By: @Marcus Detwiler CSDA is pleased to report that the 2024-25 State Budget excluded the Newsom Administration’s proposal related to charter schools and the calculation and distribution of Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) monies. The proposal would have resulted in the diversion...
By: @Ophelia Szigeti On Thursday, May 30, Legislative leaders made significant strides on the 2024-25 State Budget following extensive bilateral negotiations. Among the actions taken by the Legislature’s budget subcommittees were the rejection of a proposal to expand ERAF property tax...
Check out where things stand on the legislative priorities advocated by over 200 special district officials at Special Districts Legislative Days now that the State Legislature’s house of origin deadline has passed. All surviving bills must be heard in their second house policy committees by...
By: @Kyle Packham Today in Sacramento, over 200 special district board members, general managers, fire chiefs, parks directors, water specialists, and other special district officials came together to advocate on the top legislative priorities facing special districts. Major areas of...
By @Aaron Avery On March 14, CSDA along with the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), and League of California Cities (Cal Cities), jointly submitted a request to the Board of Administration (Board) of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) requesting the...
By: @Kyle Packham An entity representing California’s wealthiest corporations is behind a proposition that is eligible for the November 2024 statewide ballot. The measure — Initiative 1935 (previously Initiative 21-0042A1) — would revise the state Constitution to significantly undermine...
By @Marcus Detwiler The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has set April 30 as the deadline for counties to provide essential local agency registration information related to Proposition 19 (2020) property tax reimbursements. Recall that while Proposition 19 amended...
By @Aaron Avery In November 2020, California voters approved Proposition 19, known as the Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act. This constitutional amendment introduced significant changes to property tax benefits aimed at...
By @Kyle Packham The last day for propositions to qualify to appear on the November 5, 2024 Statewide General Election Ballot is June 27, 2024. Below is an overview of the state-of-play and an executive summary of the most significant measures affecting special districts and the...
By @Marcus Detwiler On Thursday, November 16, CSDA’s Board of Directors met in Sacramento and adopted “oppose” positions on a pair of ballot initiatives that may appear before California voters on the November 2024 ballot. The two ballot initiatives, numbered 23-0015A1 and 23-0025A1 ...
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