equipment designed to increase school security or playground safety.
(3)The identification, assessment, or abatement in school facilities of hazardous asbestos.
(4)Project funding for high-priority roof replacement projects.
(5)Any other modernization of facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(c)Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) may also be used to provide new construction grants for eligible applicant county boards of education under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1 for funding classrooms for severely handicapped pupils, or for funding classrooms for county community school pupils.
(d)(1)The Legislature may amend this section to adjust the funding amounts specified in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of subdivision (a), only by either of the following methods:
(A)By a statute, passed in each house of the Legislature by rollcall vote entered in the respective journals, by not less than two-thirds of the membership in each house concurring, if the statute is consistent with, and furthers the purposes of, this chapter.
(B)By a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the voters.
(2)Amendments pursuant to this subdivision may adjust the amounts to be expended pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of subdivision (a), but may not increase or decrease the total amount to be expended pursuant to that subdivision.
(e)Funds available pursuant to this section may be used for acquisition of school facilities authorized pursuant to Section 17280.5.
SEC. 18.Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) is added to Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:70.K14 SCHOOL INVESTMENT BOND ACT OF 20161.General101100.This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016.
101101.The incorporation of, or reference to, any provision of California statutory law in this part includes all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
101102.(a)Bonds in the total amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Sections 101130, 101139, and 101159, 101130 and 101139, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee established by Section 15909 or the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353, as the case may be, at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
2.Kindergarten Through Grade 121.Kindergarten Through Grade 12 School Facilities Program Provisions101110.The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 101120) shall be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund established in the State Treasury under subdivision (e) of Section 17070.40, and shall be allocated by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this chapter.
101111.All moneys deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for the purposes of this chapter shall be available to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, and county boards of education of the state in accordance with the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1), as set forth in Section 101112, to provide funds to repay any money advanced or loaned to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund under any act of the Legislature, together with interest provided for in that act, and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code.
101112.(a)The proceeds from the sale of bonds, issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter, shall be allocated in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The amount of ____ dollars ($____) for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(2)The amount of ____ dollars ($____) for the modernization of school facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(3)Of the amount allocated in this subdivision, up to 5 percent shall be available for providing facilities to charter schools pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 17078.52) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(b)School districts may use funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) only for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1:
(1)The purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials, and related costs.
(2)Construction projects or the purchase of furniture or equipment designed to increase school security or playground safety.
(3)The identification, assessment, or abatement in school facilities of hazardous asbestos.
(4)Project funding for high-priority roof replacement projects.
(5)Any other modernization of facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(c)Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) may also be utilized to provide new construction grants for eligible applicant county boards of education under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1 for funding classrooms for severely handicapped pupils, or for funding classrooms for county community school pupils.
101113.(a)The board shall assign the highest priority for funding under this chapter to applicant school districts whose projects to be funded are emergency facility needs as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 17592.72.
(b)The board shall assign priority for funding under this chapter may provide a one-time supplemental grant pursuant to regulations adopted by the board to applicant school districts that demonstrate participation in a community-based effort to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services by engaging in public and private partnerships with local public entities and other nonprofit or private community partners. Criteria that demonstrate this participation shall include all of the following:
(1)Institutionalized structures for cross-agency collaboration, including, but not limited to, memoranda of understanding to coordinate activities and services.
(2)Agreements for joint use and operations of school facilities that provide for extended hours of use for pupils, families, and the community, integration of libraries, early childhood education, child care centers, senior centers, outdoor recreation or environmental education, arts education, and career technical education and adult education offerings for pupils and community members.
(3)Participation in the State Community Schools Network.
(4)Participation in technical assistance and training, including professional development, for full-service community schools.
(5)Certification that the districts school facilities master plan is consistent with the regional sustainable communities strategy established pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
2.Kindergarten Through Grade 12 School Facilities Fiscal Provisions101120.(a)Of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 101100), bonds in the amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 101130, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 15909 at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
101121.The State School Building Finance Committee, established by Section 15909 and composed of the Governor, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, and the Superintendent, or their designated representatives, all of whom shall serve on the committee without compensation, and a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum, is continued in existence for the purpose of this chapter. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. Two Members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two Members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with and provide advice to the committee to the extent that the advisory participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature. For purposes of this chapter, the Members of the Legislature shall constitute an interim investigating committee on the subject of this chapter and, as that committee, shall have the powers granted to, and duties imposed upon, those committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the Assembly. The Director of Finance shall provide assistance to the committee as it may require. The Attorney General of the state is the legal advisor of the committee.
101122.(a)The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law, except Section 16727 of the Government Code to the extent that it conflicts with this part, apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated into this chapter as though set forth in full within this chapter.
(b)For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the State Allocation Board is designated the board for purposes of administering the 2016 State School Facilities Fund.
101123.(a)Upon request of the State Allocation Board, the State School Building Finance Committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to fund the apportionments and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to fund those apportionments progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the State School Building Finance Committee consider a pay-as-you-go model of financing that increases actual money for construction by issuing short-term debt with faster repayment plans to lessen the amount of state funds spent on interest and reduce overall state debt.
(c)A request of the State Allocation Board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be supported by a statement of the apportionments made and to be made for the purposes described in Sections 101111 and 101112.
101124.There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
101125.Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a)The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)The sum necessary to carry out Section 101128, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
101126.The State Allocation Board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account or any other approved form of interim financing, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this chapter.
101127.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
101128.For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund consistent with this chapter. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
101129.All money deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund, and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
101130.The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
101131.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not proceeds of taxes as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
3.California Community College Facilities1.General101132.(a)The 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury for deposit of funds from the proceeds of bonds issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter.
(b)The Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 is hereby authorized to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing funds to aid the California Community Colleges.
2.California Community College Facilities Program Provisions101133.(a)From the proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 101134), the sum of ____ dollars ($____) shall be deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund for the purposes of this article. When appropriated, these funds shall be available for expenditure for the purposes of this article.
(b)The purposes of this article include assisting in meeting the capital outlay financing needs of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Proceeds from the sale of bonds issued and sold for the purposes of this article may be used to fund construction on existing campuses, including the construction of buildings and the acquisition of related fixtures, construction of facilities that may be used by more than one segment of public higher education (intersegmental), the renovation and reconstruction of facilities, site acquisition, the equipping of new, renovated, or reconstructed facilities, which equipment shall have an average useful life of 10 years; and to provide funds for the payment of preconstruction costs, including, but not limited to, preliminary plans and working drawings for facilities of the California Community Colleges.
3.California Community College Facilities Fiscal Provisions101134.(a)Of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 101100), bonds in the total amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 101139, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Community Colleges annually consider, as part of their annual capital outlay planning process, the inclusion of facilities that may be used by more than one segment of public higher education (intersegmental), and, that on or before May 15 of each year, those entities report their findings regarding inclusion of facilities for intersegmental use to the budget committees of each house of the Legislature.
(c)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
101134.5.(a)The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law, except Section 16727 of the Government Code to the extent that it conflicts with this part, apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated into this chapter as though set forth in full within this chapter.
(b)For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, each state agency administering an appropriation of the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund is designated as the board for projects funded pursuant to this chapter.
(c)The proceeds of the bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be available for the purpose of funding aid to the California Community Colleges for the construction on existing or new campuses, and their respective off-campus centers and joint use and intersegmental facilities, as set forth in this chapter.
101135.The Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 shall authorize the issuance of bonds under this chapter only to the extent necessary to fund the apportionments for the purposes described in this chapter that are expressly authorized by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Pursuant to that legislative direction, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the purposes described in this chapter and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
101135.5.There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
101136.Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a)The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)The sum necessary to carry out Section 101137.5, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
101136.5.The board, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 101134.5, may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account or any other approved form of interim financing, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 101134.5, shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this chapter.
101137.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
101137.5.(a)For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund consistent with this chapter. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(b)Any request forwarded to the Legislature and the Department of Finance for funds from this bond issue for expenditure for the purposes described in this chapter by the California Community Colleges shall be accompanied by the five-year capital outlay plan that reflects the needs and priorities of the community college system and is prioritized on a statewide basis. Requests shall include a schedule that prioritizes the seismic retrofitting needed to significantly reduce, in the judgment of the particular college, seismic hazards in buildings identified as high priority by the college.
101138.All money deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund, and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
101139.The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
101139.5.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not proceeds of taxes as that term is used in Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
SEC. 19.The Secretary of State shall submit Sections 17 and 18 of this act to the voters at the ____, 2016, statewide ____ election.
SEC. 20.The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 21.Sections 2 to 14, inclusive, and Sections 16, 17, and 18 of this act shall become operative only if the voters approve the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016, as set forth in Section 18 of this act.
(a)The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1)The State Department of Education has estimated that 71 percent of the classrooms in California are more than 25 years old, about 30 percent of the classrooms are at least 50 years old, and about 10 percent of the classrooms are at least 70 years old. About 25 percent of the classrooms are in temporary portable buildings.
(2)The State of California has failed to adequately invest in school facilities, resulting in an unmet, and growing, funding need that, as of March 2015, is at least $1.1 billion.
(3)In a study conducted by the University of California, Berkeley, in 2012, it was estimated that California schools needed an infusion of approximately $117 billion through 2022, with close to one-half of that funding needed to replace or repair existing buildings.
(4)A growing body of research on school building conditions and pupil outcomes finds a consistent relationship between poor facilities and poor performance by pupils. School facilities that are clean, in good repair, and designed to support high academic standards are more likely to support higher pupil achievement, regardless of pupil socioeconomic status.
(5)Studies show that 13,000 jobs are created for each $1 billion of state infrastructure investment. These investments are needed to improve learning conditions for our pupils and improve teaching conditions in our classrooms.
(6)Closing the disparity gap in school building quality is an integral part of closing the achievement gap.
(b)Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to place the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016 on the ballot. The voters approval of this proposed measure would prioritize investment partnerships with local school districts to upgrade aging facilities to meet current health and safety standards, including retrofitting for earthquake safety and removing of lead paint, asbestos, and other hazardous materials, and to reduce overcrowding.
SEC. 2.Section 17070.15 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.15.The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless a different meaning appears from the context:
(a)Apportionment means a reservation of funds for the purpose of eligible new construction, modernization, or hardship approved by the board for an applicant school district.
(b)Attendance area means the geographical area serving an existing high school and those junior high schools and elementary schools included therein.
(c)Board means the State Allocation Board as established by Section 15490 of the Government Code.
(d)Committee means the State School Building Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 15909.
(e)County fund means a county school facilities fund established pursuant to Section 17070.43.
(f)Department means the Department of General Services.
(g)Fund means the applicable 1998 State School Facilities Fund, the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, or the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, or the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, established pursuant to Section 17070.40.
(h)Good repair has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 17002.
(i)Modernization means any modification or replacement of a permanent structure that is at least 25 years old, or or, in the case of a portable classroom, that is at least 20 years old, that will enhance the ability of the structure to achieve educational purposes.
(j)Portable classroom means a classroom building of one or more stories that is designed and constructed to be relocatable and transportable over public streets, and with respect to a single story portable classroom, is designed and constructed for relocation without the separation of the roof or floor from the building and when measured at the most exterior walls, has a floor area not in excess of 2,000 square feet.
(k)Property includes all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
(l)School building capacity means the capacity of a school building to house pupils.
(m)School district means a school district or a county office of education. For purposes of determining eligibility under this chapter, school district may also mean a high school attendance area.
SEC. 3.Section 17070.40 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.40.(a)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury Treasury, to be known as the 1998 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 1998 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 1998 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(b)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury Treasury, to be known as the 2002 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2002 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2002 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(c)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury Treasury, to be known as the 2004 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2004 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2004 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(d)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2006 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2006 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2006 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
(e)(1)A fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be known as the 2016 State School Facilities Fund. All money in the fund, including any money deposited in that fund from any source whatsoever, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for expenditure pursuant to this chapter.
(2)The board may apportion funds to school districts for the purposes of this chapter from funds transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund from any source.
(3)The board may make apportionments in amounts not exceeding those funds on deposit in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, and any amount of bonds authorized by the committee, but not yet sold by the Treasurer.
(4)The board may make disbursements pursuant to any apportionment made from any funds in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund, irrespective of whether there exists at the time of the disbursement an amount in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund sufficient to permit payment in full of all apportionments previously made. However, no disbursement shall be made from any funds required by law to be transferred to the General Fund.
SEC. 4.Section 17070.75 of the Education Code is amended to read:17070.75.(a)The As a condition of participation in the school facilities program, the board shall require the school district to make all necessary repairs, renewals, and replacements to ensure that a project is at all times maintained in good repair, working order, and condition. All costs incurred for this purpose shall be borne by the school district.
(b)In order to ensure compliance with subdivision (a) and to encourage school districts to maintain all buildings under their control, the board shall require an applicant school district to do all of the following prior to the approval of a project:
(1)Establish a restricted account within the general fund of the school district for the exclusive purpose of providing moneys for ongoing and major maintenance of school buildings, according the highest priority to funding for the purposes set forth in subdivision (a).
(2)(A)Agree to deposit into the account established pursuant to paragraph (1), in each fiscal year for 20 years after receipt of funds under this chapter, a minimum amount equal to or greater than 3 2 percent of the total general fund expenditures of the applicant school district, including other financing uses, for that fiscal year. Annual deposits to the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) in excess of 2 1/2 percent of the school district general fund budget may count towards the amount of funds required to be contributed by a school district in order to receive apportionments from the State School Deferred Maintenance Fund pursuant to Section 17584 to the extent that those funds are used for purposes that qualify for funding under that section.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for the 200405 fiscal year only, an applicant school district shall deposit into the account established pursuant to paragraph (1), no less than 2 percent of the total general fund expenditures of the school district, including other financing uses, for the fiscal year. The annual deposit to the account in excess of 11/2percent of the school district general fund budget for the 200405 fiscal year may count towards the amount that a school district is required to contribute in order to receive apportionments from the State School Deferred Maintenance Fund pursuant to Section 17584 to the extent that those funds are used for purposes that qualify for funding under that section.
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(B)A school district contribution to the account may be provided in lieu of meeting the ongoing maintenance requirements pursuant to Section 17014 to the extent the funds are used for purposes established in that section. A school district that serves as the administrative unit for a special education local plan area may elect to exclude from its total general fund expenditures, for purposes of this paragraph, the distribution of revenues that are passed through to participating members of the special education local plan area.
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(C)This paragraph applies only to the following school districts:
(i)High school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 300 pupils.
(ii)Elementary school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 900 pupils.
(iii)Unified school districts with an average daily attendance greater than 1,200 pupils.
(3)Certify that it has publicly approved an ongoing and major maintenance plan that outlines the use of the funds deposited, or to be deposited, pursuant to paragraph (2). The plan may provide that the school district need not expend all of its annual allocation for ongoing and major maintenance in the year in which it is deposited if the cost of major maintenance requires that the allocation be carried over into another fiscal year. However, any state funds carried over into a subsequent year may not be counted toward the annual minimum contribution by the school district. A plan developed in compliance with this section shall be deemed to meet the requirements of Section 17585.
(c)A school district to which paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) does not apply shall certify to the board that it can reasonably maintain its facilities with a lesser level of maintenance.
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(c)For purposes of calculating a county office of education requirement pursuant to this section, the 3 2 percent maintenance requirement shall be based upon the county office of education general fund less any restricted accounts.
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(d)As a condition of participation in the school facilities program or the receipt of funds pursuant to Section 17582, for a fiscal year after the 200405 fiscal year, a school district shall establish a facilities inspection system to ensure that each of its schools is maintained in good repair.
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(e)For purposes of this section, good repair has the same meaning as specified in subdivision (d) of Section 17002.
SEC. 5.Section 17070.99 of the Education Code is repealed.17070.99.(a)The board shall conduct an evaluation on the cost of new construction and modernization of small high schools in conjunction with the pilot program established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17072.10, as it read on January 1, 2005.
(b)The State Department of Education shall conduct an evaluation that focuses on pupil outcomes, including, but not limited to, academic achievement and college attendance rates, at the small high schools constructed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17072.10, as it read on January 1, 2005, and on the reasons school districts do not currently opt to build small high schools.
(c)The evaluations required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be completed no later than two years after the opening of the last small high school constructed pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 17072.10, as it read on January 1, 2005.
(d)The evaluations conducted pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be used to inform the direction of future school facilities construction and related bond measures.
SEC. 6.Section 17071.15 is added to the Education Code, to read:17071.15.Notwithstanding Section 17071.10, the board shall require a school district that elects to participate in the new construction program to conduct an inventory of existing facilities and submit this information to the board, as prescribed by the board, for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
SEC. 7.Section 17071.33 of the Education Code is repealed.17071.33.(a)For the purposes of determining existing school building capacity, the calculation shall be adjusted as required for first priority status pursuant to Section 17017.7 as that calculation would have been made under the policies of the board in effect immediately preceding September 1, 1998.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to a high school district, the existing school building capacity shall be calculated without regard to multitrack year-round school considerations.
SEC. 8.Section 17071.35 of the Education Code is repealed.17071.35.Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the maximum school building capacity for each applicant district shall be increased by the number of pupils reported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for that grade level pursuant to Section 42268. This adjustment shall be calculated on the basis, at the districts option, of either the district as a whole or the appropriate attendance area.
SEC. 9.Section 17071.40 of the Education Code is repealed.17071.40.Each school on a year-round, multitrack calendar that has a density of 200 or more pupils enrolled per acre, that is located in a school district with 40 percent of its pupils attending multitrack, year-round schools shall be exempted from the increase in school building capacity required by Section 17071.35. Nothing in this section shall be construed as exempting the school from the requirements of Section 17071.33.
SEC. 10.Section 17072.35 of the Education Code is amended to read:17072.35.(a)(1)A grant for new construction may be used for any and all costs necessary to adequately house new pupils in any approved project, and those costs may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, site acquisition and development, evaluation and response action costs relating to hazardous substances at a new or existing schoolsite, demolition, construction, acquisition and installation of portable classrooms, landscaping, necessary utility costs, utility connections and other fees, equipment including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, furnishings, and the upgrading of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A grant for new construction may also be used to acquire an existing government or privately owned building, or a privately financed school building, and for the necessary costs of converting the government or privately owned building for public school use. A
(2)A grant for new construction may also be used for the costs either or both of the following purposes:
(A)The cost of designs and materials that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high performance high-performance schools.
(B)Seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs.
(b)In the development of guidelines and regulations, the board shall provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design and new construction of school facilities.
SEC. 11.Section 17072.40 is added to the Education Code, to read:17072.40.The Office of Public School Construction, in consultation with the State Department of Education, shall recommend to the board regulations that will provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities. These recommendations shall propose revisions to any regulations that limit the ability of school districts to use new construction grants to construct instructional space approved by the State Department of Education. The proposed revisions shall ensure that a school district has the ability to design a facility that provides a flexible learning environment, provides for the integration and use of technology, and serves as an instructional space and learning environment that supports and enhances the educational delivery process.
SEC. 12.Section 17073.16 is added to the Education Code, to read:17073.16.The board shall require a school district that elects to participate in the modernization program to conduct an inventory of existing facilities and submit this information to the board, as prescribed by the board, for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
SEC. 13.Section 17074.25 of the Education Code is amended to read:17074.25.(a)(1)A modernization apportionment may be used for an improvement to extend the useful life of, or to enhance the physical environment of, the school. The improvement may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, demolition, construction, the replacement of portable classrooms, necessary utility costs, utility connection and other fees, the purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials and related costs, furniture and equipment, including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, fire safety improvements, playground safety improvements, the identification, assessment, or abatement of hazardous asbestos, seismic safety improvements, and the upgrading of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A modernization grant may not be used for costs associated with acquisition and development of real property or for routine maintenance and repair.
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(2)A modernization apportionment may also be used for the either of the following:
(A)The cost of designs and materials that promote the efficient use of energy and water, the maximum use of natural lighting and indoor air quality, the use of recycled materials and materials that emit a minimum of toxic substances, the use of acoustics conducive to teaching and learning, and other characteristics of high-performance schools.
(B) Seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs.
(b)In the development of guidelines and regulations, the board shall provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design and modernization of school facilities.
(c)(1)A modernization apportionment may also be used to demolish and construct a building or buildings on an existing schoolsite if the total cost of providing a new school building, including land, on a new site would not protect the economic interest of the state and school district.
(2)A project deemed to meet the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be eligible for a grant equal to the grant provided under Section 17072.10.
(d)The board shall establish additional requirements it deems necessary to ensure that the economic interests of the state and the educational interests of the children of the state are protected.
SEC. 14.Section 17074.26 of the Education Code is amended to read:17074.26.The board shall adopt regulations to adjust the per-pupil amounts set forth in Section 17074.14 17074.10 for modernization projects for school buildings that are 50 years old or older based upon the higher costs associated with modernizing older buildings.
SEC. 15.Section 17254 is added to the Education Code, to read:17254.(a)The State Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control shall convene for purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facility construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process.
(b)The interagency plan developed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before July 1, 2017.
(c)It is the intent of the Legislature that operative regulatory language adopted by the State Allocation Board before the effective date of this section be reviewed and revised before July 1, 2016, to ensure that the School Facility Program is being implemented in a manner that reduces duplicative processes for the review, approval, and audit of school facility new construction and modernization projects.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2021, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before July 1, 2021, deletes or extends that date.
SEC. 16.Section 17592.70 of the Education Code is amended to read:17592.70.(a)There is hereby established the School Facilities Needs Assessment Grant Program with the purpose to provide for a one-time comprehensive assessment of school facilities facility needs. The grant program shall be administered by the State Allocation Board.
(b)(1)The grants shall be awarded to school districts on behalf of schoolsites ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the Academic Performance Index (API), pursuant to Section 52056, based on the 2003 base API score for each school newly constructed prior to January 1, 2000.
(2)For purposes of this section, schools ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the 2003 base API shall include any schools determined by the department to meet either of the following:
(A)The school meets all of the following criteria:
(i)Does not have a valid base API score for 2003.
(ii)Is operating in the 200405 fiscal year year, and was operating in the 200304 fiscal year 2003-04 during the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program testing period.
(iii)Has a valid base API score for 2002 that was ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, in that year.
(B)The school has an estimated base API score for 2003 that would be in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive.
(3)The department shall estimate an API score for any school meeting the criteria of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and not meeting the criteria of clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), using available testing scores and any weighting or corrective factors it deems appropriate. The department shall provide those API scores to the Office of Public School Construction and post them on its Internet Web site within 30 days of the enactment of this section.
(4) For purposes of this section, schools ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, on the 2003 base API shall exclude any schools determined by the department to be operated by county offices of education pursuant to Section 56140.
(c)The board shall allocate funds pursuant to subdivision (b) to school districts with jurisdiction over eligible schoolsites, based on ten dollars ($10) per pupil enrolled in the eligible school as of October 2003, with a minimum allocation of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each schoolsite.
(d)As a condition of receiving funds pursuant to this section, school districts shall do all of the following:
(1)Use the funds to develop a comprehensive needs assessment of all schoolsites eligible for grants pursuant to subdivision (b). The assessment shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following information for each schoolsite:
(A)The year each building that is currently used for instructional purposes was constructed.
(B)The year, if any, each building that is currently used for instructional purposes was last modernized.
(C)The pupil capacity of the school.
(D)The number of pupils enrolled in the school.
(E)The density of the school campus measured in pupils per acre.
(F)The total number of classrooms at the school.
(G)The age and number of portable classrooms at the school.
(H)Whether the school is operating on a multitrack, year-round calendar, and, if so, what type.
(I)Whether the school has a cafeteria, or an auditorium or other space used for pupil eating and not for class instruction.
(J)The useful life remaining of all major building systems for each structure housing instructional space, including, but not limited to, sewer, water, gas, electrical, roofing, and fire and life safety protection.
(K)The estimated costs for five years necessary to maintain functionality of each instructional space to maintain health, safety, and a suitable learning environment, as applicable, including classroom, counseling areas, administrative space, libraries, gymnasiums, multipurpose and dining space, and the accessibility to those spaces.
(L)A list of necessary repairs.
(2)Use the data currently filed with the state as part of the process of applying for and obtaining modernization or construction funds for school facilities, or information that is available in the California Basic Education Data System for the element required in subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) of paragraph (1).
(3)Use the assessment as the baseline for the facilities inspection system required pursuant to subdivision (e) (d) of Section 17070.75.
(4)Provide the results of the assessment to the Office of Public School Construction, including a report on the expenditures made in performing the assessment. It is the intent of the Legislature that the assessments be completed as soon as possible, but not later than January 1, 2006.
(5)If a school district does not need the full amount of the allocation it receives pursuant to this section, the school district shall expend the remaining funds for making facilities repairs identified in its needs assessment. The school district shall report to the Office of Public School Construction on the repairs completed pursuant to this paragraph and the cost of the repairs.
(6)Submit to the Office of Public School Construction an interim report regarding the progress made by the school district in completing the assessments of all eligible schools.
SEC. 17.Section 101012 of the Education Code is amended to read:101012.(a)The proceeds from the sale of bonds, issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter, shall be allocated in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The amount of one billion nine hundred million dollars ($1,900,000,000) for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10. 10 of Division 1 of Title 1. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, up to 10.5 percent shall be available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement, pursuant to Section 17075.10. The unencumbered balance of the amount available for purposes of seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement under this paragraph shall be transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for allocation pursuant to Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) on the date that Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) becomes operative.
(2)The amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) shall be available for providing school facilities to charter schools pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 17078.52) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10. 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(3)The amount of three billion three hundred million dollars ($3,300,000,000) for the modernization of school facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10. 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(4)(A) The amount of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Article 13 (commencing with Section 17078.70) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10, 10 of Division 1 of Title 1, relating to facilities for career technical education programs.
(B)Of the amount not yet approved for allocation by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this paragraph by January 1, 2015, 50 percent shall be available for the purpose of paragraph (1), and 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (3). If an apportionment or State Allocation Board approval pursuant to this paragraph is rescinded after January 1, 2015, the rescinded amount shall be available for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3). The State Allocation Board shall determine the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (1) and the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (3).
(5)Of the amounts allocated under paragraphs (1) and (3), up to two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Chapter 894 of the Statutes of 2004, relating to incentives for the creation of smaller learning communities and small high schools.
(6)The amount of twenty-nine million dollars ($29,000,000) for the purposes set forth in Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 17077.40) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1, relating to joint use projects.
(7)The amount of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) shall be available for providing new construction funding to severely overcrowded schoolsites pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 17079) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(8)(A) The amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for incentive grants to promote the use of designs and materials in new construction and modernization projects that include the attributes of high-performance schools, including, but not limited to, the elements set forth in Section 17070.96, pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Allocation Board.
(B)Of the amount not yet approved for allocation by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this paragraph by January 1, 2015, 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (1), and 50 percent shall be available for purposes of paragraph (3). If an apportionment or State Allocation Board approval pursuant to this paragraph is rescinded on or after January 1, 2015, the rescinded amount shall be available for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3). The State Allocation Board shall determine the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (1) and the percentage of the rescinded amount to be used for purposes of paragraph (3).
(b)School districts may use funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) only for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1:
(1)The purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials, and related costs.
(2)Construction projects or the purchase of furniture or equipment designed to increase school security or playground safety.
(3)The identification, assessment, or abatement in school facilities of hazardous asbestos.
(4)Project funding for high-priority roof replacement projects.
(5)Any other modernization of facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(c)Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) may also be used to provide new construction grants for eligible applicant county boards of education under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1 for funding classrooms for severely handicapped pupils, or for funding classrooms for county community school pupils.
(d)(1)The Legislature may amend this section to adjust the funding amounts specified in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of subdivision (a), only by either of the following methods:
(A)By a statute, passed in each house of the Legislature by rollcall vote entered in the respective journals, by not less than two-thirds of the membership in each house concurring, if the statute is consistent with, and furthers the purposes of, this chapter.
(B)By a statute that becomes effective only when approved by the voters.
(2)Amendments pursuant to this subdivision may adjust the amounts to be expended pursuant to paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of subdivision (a), but may not increase or decrease the total amount to be expended pursuant to that subdivision.
(e)Funds available pursuant to this section may be used for acquisition of school facilities authorized pursuant to Section 17280.5.
SEC. 18.Part 70 (commencing with Section 101100) is added to Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, to read:70.K14 SCHOOL INVESTMENT BOND ACT OF 20161.General101100.This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016.
101101.The incorporation of, or reference to, any provision of California statutory law in this part includes all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
101102.(a)Bonds in the total amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Sections 101130, 101139, and 101159, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this part and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee established by Section 15909 or the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353, as the case may be, at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
2.Kindergarten Through Grade 121.Kindergarten Through Grade 12 School Facilities Program Provisions101110.The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 101120) shall be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund established in the State Treasury under subdivision (e) of Section 17070.40, and shall be allocated by the State Allocation Board pursuant to this chapter.
101111.All moneys deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for the purposes of this chapter shall be available to provide aid to school districts, county superintendents of schools, and county boards of education of the state in accordance with the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1), as set forth in Section 101112, to provide funds to repay any money advanced or loaned to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund under any act of the Legislature, together with interest provided for in that act, and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code.
101112.(a)The proceeds from the sale of bonds, issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter, shall be allocated in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)The amount of ____ dollars ($____) for new construction of school facilities of applicant school districts under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(2)The amount of ____ dollars ($____) for the modernization of school facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(3)Of the amount allocated in this subdivision, up to 5 percent shall be available for providing facilities to charter schools pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 17078.52) of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(b)School districts may use funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) only for one or more of the following purposes in accordance with Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1:
(1)The purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials, and related costs.
(2)Construction projects or the purchase of furniture or equipment designed to increase school security or playground safety.
(3)The identification, assessment, or abatement in school facilities of hazardous asbestos.
(4)Project funding for high-priority roof replacement projects.
(5)Any other modernization of facilities pursuant to Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1.
(c)Funds allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) may also be utilized to provide new construction grants for eligible applicant county boards of education under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 17070.10) of Part 10 of Division 1 of Title 1 for funding classrooms for severely handicapped pupils, or for funding classrooms for county community school pupils.
101113.(a)The board shall assign the highest priority for funding under this chapter to applicant school districts whose projects to be funded are emergency facility needs as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 17592.72.
(b)The board shall assign priority for funding under this chapter to applicant school districts that demonstrate participation in a community-based effort to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services by engaging in public and private partnerships with local public entities and other nonprofit or private community partners. Criteria that demonstrate this participation shall include all of the following:
(1)Institutionalized structures for cross-agency collaboration, including, but not limited to, memoranda of understanding to coordinate activities and services.
(2)Agreements for joint use and operations of school facilities that provide for extended hours of use for pupils, families, and the community, integration of libraries, early childhood education, child care centers, senior centers, outdoor recreation or environmental education, arts education, and career technical education and adult education offerings for pupils and community members.
(3)Participation in the State Community Schools Network.
(4)Participation in technical assistance and training, including professional development, for full-service community schools.
(5)Certification that the districts school facilities master plan is consistent with the regional sustainable communities strategy established pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
2.Kindergarten Through Grade 12 School Facilities Fiscal Provisions101120.(a)Of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 101100), bonds in the amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 101130, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 15909 at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
101121.The State School Building Finance Committee, established by Section 15909 and composed of the Governor, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, and the Superintendent, or their designated representatives, all of whom shall serve on the committee without compensation, and a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum, is continued in existence for the purpose of this chapter. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. Two Members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two Members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, shall meet with and provide advice to the committee to the extent that the advisory participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the Legislature. For purposes of this chapter, the Members of the Legislature shall constitute an interim investigating committee on the subject of this chapter and, as that committee, shall have the powers granted to, and duties imposed upon, those committees by the Joint Rules of the Senate and the Assembly. The Director of Finance shall provide assistance to the committee as it may require. The Attorney General of the state is the legal advisor of the committee.
101122.(a)The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law, except Section 16727 of the Government Code to the extent that it conflicts with this part, apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated into this chapter as though set forth in full within this chapter.
(b)For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the State Allocation Board is designated the board for purposes of administering the 2016 State School Facilities Fund.
101123.(a)Upon request of the State Allocation Board, the State School Building Finance Committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to fund the apportionments and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to fund those apportionments progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the State School Building Finance Committee consider a pay-as-you-go model of financing that increases actual money for construction by issuing short-term debt with faster repayment plans to lessen the amount of state funds spent on interest and reduce overall state debt.
(c)A request of the State Allocation Board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be supported by a statement of the apportionments made and to be made for the purposes described in Sections 101111 and 101112.
101124.There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
101125.Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a)The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)The sum necessary to carry out Section 101128, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
101126.The State Allocation Board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account or any other approved form of interim financing, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this chapter.
101127.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
101128.For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the State School Building Finance Committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund consistent with this chapter. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
101129.All money deposited in the 2016 State School Facilities Fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund, and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
101130.The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
101131.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not proceeds of taxes as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
3.California Community College Facilities1.General101132.(a)The 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury for deposit of funds from the proceeds of bonds issued and sold for the purposes of this chapter.
(b)The Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 is hereby authorized to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing funds to aid the California Community Colleges.
2.California Community College Facilities Program Provisions101133.(a)From the proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 101134), the sum of ____ dollars ($____) shall be deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund for the purposes of this article. When appropriated, these funds shall be available for expenditure for the purposes of this article.
(b)The purposes of this article include assisting in meeting the capital outlay financing needs of the California Community Colleges.
(c)Proceeds from the sale of bonds issued and sold for the purposes of this article may be used to fund construction on existing campuses, including the construction of buildings and the acquisition of related fixtures, construction of facilities that may be used by more than one segment of public higher education (intersegmental), the renovation and reconstruction of facilities, site acquisition, the equipping of new, renovated, or reconstructed facilities, which equipment shall have an average useful life of 10 years; and to provide funds for the payment of preconstruction costs, including, but not limited to, preliminary plans and working drawings for facilities of the California Community Colleges.
3.California Community College Facilities Fiscal Provisions101134.(a)Of the total amount of bonds authorized to be issued and sold pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 101100), bonds in the total amount of ____ dollars ($____), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 101139, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature that the California Community Colleges annually consider, as part of their annual capital outlay planning process, the inclusion of facilities that may be used by more than one segment of public higher education (intersegmental), and, that on or before May 15 of each year, those entities report their findings regarding inclusion of facilities for intersegmental use to the budget committees of each house of the Legislature.
(c)Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 at any different times necessary to service expenditures required by the apportionments.
101134.5.(a)The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law, except Section 16727 of the Government Code to the extent that it conflicts with this part, apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated into this chapter as though set forth in full within this chapter.
(b)For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, each state agency administering an appropriation of the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund is designated as the board for projects funded pursuant to this chapter.
(c)The proceeds of the bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be available for the purpose of funding aid to the California Community Colleges for the construction on existing or new campuses, and their respective off-campus centers and joint use and intersegmental facilities, as set forth in this chapter.
101135.The Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee established pursuant to Section 67353 shall authorize the issuance of bonds under this chapter only to the extent necessary to fund the apportionments for the purposes described in this chapter that are expressly authorized by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act. Pursuant to that legislative direction, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the purposes described in this chapter and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
101135.5.There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
101136.Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a)The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b)The sum necessary to carry out Section 101137.5, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
101136.5.The board, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 101134.5, may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account or any other approved form of interim financing, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The board, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 101134.5, shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this chapter.
101137.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
101137.5.(a)For purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the Higher Education Facilities Finance Committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund consistent with this chapter. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from proceeds received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(b)Any request forwarded to the Legislature and the Department of Finance for funds from this bond issue for expenditure for the purposes described in this chapter by the California Community Colleges shall be accompanied by the five-year capital outlay plan that reflects the needs and priorities of the community college system and is prioritized on a statewide basis. Requests shall include a schedule that prioritizes the seismic retrofitting needed to significantly reduce, in the judgment of the particular college, seismic hazards in buildings identified as high priority by the college.
101138.All money deposited in the 2016 California Community College Capital Outlay Bond Fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund, and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
101139.The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
101139.5.The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not proceeds of taxes as that term is used in Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
SEC. 19.The Secretary of State shall submit Sections 17 and 18 of this act to the voters at the ____, 2016, statewide ____ election.
SEC. 20.The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
SEC. 21.Sections 2 to 14, inclusive, and Sections 16, 17, and 18 of this act shall become operative only if the voters approve the K14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016, as set forth in Section 18 of this act.
SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to submit a general obligation bond measure to the voters during the 2016 calendar year to fund the modernization and construction of school facilities.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to submit a general obligation bond measure to the voters during the 2016 calendar year to fund the modernization and construction of school facilities.
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| Jan 15, 2015 | Read first time. To print. |
| Jan 16, 2015 | From printer. May be heard in committee February 15. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 26, 2015 | Referred to Com. on ED. |
| Apr 6, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on ED. |
| May 5, 2015 | From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 29). |
| May 6, 2015 | Read second time and amended. |
| May 7, 2015 | Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| May 20, 2015 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file. |
| May 20, 2015 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. |
| May 28, 2015 | In committee: Held under submission. |
| Jan 31, 2016 | Died pursuant to Article IV, Sec. 10(c) of the Constitution. |
| Feb 1, 2016 | From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. |
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| Apr 29, 2015 | Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Education |
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| California Association Of School Business Officials | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Construction Employers' Association | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
| County School Facilities Consortium | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Infill Builders Federation | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
| State Building & Construction Trades Council Of California | * Support | Apr 29, 2015 |
AB 148
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Date of Hearing: May 20, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB 148
(Holden) – As Amended May 6, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill enacts the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016, to be operative only if approved by voters on the November 2016 general election. Makes changes to the School Facility Program (SFP). Specifically, this bill:
Authorizes an unspecified amount of general obligation (GO) school facility bond to be placed on 2016 statewide general election ballot, for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) and Community Colleges (CCC) new construction and modernization projects, including replacement of structures. Makes up to 5% of the unspecified amount available for charter facilities.
Establishes the 2016 State School Facilities Fund and authorizes the State Allocation Board (SAB) to apportion funds to school districts from funds transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund from any source for the purposes specified in the SFP.
Makes changes to the SFP relative to new construction and modernization, including seismic mitigation authorization and increased flexibility in design and construction of facilities. Also requires each school district that elects to participate in a new construction or modernization program to reestablish eligibility, as specified, and to conduct an inventory of existing facilities for purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
Requires the State Department of Education, the Division of the State Architect, the Office of Public School Construction, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control to convene for purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facilities construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process. Requires this interagency plan be submitted to the Legislature on or before July 1, 2017
FISCAL EFFECT:
Bond debt is unknown as the bill does not specify the amount of the GO bond. The state pays principal and interest during the repayment period. Cost will depend on factors such as the actual interest rate paid, the timing of the bond sales (bonds are often sold over a number of years), and the time period over which the bonds are repaid. For illustration, assuming a 5% interest rate with a 30-year repayment period, the state would pay about $65 million annually in principal and interest costs for each $1 billion borrowed.
One-time General Fund printing costs of at least $220,000 for the Secretary of State to include the analysis, arguments for and against, and the text of the measure in the state voter information guide.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. This bill places a bond on an unspecified statewide election in 2016 to fund K-12 and California Community Colleges facilities. The amount of the bond is unspecified. According to the author, the amounts will be determined pending further examinations of need and discussions with the Administration and other parties.
The last education bond on the statewide ballot was Proposition 1D, which was passed by voters on the November 2006 ballot. Proposition 1D provided $10.416 billion for K-12 and higher education facilities and established new K-12 grant programs. This funding has been nearly exhausted. According to the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC), as of April 15, 2015, approximately $195.4 million remains in bond authority from the 2002, 2004, and 2006 bonds.
Related legislation.
AB 1088 (O'Donnell), pending in this committee, places a Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act on an unspecified statewide general election, to be operative only if approved by voters at the unspecified statewide general election. The author has indicated this will be a two-year bill.
AB 1433 (Gray), pending in this committee, places the Recommitment to Higher Education Bond Act of 2016 with unspecified amounts for higher education facilities on the November 8, 2016 statewide general election.
SB 114 (Liu), pending in the Senate Appropriations Committee, would place the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016 with unspecified dollar amounts on the November 8, 2016 ballot.
Analysis Prepared by: Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
AB 148
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Patrick O'Donnell, Chair
AB 148
(Holden) – As Amended March 26, 2015
SUBJECT: School facilities: K–14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016
SUMMARY: Enacts the K-14 School Investment Bond Act of 2016, to be operative only if approved by voters at an unspecified 2016 statewide election. Specifically, this bill:
Establishes the 2016 State School Facilities Fund and authorizes the State Allocation Board (SAB) to apportion funds to school districts from funds transferred to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund from any source for the purposes specified in the SFP.
Authorizes an unspecified amount of general obligation (G.O.) school facilities bond to be placed on an unspecified statewide general election and specifies the funds to be allocated as follows:
An unspecified amount for kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) allocated to the following programs:
New Construction; and,
Modernization.
Specifies that up to 5% of the amount for New Construction and Modernization shall be available for charter school facilities.
An unspecified amount allocated to the California Community Colleges (CCC).
Makes the following changes to the SFP:
Specifies that the requirement for the SAB to require school districts to make all necessary repairs to ensure that a project is maintained in good repair shall be as a condition of participation in the SFP.
Strikes obsolete provision relating to deferred maintenance.
Strikes an obsolete provision requiring the SAB to conduct an evaluation on the costs of new construction and modernization of small high schools.
Requires the SAB to require a school district that elects to participate in the new construction and modernization programs to conduct an inventory of existing facilities and submit this information to the SAB for the purposes of maintaining a statewide school facilities inventory.
Repeals the provisions that do the following:
Requires, for the purpose of determining existing school building capacity, the calculation to be adjusted for first priority status as that calculation would have been made under the policies of the SAB in effected immediately preceding September 1, 1998.
Requires the maximum school building capacity for each applicant district be increased by the number of pupils reported by the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) as excess capacity as a result of participation in the Year-Round School Grant Program. Repeals the requirement that the adjustment be calculated on the basis, at the district's option, of either the district as a whole or the appropriate attendance area.
Requires each school on a multitrack year-round calendar that has a density of 200 or more pupils enrolled per acre that is located in a school district with 40 percent of its pupils attending multitrack year-round schools be exempted from the increase in school building capacity required by Education Code (EC) Section 17071.35.
Authorizes a new construction grant to be used for seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs.
Specifies that in the development and guidelines and regulations for new construction and modernization, the SAB shall provide a school district with maximum flexibility in the design, construction, and modernization of school facilities.
Requires the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC), in consultation with the California Department of Education (CDE), to recommend to the SAB regulations that will provide school districts with flexibility in designing instructional facilities. These recommendations shall propose revisions to any regulations that limit the ability of school districts to use new construction grants to construct instructional space approved by the State Department of Education. The proposed revisions shall ensure that a school district has the ability to design a facility that provides a flexible learning environment, provides for the integration and use of technology, and serves as an instructional space and learning environment that supports and enhances the educational delivery process.
Authorizes a modernization apportionment to be used for the following purposes:
Seismic mitigation purposes and related design, study, and testing costs; and,
Demolish and construct a building(s) on an existing schoolsite if the total cost of providing a new school building, including land, on a new site would not protect the economic interest of the state and school district. Authorizes such a project to be eligible for grant equal to the New Construction grant level. Requires the SAB to establish additional requirements necessary to ensure the economic interest of the state and the educational interests of children are protected.
Requires the CDE, Division of State Architect (DSA), the OPSC, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to convene for the purposes of developing an interagency plan to streamline the school facility construction application, review, and audit processes in order to reduce the time and improve the efficiency of the school facilities construction process. Requires the interagency plant to be submitted to the Legislature before July 1, 2017.
Expresses the intent of the Legislature that operative regulatory language adopted by the SAB before the effective date of this section be reviewed and revised before July 1, 2016, to ensure that the SFP is being implemented in a manner that reduces duplicative processes for the review, approval, and audit of school facility new construction and modernization projects.
Transfers the unencumbered balance of the amount available for seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement from the 2006 bond to the 2016 State School Facilities Fund for allocation on the date that the bond proposed by this bill, if approved by voters, becomes operative.
Requires the SAB to assign the following priorities:
Highest priority for bond funding to applicant school districts whose projects are emergency facility needs as defined in the Emergency Repair Program.
Priority for funding to applicant school districts that demonstrate participation in a community-based effort to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services by engaging in public and private partnerships with local public entities and other nonprofit or private community partners. Criteria that demonstrate this participation shall include all of the following:
Institutionalized structures for cross-agency collaboration, including, but not limited to, memoranda of understanding to coordinate activities and services.
Agreements for joint use and operations of school facilities that provide for extended hours of use for pupils, families, and the community, integration of libraries, early childhood education, child care centers, senior centers, outdoor recreation or environmental education, arts education, and career technical education and adult education offerings for pupils and community members.
Participation in the State Community Schools Network.
Participation in technical assistance and training, including professional development, for full-service community schools.
Certification that the district’s school facilities master plan is consistent with the regional sustainable communities strategy established pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
Expresses the intent of the Legislature that the State School Building Finance Committee consider a pay-as-you-go model of financing that increases actual money for construction by issuing short-term debt with faster repayment plans to lessen the amount of state funds spent on interest and reduce overall state debt.
EXISTING LAW:
Requires, under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998, the SAB to allocate to applicant school districts prescribed per-unhoused-pupil state funding for construction and modernization of school facilities, including hardship funding, and supplemental funding for site development and acquisition.
Provides that a school district's ongoing eligibility for new construction funding is determined by making calculations related to certain factors, including, but not limited to, enrollment projections by utilizing a cohort survival enrollment projection system, the number of students that may be adequately housed in the existing school building capacity of the district, and increases or decreases in enrollment resulting from receipt of funding from the Year-Round School Grant Program.
Provides that a school district is eligible to receive an apportionment for the modernization of a permanent school building that is more than 25 years old or a portable classroom that is at least 20 years old. A school district is eligible to receive an additional apportionment for modernization of a permanent school building every 25 years after the date of the previous apportionment or a portable classroom every 20 years after the previous apportionment.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown
COMMENTS: This bill places a bond on an unspecified statewide election in 2016 to fund kindergarten through California Community Colleges facilities. The amount of the bond is unspecified. This bill is nearly identical to the introduced version of SB 114 (Liu), pending in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The major difference is that SB 114 has been amended to remove funding for California Community Colleges and is now a K-12 bill. This bill remains a K-14 bill.
Background. The construction and rehabilitation of public kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) facilities are funded by a combination of state and local G.O. bonds, developer's fees and local assessments such as Mello Roos community facilities districts. The New Construction program requires a 50% match from local educational agencies (LEAs), unless the LEA qualifies for financial hardship, which pays up to 100% of project costs. Modernization funds are awarded at 60% with a 40% match. Since the inception of the SFP in 1998, voters have approved $35.4 billion in state G.O. bonds for K-12 schools.
Ballot |
Measure |
Amount |
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November 1998 |
Proposition 1A |
$9.2 billion ($6.7 billion K-12 + $2.5 billion Higher Ed) |
62.5 |
November 2002 |
Proposition 47 |
$13.05 billion ($11.4 billion K-12 + $1.65 billion Higher Ed) |
59.1 |
March 2004 |
Proposition 55 |
$12.3 billion ($10 billion K-12 + $2.3 billion Higher Ed) |
50.9 |
November 2006 |
Proposition 1D |
$10.416 billion ($7.329 K-12 + $3.087 billion Higher Ed) |
56.9 |
The last education bond on the statewide ballot was Proposition 1D, which was passed by voters on the November 2006 ballot. Proposition 1D provided $10.416 billion for K-12 and higher education facilities and established new K-12 grant programs, specified through the following allocations:
$7.329 billion for K-12 facilities as follows:
$1.9 billion for new construction projects (of which up to $199.5 million can be set aside for seismic repairs);
$3.3 billion for modernization projects;
$1 billion for overcrowding relief grants through the removal of portables;
$500 million for charter school facilities;
$500 million for career technical education (CTE) facilities and equipment;
$100 million for high performance (green) projects; and,
$29 million for joint-use projects.
$3.087 billion for higher education facilities as follows:
$1.507 billion for CCC;
$890 million for UC, of which $200 million was available for medical education programs; and,
$690 million for CSU.
K-12 remaining bond authority. Due to the state's budget crisis and poor credit ratings, the Pool Money Investment Board halted the regular sale of all G.O. bonds in December 2008 and slowed the disbursement of funds. The SAB, comprised of ten members that include appointments by the Governor, the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate President pro Tem, is the body that allocates bond funds and oversees the administration of the SFP staffed by the OPSC, within the Department of General Services. The SAB has been making unfunded approvals since 2009 to enable districts to continue their facilities planning. The unfunded approvals are converted to apportionments when bonds are sold and cash becomes available.
According to the OPSC, as of April 15, 2015, approximately $195.4 million remains in bond authority from the 2002, 2004, and 2006 bonds, as follows:
Remaining Bond Authority – as of April 15, 2015 |
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New Construction Modernization Seismic Mitigation Career Technical Education Charter High Performance Overcrowding Relief |
$17.8* $4.5* $141.2 $2.3 $27.1 $.5 $2 |
Total *Due to project rescissions |
$195.4
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Source: Office of Public School Construction
The majority of remaining authority is derived from funds for seismic projects. Proposition 1D authorized up to 10.5% of New Construction funds to be used for seismic repair, reconstruction, or replacement. Seismic dollars have gone out slowly, partly due to fairly narrow eligibility criteria. New Construction and Modernization funds have been exhausted since 2012. The funds currently available are due to funds returned to the program.
SFP changes. The bill makes a number of changes to the SFP that are also contained in SB 114, with the exception of three provisions:
Seismic funds: The bill transfers any unencumbered balance from Proposition 1D authorized to be used for seismic purposes to the 2016 bond. It is unclear why this is necessary. Proposition 1D authorizes up to 10.5% of the New Construction funds to be used for seismic; it is not a standalone program. The SAB can redirect the funds for New Construction purposes anytime.
Emergency facility needs: The bond act in this bill requires the SAB to give the "highest priority" for funding for emergency facility projects consistent with those funded by the Emergency Repair Program pursuant to the Williams v. California settlement. The SFP, under EC Section 17075.10, authorizes funding for facility hardship projects that pose health and safety risks to pupils. Funds approved as facility hardship are not charged to a school district's eligibility for New Construction or Modernization. The SAB is currently placing facility hardship projects at the top of the unfunded approvals list. If enacted, it will create confusion in the implementation of the SFP. It is also unclear what "highest priority" means. Projects are funded as applications are submitted as long as there is bond authority. Giving priority makes sense when there is lack of funding. It is not clear how priority is given when funding is available. Staff recommends urging the author to remove this provision or amend the facility hardship provision to incorporate repairs in the ERP that may not be covered under facility hardship.
School Building Finance Committee: The bond act in the bill expresses the intent of the Legislature that the State School Building Finance Committee consider a pay-as-you-go model of financing that increases actual money for construction by issuing short-term debt with faster repayment plans to lessen the amount of state funds spent on interest and reduce overall state debt. The author may be urging the School Building Finance Committee to consider issuing shorter-term bonds, but it is unclear.
Other SFP changes. Program changes include requiring school districts to provide information to establish a statewide inventory, requiring state agencies to create an interagency plan to streamline the process, authorizing New Construction and Modernization apportionments to be used for seismic projects, requiring the OPSC to develop regulations that will provide school districts flexibility in designing school facilities.
The bond act in this bill requires the SAB to give priority for funding to school districts that demonstrate participation in a community-based effort to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through all of the following:
Institutionalized structures for cross-agency collaboration, including, but not limited to, memoranda of understanding to coordinate activities and services.
Agreements for joint use and operations of school facilities that provide for extended hours of use for pupils, families, and the community, integration of libraries, early childhood education, child care centers, senior centers, outdoor recreation or environmental education, arts education, and career technical education and adult education offerings for pupils and community members.
Participation in the State Community Schools Network.
Participation in technical assistance and training, including professional development, for full-service community schools.
Certification that the district’s school facilities master plan is consistent with the regional sustainable communities strategy established pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code.
While the goal of encouraging school districts to work in a larger context with the community is a good goal, the Committee may wish to consider whether these requirements may be challenging to meet. It is also unclear what "assigning priority" means. Projects are funded as applications are submitted as long as there is bond authority. Giving priority makes sense when there is lack of funding. It is not clear how priority is given when funding is available. By enacting this provision in the bond act rather than in the SFP, if and when funding is limited, the SAB may not be able to prioritize health and safety projects without going back to the voters. Staff recommends amending the bill to provide additional funds for school districts that meet all of the conditions, rather than making it a priority for funding.
Governor's Budget. The Governor has indicated concerns regarding the use of bonds to fund school facilities and questions whether the State should have any role in student housing. The Governor has also highlighted problems he sees with the SFP, including the processes for plan approvals and funding. The 2015-16 budget suggests increasing local contribution while minimizing state participation. Specifically, the Governor proposes to provide limited state support for districts that may not be able to generate local bond dollars due to low assessed valuations. The proposal does not specify the threshold for eligibility, level of funding or source of funding (presumably General Fund). The Governor also proposes to lift Proposition 39 rate caps to increase funds generated through local bonds, adjust developer fees, and authorize districts to use funds set aside for maintenance of facilities for construction and modernization. Some of the provisions in this bill, including the provisions to streamline the process and establish a facilities inventory, attempt to address some of the concerns of the Governor.
Related legislation. AB 1088 (O'Donnell), also scheduled for the April 29, 2015 hearing, places a Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act on an unspecified statewide general election, to be operative only if approved by voters at the unspecified statewide general election.
AB 1433 (Gray), pending in the Assembly Higher Education Committee, places the Recommitment to Higher Education Bond Act of 2016 with unspecified amounts for higher education facilities on the November 8, 2016 statewide general election.
SB 114 (Liu), pending in the Senate Appropriations Committee, would place the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016 with unspecified dollar amounts on the November 8, 2016 ballot.
Prior legislation. AB 2235 (Buchanan), would have authorized the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2014 to provide for the issuance of $4.3 billion in G.O. bonds for construction and modernization of school facilities, to become effective only if approved by voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. The bill also made changes to the SFP. The bill was held on the Senate Floor by the author.
AB 41 (Buchanan), introduced in 2013, expresses the Legislature's intent to place a Kindergarten-University facilities bond on the 2014 ballot. The bill was held by the author in the Assembly Education Committee.
SB 45 (Corbett), introduced in 2013, expresses the Legislature's intent to place a Kindergarten-University facilities bond on the next statewide general election. The bill was held by the author in the Senate Rules Committee.
SB 301 (Liu), introduced in 2013, expresses the Legislature's intent to place a Kindergarten-University facilities bond on the 2014 ballot. The bill was held by the author in the Senate Rules Committee.
AB 331 (Brownley), introduced in 2011, expressed the Legislature's intent to place a Kindergarten-University facilities bond on the 2012 ballot. The bill was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee in 2012.
AB 822 (Block), introduced in 2011, would have placed a higher education facilities bond on the November 2012 ballot. The bill was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee in 2012.
AB 220 (Brownley), introduced in 2009, would have placed a $6.1 billion Kindergarten-University facilities bond on the November 2010 ballot. The bill was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
SB 271 (Ducheny), introduced in 2009, would have placed an $8.6 billion higher education facilities bond on the November 2010 ballot. The bill was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Arguments in support. The author states, "Historically under the school facilities program, the state has paid 50 percent of the cost of new school facilities, 80 percent of the cost of modernizing existing facilities, and 100 percent of the cost of either new facilities or modernization in "hardship cases." Presently, there is less than $300 million in remaining bond authority and the State Allocation Board is not accepting any applications for school facilities projects. This situation is forcing school districts to either additionally finance the state's share of school construction or not be able to meet the growing need for new schools and modernizing aging school facilities."
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
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County School Facilities Consortium
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None on file
Analysis Prepared by: Sophia Kwong Kim / ED. / (916) 319-2087
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