Sentences with phrase «statewide school bond»

North Carolina hasn't approved a statewide school bond referendum since 1996.

The last statewide school bond was passed in 2006.

We haven't passed a statewide school bond in ten years, and we face a massive backlog of local school projects.

Another election goal of CTA was passage of the statewide school bond.

$ 1.9 billion: Amount of proposed statewide school bond for school infrastructure.

He has repeatedly said he would not back a new statewide school bond measure.

For school facility managers, perhaps the most important legislation this session is one that appears to be no longer viable - a bill that would have authorized placing a statewide school bond measure before voters in the fall.

In addition, potential district contractors are able to promote school bond measures through California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.), whose membership «contains over 1,500 school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.»

Not exact matches

There are three ballot propositions going before voters statewide in November: A proposed constitutional amendment to establish a redistricting commission (with members to be appointed by legislative leaders), a constitutional amendment to permit electronic distribution to state legislators of pending bills, and a $ 2 billion school bond issue.

You need to have statewide pollbooks and provide custom ballots to each voter listing the correct state and federal representatives, school board, bond issues, etc..

Rick Timbs, executive director of the Statewide School Finance Consortium and a consultant for schools on bonding, called Cuomo's plan «an ineffective strategy.»

Tisch's ambivalence toward the bond act reflects that of statewide school groups, which routinely advocate for increased funding but don't plan to lobby for or against the bond issue.

In addition, the Budget puts forward the state's largest investment in education to date, including an increase of more than 5 % in school aid; statewide, universal full - day Pre-k; a bond act to modernize classrooms; as well as signature reforms to fix Common Core implementation and protect students from unfair high stakes test results; and strengthen and support Charter Schools.

If the Legislature agrees, a $ 2 billion bond act to upgrade technology in schools statewide will appear on the November ballot.

Two years after voters rejected a statewide school - construction ballot initiative for the first time, Californians will decide next week whether the state can sell $ 3 billion in bonds for construction and repair of the education infrastructure.

Fortune smiled on California school district administrators last week as voters approved millions of dollars worth of local bond measures while rejecting a proposed statewide restriction on districts» administrative spending.

The California legislature closed its 1997 session by approving a new basic - skills test for students in grades 2 through 11 to be given next spring, but it failed to change bilingual education laws or back a statewide school construction bond.

Their platform also calls for a statewide $ 1.9 billion school construction bond referendum placed on the ballot.

Six charter schools will receive more than $ 48 million in such aid this month from revenue generated by a statewide school construction bond passed in November of last year.

In an effort to fill the growing funding void for school construction, Assemblywoman Julia Brownley reintroduced Thursday legislation authorizing $ 6.1 billion in statewide bonds.

Potential policies outlined in the model law include giving charter schools a right of first refusal to lease or buy unused school facilities, giving them access to statewide building aid or financing programs, and including charters in bonding and tax levy requests.

A statewide bond is urgently needed to help address the staggering shortfall in funding for construction and renovations at public school facilities throughout North Carolina.

A local bond for just Wake County Public Schools will fund the next several years of the school system's seven - year capital plan, and a statewide K - 12 bond will send another $ 170 million to Wake.

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(Calif.) With a key committee vote set for today on legislation that would place a $ 9 billion, statewide school facilities bond on the November ballot, one group backing the proposal is already nearly a third of the way toward reaching its campaign finance goal of $ 1.6 million.

Nevertheless, Pate said her organization is tracking the bills today, although the group's primary focus is on efforts to approve a nearly $ 2 billion bond bill for school construction needs statewide.

Today, local governments put in about $ 3 billion annually for public school operations, Winner says, and North Carolina legislators haven't authorized a statewide school construction bond since 1996.

Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments pay for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide bond referendums or other state solutions.

He has led successful statewide political campaigns for more charter public schools and easier passage of local school bonds.

Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments generally pay for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide bond referendums or other state solutions.

Torlakson said voters approved two - thirds of the school construction bonds on June ballots and he believes they will also support local bond measures in November, along with a statewide bond measure in 2014.

Administrators, facilities managers and school housing advocates, however, are fighting to keep the program alive and have a qualified a new, $ 9 billion statewide school facilities bond measure for the November 2016 election ballot.

With the creation of the program, Oregon now joins some 20 other states that contribute to local facilities budgets with cash from statewide voter - approved bonds to help schools pay for construction, repair and upkeep of their structures.

Lisa Macfarlane is the Washington State Director for Democrats for Education Reform, a co-founder of the League of Education Voters, a past President of Schools First (Seattle's levy and bond committee), the sponsor of two statewide education funding initiatives, and a PCO in the 46th District.

But in many communities, passing these bonds has been a challenge, and statewide, there is currently an estimated $ 7.6 billion in deferred school maintenance costs.

Voters approved the lion's share of the nearly $ 3 billion in school bonds on Tuesday's ballot statewide - the outcome of parcel taxes, however, were not nearly as successful.

That's just a fraction of an estimated $ 8 billion of school infrastructure needs in North Carolina, and state lawmakers are under pressure this year to place a $ 1.9 billion statewide bond referendum for schools on the ballot this fall, although the state Senate, under Berger's leadership, has been reluctant to take up the bond.