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Legislative Bill Action to complete. The Local Agency Military Base Recov- existing commercial buildings into compliance ery Act has proved to be a helpful tool to assist in with the seismic safety standards of the Field Act. these efforts. The specific areas that would be Requires the Seismic Safety Commission to report assisted through this legislation are the San Diego to the Legislature and the Governor by Janua~ Naval Training Center, MCAS Tustin, San Bernardino 8, 2003. If the Seismic Safety Commission International Airport and Trade Center, Mather Field reports that such regulations can be developed, and McClellan AFB, Mare Island, Alameda Naval the State Architect shall promulgate such emer- Station, Castle Airport, and the Southern California gency regulations by April 1, 2003. Logistical Airport. Staff: Dan Carrigg, Status: · Extends permanently the "small district assis- AsLG;Hrg-4/IO, Position: Support. tance" program. Provides that small rural dis- tricts will be able to use their approved eligibil- AB 1~i (Hertzberg). School Facilities. Kindergar- ity for three years. ten-UniversityPublic Education Facilities BoodActsof · Requires that the state modernization grants be 2002 and 2004. AB 1§ enacts the Kindergarten- matched by the school districts on a 60% University Public Education Facilities Bond Acts of (state)-to-40% (local) basis for projects filed 2002 and 2004, and would place a $13.05 billion after Mamh 15, 2002. This is an increase from general obligation school bond measure on the the current 80-20 match. However, the dollar ballot in 2002, and a $12.3 billion general obliga- amount of the state per-pupil modernization tion school bond measure on the ballot in 2004. grant will remain the same. · Defers the implementation of "level 3" developer If approved by the voters, the $13.05 billion fees until the state no longer has funding for 2002 bond would be allocated as follows: $11.4 new construction apportionments after the 2004 billion in GO bonds would be for K-12 education primary election. facilities and $1.65 billion in GO bonds would be for · Tightens standards to qualify for financial higher education facilities, hardship funding by placing into statute the recently adopted State Allocation Board (SAB) If approved by the voters, the $12.3 billion regulations that require districts to hold an 2004 bond would be allocated as follows: $10 election for a local bond measure and require a billion would be for K-12 education facilities and district to bond itself to 60% of capacity. $2.3 billion would be for higher education facilities · Eliminates the eligibility reduction imposed on high school districts, which assumes a percent- AB 1t~ also proposes other changes in school age of Multi Track Year Round Education (MTYRE) facility construction as follows: (the "6% hit"). · Expands the membership of the State AI/ocation · Provides that SAB will develop regulations to Board from 7 to 10 members by adding one supplement modernization grants for buildings member of the Senate to be appointe~,! by the that are 50 years or older. Senate Rules Committee, one men':. :' ;r the Provides that public schools are authorized to Assembly to be appointed by the '-,~e~er, and receive an allowance not to exceed 5% of the one member appointed by the Governor. Re- total construction or modernization cost under quires that the Senate and Assembly members this section to maximize the use of energy consist of two members from the majority party efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy and one member from the minority party, technologies in all new school construction and · Requires the Seismic Safety Commission to school modernization projects, towards the goal establish an advisory group to determine if of ultimately achieving zero-energy-use schools regulations can be developed that would bring in California. PAGE 8/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org