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Sara Bachez and Elizabeth Esquivel
Mar 17, 2020
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will host a webinar on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss the Department of Education guidance documents required by the Governor's Executive Order on school closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Mar 16, 2020
Today, March 16, 2020, Governor Newsom requested and the Legislature adopted emergency legislation to amend the 2019 Budget Act and appropriate $500 million for disaster response to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with additional authority for the state to provide a total appropriation of $1 billion.
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Mar 13, 2020
This afternoon, March 13, 2020, Governor Newsom issued an executive order to ensure school districts will continue to retain state funding during school closures due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Executive Order N-26-20 states that a school district, county office of education, and charter school that closes its schools to address the spread of the virus, will continue to receive state funding to support the following activities:
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Mar 2, 2020
Last month, Governor Newsom released the proposed statutory changes that conform with his January budget proposals, known as trailer bill language. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the major education proposals and highlights recommendations made by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
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Feb 24, 2020
On Friday, February 21, 2020, the legislative statutory deadline to submit new policy proposals was greeted with legislators introducing a total of 2,297 proposals, of which about 400 impact public education. Policy bills have a thirty-day review period before they can be heard in its first policy committee.
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Jan 23, 2020
CASBO is proud to release the 3rd annual Legislative Scorecard for the 2019 legislative session, which grades state lawmakers on their final floor votes on the top four legislative bills that CASBO supported and the top four legislative bills that CASBO opposed. The scorecard helps evaluate how each lawmaker voted on these eight proposals that will have significant fiscal and programmatic impact to public education.
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