AB 247

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 25, 2023
  • Passed Senate Jul 03, 2024
  • Became Law Jul 03, 2024

Education finance: school facilities: Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024.

Abstract

(1) The California Constitution prohibits the Legislature from creating a debt or liability that singly or in the aggregate with any previous debts or liabilities exceeds the sum of $300,000, except by an act that (1) authorizes the debt for a single object or work specified in the act, (2) has been passed by a 23 vote of all the Members elected to each house of the Legislature, (3) has been submitted to the people at a statewide general or primary election, and (4) has received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at that election. This bill would set forth the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024 as a state general obligation bond act that would provide $10,000,000,000 to construct and modernize education facilities, including $8,500,000,000 for elementary and secondary educational facilities and $1,500,000,000 for community college facilities, as specified. This bond act would become operative only if approved by the voters. (2) The Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 provides for the adoption of rules, regulations, and procedures, under the administration of the Director of General Services, for the allocation of state funds by the State Allocation Board for the construction and modernization of public school facilities. This bill would require a school district to submit to the Department of General Services a 5-year school facilities master plan as a condition of participating in the school facilities program under the act. The bill would amend the methodology for calculating the local contribution a school district is required to make in order to be eligible to receive state funding under the act, as specified. The bill would require a school district that seeks new construction or modernization funding under the act after November 5, 2024, to submit an updated report of the school district's existing school building capacity to the State Allocation Board. The bill would authorize the allocation of state funds under the act for the replacement of school buildings that are at least 75 years old, for specified assistance to school districts with a school facility located on a military installation, as specified, and small school districts, as defined, and for the testing and remediation of lead levels in water fountains and faucets used for drinking or preparing food on schoolsites, as provided. The bill would authorize new construction and modernization grants to be used for seismic mitigation purposes, certain health and safety projects, and, among other things, to establish schoolsite-based infrastructure to provide broadband internet access. The bill would also authorize modernization grants to be used for the control, management, or abatement of lead. The bill would increase the maximum level of total bonding capacity, as defined, that a school district could have and still be eligible for financial hardship assistance under the act from $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. The bill, commencing with the 2026–27 fiscal year, would increase that $15,000,000 maximum by a specified inflation adjustment each fiscal year. The bill would authorize the State Allocation Board to provide assistance for purposes of procuring interim housing to school districts and county offices of education impacted by a natural disaster for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency. The bill would also make conforming changes. The bill would make these provisions effective upon the adoption by the voters of the Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and Local Community College Public Education Facilities Modernization, Repair, and Safety Bond Act of 2024. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Bill Sponsors (39)

Votes


Actions


Jul 03, 2024

Senate

Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 34. Noes 3. Page 4895.).

California State Legislature

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 81, Statutes of 2024.

California State Legislature

Approved by the Governor.

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 7:30 p.m.

Assembly

Urgency clause adopted. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 6160.).

Assembly

Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 6159.)

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended.

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 5 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Jul 02, 2024

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Jul 01, 2024

Senate

Joint Rule 10.5 suspended. (Ayes 32. Noes 8. Page 4850.)

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 1).

Jun 29, 2024

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Jun 27, 2024

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Senate

Joint Rule 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 8.)

Jun 24, 2024

Senate

Withdrawn from committee.

Senate

Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on RLS.

Sep 01, 2023

Senate

In committee: Held under submission.

Aug 21, 2023

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jul 13, 2023

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (July 12).

Jun 15, 2023

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on GOV. & F.

Jun 14, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on GOV. & F.

Jun 07, 2023

Senate

Referred to Coms. on ED. and GOV. & F.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on ED. and GOV. & F.

May 26, 2023

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 25, 2023

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 66. Noes 0. Page 1791.)

May 22, 2023

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 18, 2023

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (May 18).

May 10, 2023

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR APPR. suspense file.

Apr 26, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Apr 13, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HIGHER ED.

Apr 04, 2023

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on ED.

Apr 03, 2023

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.

Feb 02, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.

  • Referral-Committee
Coms. on ED. and HIGHER ED.

Jan 19, 2023

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee February 18.

Jan 18, 2023

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB247 HTML
01/18/23 - Introduced PDF
04/03/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/18/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/15/23 - Amended Senate PDF
07/13/23 - Amended Senate PDF
06/29/24 - Amended Senate PDF
07/03/24 - Enrolled PDF
07/03/24 - Chaptered PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/10/23- Assembly Education PDF
04/24/23- Assembly Higher Education PDF
05/08/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/24/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/13/23- Senate Education PDF
07/07/23- Senate Governance and Finance PDF
08/18/23- Senate Appropriations PDF
07/01/24- Senate Education PDF
07/02/24- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
07/03/24- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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