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Jurupa Unified hears legislative-platform briefing; board urged to press Sacramento on Prop 98 holdback
Summary
Consultant Kevin Gordon briefed the Jurupa Unified board on its legislative platform and warned the governor's proposed $5.6 billion holdback of Prop 98 funds could shortchange schools; trustees discussed advocacy steps and contacting local legislators.
Kevin Gordon, president of Capital Advisors Group, told the Jurupa Unified School District board that the district's legislative platform gives the board a prebuilt record of its priorities to present to state lawmakers and to guide local advocacy.
That record matters, Gordon said in a presentation the board heard Tuesday, because the governor's budget includes what he described as a proposed holdback of roughly $5.6 billion in Prop 98 funds that would shift money away from schools to other parts of the state budget. "The governor is proposing to do a holdback of Prop 98," Gordon said, urging the…
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