BILL NUMBER: SB 784INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Romero FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to education finance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 784, as introduced, Romero. Education finance: federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Existing federal law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, appropriates federal funds for various federal, state, and local programs, including funds for local educational agencies and education-related programs. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would implement the provisions of the act with regard to education finance. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) with regard to education finance.