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Rep. Council Training
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Coming Events

  • Jan. 2 ---PAYDAY
  • Jan. 5---Traditional Resumes
  • Jan. 6 ---Exec. Board Meeting 4pm
  • Jan. 13 ---BOE Meeting
  • Jan. 14 ---Min. Day - MS & HS
  • Jan. 16-18 ---Rural Issues Conf. - Las Vegas
  • Jan. 19---NO SCHOOL: Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Jan. 20 ---Rep. Council mtg. @JWMS
  • Jan. 23 ---1st Semester ends
  • Jan. 23-25 ---State Council
  • Jan. 26 ---Chinese New Year
  • Jan. 27 ---BOE Meeting
  • Jan. 30---PAYDAY
  • Jan. 31 ---"Phantom of the Opera"

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  From the President

Governor's 09-10 Budget Proposal

Possible budget shortfall of $41.6 billion through 2010. New Revenue and borrowing proposals: lottery expansion increase to vehicle registration fees new oil severance tax, temporary increase in state sales tax, taxes on alcoholic drinks $3 increase to driver's license fees reduce dependent exemption tax credit from $309 to $99 per dependent. borrow $5 billion

New changes to 08-09 education budget proposal

  • decrease Prop 98 expenditures from $58.1 billion to $51.5 billion (decrease of $6.6 billion)
  • suspend the .68% COLA
  • additional cut 4% to revenue limits
  • multi-year deferral of $2.6 billion of school revenue limits and K-3 class size reduction program payments from April 09-July 09
  • use $618.7 million of Public Transportation Account and Mass Transportation Fund sources for Home-to-School Transportation program for school district revenue limit costs.

Flexibility with Categorical Funds Proposal:

  1. Local Education Agency (LEA) can transfer any categorical allocations received to their general fund for any purpose.
  2.  Reduce restricted routine maintenance reserve from 3% to 1%