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SAB Update State Allocation Board Adopts Changes to the High Performance Incentive Grants In recent weeks we have brought you articles about the State’s program to increase energy efficiency and sustainability in school construction and modernization projects. We would like to bring you some of the specifics of the program and the recent changes proposed by the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC). Proposition 1D was passed by the voters in 2006 and set aside $100 million “…for incentive grants to promote the use of designs and materials in new construction and modernization projects that include the attributes of high-performance schools…” (Ed Code Section 101012 (a)(8).)... Revisions Made to HPI Grant Program SAB Approves Funding Priority Policy At the monthly meeting on May 26, the State Allocation Board (SAB) approved a new priority policy for the remaining funds from the recent sale of state bonds. After apportionments for Facilities Hardship applications, $408.3 million remains available from Proposition 47, 55 and 1D bonds that were sold in March. The SAB had expressed an interest in applying these funds to projects that are “construction ready,” and could create jobs and stimulate the state economy. As we reported earlier, a subcommittee of the SAB met on May 12 and developed recommendations that were brought forward to the full committee for discussion... Recommendations Go to Full SAB this Month SAB Subcommittee Discusses Priorities for $415 million from March Bond Sales A subcommittee of the State Allocation Board (SAB) met on Wednesday (May 12) to discuss the priorities that will be used to distribute the remaining $415 million in funds available from the March sale of State bonds. Earlier, during the April SAB meeting, the Board discussed three options for prioritizing the funding of projects with the remaining bond funds. The Board established this subcommittee to review the third option in greater detail... State Allocation Board Implementation Committee Panel Discusses Under-Utilized High Performance Incentive Grants Program At the May 6, 2010 meeting of the State Allocation Board’s Implementation Committee, members and guests discussed the High Performance Incentive (HPI) Grants. As reported earlier in EdBrief, $100 million from Proposition 1D was set aside specifically for projects which meet high performance standards based on the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS) program... Millions in Funding Still Available For Projects SAB Implementation Committee Discusses High Performance Incentive Grant Program In the regular monthly meeting of the State Allocation Board’s Implementation Committee, which was held at the State Capital on April 8, the main topic of discussion was the High Performance Incentive Grant Program. Background As a part of Proposition 1D (approved by the voters in 2006), $100 million was set aside for “…incentive grants to promote the use of designs and materials in new construction and modernization projects that included the attributes of high- performance schools”... |
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