Legislative Advocacy
Full service advocacy and consulting for legislation from bill introduction to implementation after approval to ensure client proposals move successfully through the legislative process:

• Development of strategy for new legislation and amendments to existing legislation.
• Providing timely and appropriate testimony before legislative committees.
• Building coalitions to gain support and/or remove opposition.
• Providing technical assistance, through analysis and tracking of legislation.

Budget Bill Advocacy
Having developed and analyzed state budgets for the Department of Finance and legislative budget committees, our professional staff has extensive expertise regarding the state budget process allowing us to provide the following types of services:

• District-specific project budget appropriations.
• Budget bill language benefiting clients.

Administrative Advocacy
Interpretation by a state agency of newly-enacted statutes frequently has a significant impact on the operation of individual school districts. Our firm has developed extensive expertise in advocating for client interests as state regulations are developed, and work regularly with the following state agencies:

• The Department of Education
• The State Board of Education
• The Office of Public School Construction
• The Department of Finance
• The Division of the State Architect

Federal Advocacy
In addition to managing the Californians for School Facilities, our firm offers the following federal advocacy services:

• Access direct federal appropriations
• Assist districts in accessing federal grants and programs

General Consulting
Our firm also provides the following general educational consulting services:

• Access impact of proposed legislation and/or budget proposals for specific districts.
• Assist districts in assessing existing grants and programs.