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• Positions on legislation
• Advocacy tools
• Local Control Funding Formula resources

Visit the www.fixthecap.com for updated information, news and links to contact your representatives in the Legislature regarding the school district reserve cap and SB 799.

What's New

• What’s New For 2016: A list of newly-signed legislation affecting public education
• 2015 Legislative Update (Bills Signed | Bills Vetoed)
• California School News: Under The Dome: Summer Recess Check-in (July 2015)
• California School News: Under The Dome: Updates On Key Bills (May 2015)
  

Reserve Cap News

• Los Angeles Times: Ditch the school reserve cap (6/27/15)
• San Diego Union Tribune: School still can’t save for a rainy day (7/13/15)
• Monterey Herald: Monterey County school officials want local budgets cap repealed (8/6/15)
• California School News: Central Valley School Board Members Ask Legislators To Repeal SB 858 (May 2015)
• Local School Board Members and League of Women Voters of California Call for Legislators to Repeal New Law that Prevents School Districts from Saving for a Rainy Day (4/28/15) 
• Local School Board Members and the League of Women Voters of California Call for Legislators to Repeal New Law that Prevents School Districts from Saving for a Rainy Day (4/27/15) 
• California School News: School Board Members Advocate Repeal Of SB 858 (April 2015)
• Local School Board Members and League of Women Voters of California Call for Legislators to Repeal New Law that Prevents School Districts from Saving for a Rainy Day (3/31/15) 
• California School News: Members Advocate on Legislative Action Day (March 2015)
• CSBA Delivers More than 800 Resolutions and Letters from School Boards to Governor Brown Urging Repeal of SB 858 Reserve Cap (3/10/15) 
• California School News: LAO Report Says Reserve Cap Fiscally Unwise (February 2015)
• CSBA Issues Statement Regarding LAO Analysis of School District Reserves (1/21/15)  
• California School News: CSBA Urges Reserve Cap Repeal  (January 2015)
• California School News: CSBA Needs Your Help To Repeal The Cap On School District Reserves (January 2015)

Teacher Evaluation News

• California School News: State Board of Education Reviews Assessments
• California School News: Teacher Evaluation Bills Advance

Coalition Letters

• Reserve Cap Coalition Letter 
• AB 575/SB 499 Coalition Opposition Letter 
• SB 320 Coalition Support letter

2015-16 State Budget Updates

• Coalition Letter on State Budget (6/5/15) 
• California School News: Gov. Jerry Brown Signs 2015-16 Budget (June 2015)
• Governor's Revised Budget Continues to Invest in Education with $83 Billion (5/15/15) 
• California School News: Governor’s Revised Budget Invests $83 Billion In Education (May 2015)
• California School News: Vantage Point: Are Discretionary Funds In The 2015-16 Budget Really Discretionary? (February 2015)
• California School News: ROCPs Get A Boost In 2015-16 Budget (February 2015)
• California School News: $65.7 Billion For Education In Governor’s Budget (January 2015)
• Governor's budget increases investment in CA education by $7.8 billion; Still short of pre-recession funding (1/9/15)