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Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Legislative Update: Committee Hearings for AB 247 State School Bond and More »
The Legislature has been actively reviewing and processing hundreds of bill proposals, working toward a deadline of passin...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Student Housing: Budget Hearing, Project Rankings & New CalHFA Program »
There are numerous developments on student housing. This update provides highlights on a selection of issues. Assembly B...
Thursday, January 19, 2023
State School Bond Bill AB 247 Introduced »
Today we have exciting news to share! AB 247, a K-14 2024 state school bond , has been introduced. The bill is co-authore...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Governor Releases FY 23-24 Budget Proposal, Shifts Student Housing Commitments »
Today, Governor Newsom released his FY 2023-24 budget proposal , which includes $297 billion in total spending...
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Chancellor’s Office Releases Affordable Student Housing Grant Application Materials »
Today the Chancellor’s Office released the application materials for the Affordable Student Housing Grant Program. Materia...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Student Housing Grant Program Update: Guidance & DRAFT Application Materials »
The Chancellor’s Office is preparing a memo to provide guidance on the next application round of the Higher Education Stud...
Friday, September 30, 2022
End of Session Legislative Update: Governor Acts on Student Housing and Water Quality Assessments »
Today is the final day for the Governor to sign or veto bills in 2022. While we don’t know the final veto rate, he include...
Monday, August 29, 2022
Legislature Considers Bill to Amend Student Housing Application Deadlines »
The Legislature is poised to consider a budget trailer bill that will make additional modifications to the Higher Educatio...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Changes to the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program »
The final 2022 Budget Act included significant updates and changes to the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program,...
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Legislature Passes Key Budget Bills, Approves $1.4 B for Student Housing »
Last night, the Legislature passed key bills to implement the final budget agreement negotiated by the Legislature and Gov...
Monday, June 27, 2022
Legislature and Governor Announce Final Budget Agreement – Capital Outlay and Student Housing »
Legislative leaders and the Governor announced they have arrived at a final budget agreement . Today the Senate and Assem...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Legislature Passes Their 22-23 Budget: Student Housing & Capital Outlay »
Today the Legislature passed SB 154, the FY 22-23 Budget Act, which serves as a “placeholder budget.” A final deal between...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
House of Origin Deadline: Community College Facilities Bills »
Friday, May 27, was the final day for the Senate and Assembly to pass bills introduced in their own house (aka the “house...
Friday, May 13, 2022
Governor's FY 22-23 May Revision Budget: CCC Capital Outlay & Deferred Maintenance »
Today the Governor released his May Revision budget , which is an updated budget proposal for FY 2022-23 based on April t...
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Assembly Discusses Student Housing in Budget Subcommittee »
Today, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance had a robust discussion about the SB 169 Higher Education S...
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Student Housing and CCD Facilities Bills »
The Legislature is now reviewing newly introduced bills in their policy committees. It appears legislative leadership have...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
DOF Releases List of Recommended Student Housing Grant Recipients »
Today, March 1, the Department of Finance (DOF) released the list of applications it recommends for funding in FY 21-22, p...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Student Housing Bills and Budget Subcommittee Hearing on Facilities »
The Legislature is currently busy working in two key areas: introducing bills for consideration in 2022, and reviewing the...
Monday, January 10, 2022
Governor Releases FY 2022-23 Budget – Capital Outlay, Student Housing, and More »
Today, Governor Newsom released the  FY 2022-23 budget proposal . The budget includes $286.4 billion in tota...
Monday, November 8, 2021
Assembly Education Budget Subcommittee Holds Student Housing Hearing »
Today, Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education Finance held an informational hearing on “California Student Housing:...
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Student Housing Program Update - Application Now Available »
Today the Department of Finance (DOF) released the application and guidance for the new Higher Education Student Housing G...
Friday, September 24, 2021
Student Housing Program Update - Governor Signs SB 169 & Application Process TBD »
Good news! The Governor signed SB 169, the higher education trailer bill that creates the new $2 billion Higher Education...
Thursday, September 9, 2021
Legislature Passes Bill Creating Student Housing Program »
This afternoon, the Legislature passed SB 169, the higher education budget trailer bill that creates the new state student...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
State Student Housing Program - Implementing Legislation Proposed »
A bill has been introduced to implement the new state student housing program. The bill will either be AB 169 or SB 169 (b...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Governor Signs Budget Bills & State School Bond Update »
Governor Signs Key Budget Bills On July 13, the Governor signed SB 129, one of the main bills enacting the FY 21-22 budg...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Legislature Takes Additional Budget Action - Capital Outlay and Student Housing »
Last night, June 28, the Legislature passed SB 129, known as “budget bill junior,” making changes to the budget bill appro...
Monday, June 14, 2021
Legislature Passes Their Budget - Capital Outlay Projects and Student Housing »
Today the Legislature passed AB 128, the FY 21-22 Budget Act. Because a final budget deal between the Legislature and the...
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Two 2022 School Bond Bills Passed by Houses of Origin & Budget Update »
State School Bond Bills This week both active state school bond bills met a major test: passage out of their house of or...
Monday, May 17, 2021
May Revision Funds 8 New Capital Outlay Projects, Additional Continuing Projects »
We have confirmed that the Governor’s May Revision includes funding for additional community college capital outlay p...
Friday, May 14, 2021
Governor’s May Revision Proposes Student Housing, Deferred Maintenance Funding »
Today the Governor released his May Revision budget , which is an updated budget proposal for FY 2021-22 based on April t...
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Bond Bills Moving; Budget Update; State Reaches Appropriations Limit; Federal Stimulus »
Bond Bills Moving Through the Legislature Assembly Bill 75 (O’Donnell) – 2022 School Bond : AB 75 was passed by t...
Friday, March 26, 2021
State School Bond Bills, Federal & State Stimulus Packages, and State Budget News »
Assembly Bill 75 – 2022 School Bond AB 75 (O’Donnell) is the 2022 school bond vehicle, which will have its first heari...
Thursday, February 11, 2021
CCFC Supports Education Bond Bills; Assembly Holds Joint Vaccine Distribution Hearing »
On Thursday, February 4th, 2021, the CCFC Board took support positions on both education bond measures, AB 75 (O’Donnell)...
Friday, January 8, 2021
Governor Releases FY 2021-22 Budget, Proposing Capital Outlay Funding and COVID-19 Relief »
Today, Governor Newsom released the 2021-2022 budget proposal . The budget includes $227 billion in spending ($...
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
2022 School Bond Bill Introduced »
On Monday, December 7, 2020, Assembly Member O’Donnell introduced AB 75, which would place a new state school bond on the...

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