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Maximizing School Impact Fees in Declining Enrollment Districts

Jan 25, 2024

Declining enrollment poses myriad challenges for California school districts.[1]  One often overlooked challenge is assessing the maximum school impact fee authorized by Government Code section 65995 in a declining enrollment district.  Many declining enrollment...

State Allocation Board Increases School Facility Program Grant Amounts

Feb 7, 2023

On January 25, 2023, the State Allocation Board (“SAB”) increased the per pupil grant amounts awarded to school districts qualifying for new construction or modernization funding under the School Facility Program (“SFP”). The 9.3 percent increase is the second highest...

Court of Appeal Limits Use of Greene Act Reimbursement Funds

Nov 2, 2022

A recent published case, Albert Bates et al., v. Poway Unified School District 83 Cal.App.5th 907 (hereafter Poway), restricts the uses to which reimbursements for school facilities projects under the Leroy F. Greene Act (“Greene Act”) can be put.  The court clarified...