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Committee reauthorizes school facility maintenance fee authority under Civic Center Act
Summary
AB 503 would reinstate authority for school districts to charge nominal maintenance fees to community organizations using school facilities; the Education Committee advanced the bill with bipartisan support.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance AB 503, a bill by Assemblymember Mark Gonzales that would reinstate authority for school districts to charge organizations a maintenance fee for use of school grounds and facilities under the Civic Center Act. The authority had lapsed on Jan. 1, 2025, and AB 503 restores the districts’ ability to collect limited fees to offset direct operation and maintenance costs.
Assemblymember Gonzales described the bill as “an easy bill” that returns authority that existed for decades, noting…
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