The California Clean Energy Jobs Act allocates revenue to local education agencies to support energy efficiency and alternative energy projects, along with related improvements and repairs that contribute to reduced operating costs and improved health and safety conditions in public schools.

The California Energy Commission is working with a number of key stakeholders to implement the California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39):

California Department of Education
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
California Department of Finance
California Public Utilities Commission
California Workforce Investment Board
California Conservation Corps

The California Clean Energy Jobs Act makes changes to corporate income taxes and, except as specified, provides $550 million annually from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund or the Job Creation Fund, for five fiscal years beginning with the 2013-14 fiscal year. The recently signed Senate Bill 73

specifies the details of how the funds will be allocated to California's K-12 schools and community colleges, and includes a number of requirements to ensure Proposition 39 funds deliver the expected energy efficiency and cost savings. The Energy Commission was designated through legislation to lead a process with its counterpart State agencies to develop guidelines. The public will have opportunities to offer public and written comments at future workshops.

If you are interested in learning more about the Proposition 39 funding opportunities or to participate in the public process, please sign up for the Proposition 39 listserv on the Energy Commission's main listserv sign-up page

. More information on the process will be posted as soon as it is available.

Funding

Proposition 39, a voter approved initiative at the November 2012 statewide general election, provides for annual transfers from the General Fund to the Clean Energy Job Creation Fund for a period of five years, 2013-14 through 2017-18. Proposition 39 funds will be provided to local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve energy efficiency and create clean energy jobs. The California Energy Commission (CEC) must approve an LEA's energy project expenditure plan before the California Department of Education (CDE) may disburse funds. Information regarding Proposition 39 funding may be found on the CDESchool Fiscal Services Web page.

LEAs with 1,000 or less average daily attendance (ADA) reported as of the second principal apportionment for the prior year are elgibile to receive in the current year both the current and subsequent year Proposition 39 funding entitlements. Eligible LEAs must submit the 2013-14 Proposition 39 web-based application in order to elect to receive two years of funding. The due date to make this election is Thursday, August 1, 2013.