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The OPSC is under the authority of the State of California’s Department of General Services. As staff to the State Allocation Board (SAB) the OPSC implements and administers a $35 billion voter-approved school facilities construction program.

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April 2012 Bond Sale
At the April 25, 2012 State Allocation Board (SAB) meeting, the Office of Public School Construction announced that the State Treasurer’s Office sold general obligation bonds, which yielded $619.5 million in bond proceeds for School Facility Program projects. Staff is evaluating the projects submitted in the priority in funding certification round and matching up the cash with the projects. Due to the short timelines, staff anticipates that an item will be presented at the June 27, 2012 SAB meeting to apportion funds to projects on the unfunded list with valid priority funding certifications. For questions, please contact your OPSC Project Manager.
--Posted 4-30-2012

No 2012 Joint-Use Funding Round

The Joint-Use Program allows school districts to utilize joint-use partner and State funding to build a joint-use project the district would not otherwise be able to build due to lack of financial resources. With the Joint-Use program, the State Allocation Board has provided unfunded approvals and/or apportionments on a yearly basis through a funding round process. Please be advised that the Office of Public School Construction will not be accepting applications for a 2012 Joint-Use funding round because there is insufficient bond authority to fund projects with applications received in 2011.
--Posted 2-23-12

Labor Compliance Program Update

At the October State Allocation Board (SAB) meeting, the SAB announced to all school districts that because the bond authority for Proposition 1D has been depleted, there is no longer the potential for bond source switching as a solution for districts that have received funds from Propositions 47 and 55 and have not implemented and enforced an approved Labor Compliance Program (LCP). If your project is subject to LCP and the LCP requirements are not met, your project will be subject to future rescission. For additional questions on LCP requirements, please contact your Project Manager.

--Re-Posted 2-02-12

SAB Membership Update
Senator Mark Wyland has been appointed to the State Allocation Board (SAB). Senator Wyland served on the SAB previously in 2009. We look forward to welcoming him at the February SAB meeting.
--Posted 1-30-12

Certification Filing Period 

The current certification filing period began on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Certifications with original signatures must be physically received by the OPSC before the close of business on February 9, 2012. Districts that submit valid certifications for their unfunded approved projects during this filing period will be eligible for Priority Funding apportionments through July 10, 2012. For additional information, please refer to the Procedures for School Facility Program Funding. If you have any questions, please contact your Project Manager.

--Updated 1-30-12

October 2011 Bond Sale

The Office of Public School Construction is pleased to announce that a successful State bond sale on October 19, 2012 has yielded approximately $1 billion for School Facility Program projects. It is anticipated that an item will be presented at the December 2011 SAB meeting to apportion funds from the bond sale to projects on the unfunded list with valid priority funding certifications. During the first certification filing period, 187 school districts submitted certifications for 504 projects, representing a total of $1.34 billion. The 504 projects for which certifications were submitted represent 306 modernization projects, 136 new construction projects, and 62 projects from additional programs.

--Updated 4-20-12
Meeting Information

OPSC Events Calendar

For information on important dates, please see the OPSC Events Calendar.

State Allocation Board

The State Allocation Board meets monthly to allocate state funds for the new construction and modernization of local public school facilities. For more information, click on the link. 

Pre-State Allocation Board Meeting - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the Ziggurat Auditorium, 707 Third Street, West Sacramento

State Allocation Board Meeting - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at the California Department of Education located at 1430 N Street, Room 1101

Implementation Committee

The SAB established the Implementation Committee (Imp) as an informal advisory body to assist with policy and legislation implementation. For more information, click on the link.

Next Implementation Committee Meeting - Friday, June 8, 2012 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Location TBD.
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