Ratifies up to $50,000 for School Services of California to lobby for OUSD in Sacramento
The district is ratifying a contract with School Services of California to represent its interests in Sacramento. The firm will develop strategies, track state legislation and budget items, lobby the Legislature and State Administration, and meet regularly with Board members and district leaders. The agreement covers July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, a period that began before this vote, and may not cost more than $50,000.
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- Vendor / partner
- School Services of California · Sacramento, CA
- Action
- New agreement
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- Governance & board business
- Term
- Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026
- This vote
- $50,000
- Funding
- GP
- Resource / site
0000-958- Vendor no.
003823- Presented by
- Superintendent
- File
25-1885· agendaL.-66- Outcome
- Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 27, 2025
Official text
Ratification by the Board of Education of a Services Agreement 2025-2026 by and between the District and School Services of California, Sacramento, CA, for the latter to work proactively to protect and advance the District's interest in Sacramento, including developing strategies, monitoring legislation and budget items that impact OUSD, and lobbying the Legislature and State Administration; meet with both Board Directors and district administrative leadership twice monthly and with district administrative leadership once monthly to provide timely updates and to assist OUSD with policy implementation, position writing, or other issues, as needed; and schedule necessary meetings with local leadership, as well as coordinate legislative meetings for the BOE and OUSD staff traveling to Sacramento, via Communications Department, for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00.
History
- Adopted on the General Consent Report