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CSBA, Partners Win Reimbursement Fight for School Districts and Local Government Agencies |
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/21/2007 1:30 PM
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WEST SACRAMENTO – The California School Boards Association announced a victory in the legal battle to ensure that school districts and other local governments are properly reimbursed by the state for costs associated with implementing state-mandated programs.
The Superior Court of California has ruled that while it has always been the case that mandates added by the voters through a ballot measure are not reimbursable, the Legislature’s attempt in AB 138 (2005) to add mandates imposed by the Legislature under the guise of being "necessary to implement" or "reasonably within the scope of" an expressly stated voter approved mandate, was unconstitutional. Thus, under AB 138 mandates added by legislation – in programs such as the School Accountability Report Card, the Mandate Reimbursement Process, and certain Brown Act requirements – would not be reimbursable either.&l ...
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Charter Schools III Claim Released |
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Charter Schools I, II & III
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/8/2007 11:57 AM
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On February 22, 2007, the State Controller’s Office released the claiming instructions and parameters and guidelines for Charter Schools III. This new claim covers fiscal years 1998-99 through 2006-07 and is due to the State by July 23, 2007. Any school district or county office of education is eligible to file a claim for reimbursement. Charter schools are not eligible claimants.
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Letter from Public Advocates, Inc. |
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School Accountability Report Cards
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By Axiom Advisors on
5/25/2006 10:32 AM
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To our valued SARC clients,
You may have recently received a letter from Public Advocates, Inc. regarding a "Notice of Need to Comply with School Accountability Report Card Obligations."
I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify a couple points of the letter, as I have personally spoke with both the CDE and an attorney from Public Advocates, Inc. about the contents of the letter.
The letter stated- "The deadline for the district to update and publicize its SARCs for the 2005-2006 academic school year is May 31, 2006."
Clarifications
1. The SARC that is to be published during the 2005-06 school year is a report of the 2004-05 school year.
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Save SARC Reimbursement? |
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School Accountability Report Cards
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/13/2006 3:06 PM
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In their continued efforts to actively reduce or eliminate their financial obligations to school districts related to mandate reimbursement claims, the Commission on State Mandates (COSM) has re-evaluated their nearly eight-year-old decision on SARC reimbursement. Axiom anticipates on January 26, 2006, the COSM will eliminate SARC as a mandate-reimbursable program. Therefore, school districts will no longer be able to recoup their costs related to the preparation and distribution of their SARCs. In addition, this will eliminate Axiom’s ability to offer a reimbursable product.
The argument that COSM has used to arrive at their decision goes back to the origination of the SARC from Proposition 98. The COSM now believes that when California’s voters passed Proposition 98 in 1988, they required a simple, “but not limited to” 13-component SARC. The state’s new argument is the voter’ ...
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Mandates
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Author: |
Axiom Advisors |
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3/13/2006 2:25 PM |
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Mandate Information |
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CSBA, Partners Win Reimbursement Fight for School Districts and Local Government Agencies |
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/21/2007 1:30 PM
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WEST SACRAMENTO – The California School Boards Association announced a victory in the legal battle to ensure that school districts and other local governments are properly reimbursed by the state for costs associated with implementing state-mandated programs.
The Superior Court of California has ruled that while it has always been the case that mandates added by the voters through a ballot measure are not reimbursable, the Legislature’s attempt in AB 138 (2005) to add mandates imposed by the Legislature under the guise of being "necessary to implement" or "reasonably within the scope of" an expressly stated voter approved mandate, was unconstitutional. Thus, under AB 138 mandates added by legislation – in programs such as the School Accountability Report Card, the Mandate Reimbursement Process, and certain Brown Act requirements – would not be reimbursable either.&l ...
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Charter Schools III Claim Released |
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Charter Schools I, II & III
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/8/2007 11:57 AM
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On February 22, 2007, the State Controller’s Office released the claiming instructions and parameters and guidelines for Charter Schools III. This new claim covers fiscal years 1998-99 through 2006-07 and is due to the State by July 23, 2007. Any school district or county office of education is eligible to file a claim for reimbursement. Charter schools are not eligible claimants.
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Letter from Public Advocates, Inc. |
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School Accountability Report Cards
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By Axiom Advisors on
5/25/2006 10:32 AM
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To our valued SARC clients,
You may have recently received a letter from Public Advocates, Inc. regarding a "Notice of Need to Comply with School Accountability Report Card Obligations."
I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify a couple points of the letter, as I have personally spoke with both the CDE and an attorney from Public Advocates, Inc. about the contents of the letter.
The letter stated- "The deadline for the district to update and publicize its SARCs for the 2005-2006 academic school year is May 31, 2006."
Clarifications
1. The SARC that is to be published during the 2005-06 school year is a report of the 2004-05 school year.
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Save SARC Reimbursement? |
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School Accountability Report Cards
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By Axiom Advisors on
3/13/2006 3:06 PM
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In their continued efforts to actively reduce or eliminate their financial obligations to school districts related to mandate reimbursement claims, the Commission on State Mandates (COSM) has re-evaluated their nearly eight-year-old decision on SARC reimbursement. Axiom anticipates on January 26, 2006, the COSM will eliminate SARC as a mandate-reimbursable program. Therefore, school districts will no longer be able to recoup their costs related to the preparation and distribution of their SARCs. In addition, this will eliminate Axiom’s ability to offer a reimbursable product.
The argument that COSM has used to arrive at their decision goes back to the origination of the SARC from Proposition 98. The COSM now believes that when California’s voters passed Proposition 98 in 1988, they required a simple, “but not limited to” 13-component SARC. The state’s new argument is the voter’ ...
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