Community College Update

A vital resource for community college clients, School Services of California Inc.'s Community College Update delivers timely and useful information on fiscal and policy issues. The Community College Update features in-depth articles on topics such as the State Budget, Proposition 98 allocations, capital outlay, Lottery estimates, bonds, student fee questions, and much more. The Community College Update contains summaries and analyses of all major legislation that has an impact on community colleges.

Volume 24 No. 3
  • Education Budget Trailer Bill Released
  • Ask SSC . . . Health Benefits and Taxes
  • Ask SSC . . . Is a Majority or Super Majority Required to Extend Temporary Taxes?
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Puts Spotlight on Creative Accounting and Its Impact on Proposition 98
  • Ask SSC . . . How is the PERS “Hold Harmless” on Furlough Days Paid For?
  • Governor Urges Legislature to Let Voters Decide
  • LAO Finds Merit in Governor's Proposed Fee Increase
  • Ask SSC . . . Which Rate is Correct for the PERS Employer Contribution?
  • The Governor Can’t Do It Alone—An Editorial By School Services of California
  • Ask SSC . . . Will There be Midyear Cuts to Education?
  • By the Way . . . Some Staffing Changes at SSC
  • New Federal Grant Opportunity
  • Lockyer Offers Thoughts on IOUs and All-Cuts Budget
  • By the Way . . . Governor Brown Set to Deliver State of the State Address on Monday, January 31, 2011
  • By the Way . . . CalSTRS Posts Double-Digit Investment Gains
Volume 24 No. 2
  • LAO Makes Recommendations to Focus CCC Funding Toward Master Plan
  • By the Way . . . PERS Earns Double-Digit Returns
  • Hope is Not a Sound Financial Plan
  • By the Way . . . Governor Brown Declares Fiscal Emergency
  • Financial Projection Dartboard for Community Colleges—2011-12 Governor's Budget Proposal Version
  • Insurance Commissioner Attempts to Address Health Insurance Rate Increases
  • Ask SSC . . . When Can Volunteers Help Perform the Duties of Classified Employees Who Have Been Laid Off?
  • A New Governor, New Approach, Same Old Economic Problems
  • Governor Proposes Balanced Solutions to Close the Budget Gap
  • 2011-12 Legislative Committees
  • Ask SSC . . . What Changes Do We Need to Prepare For Regarding 1099s?
Volume 24 No. 1
  • By the Way . . . Community College League of California Hosts State Budget Webinar
  • By the Way . . . DREAM Dies—at Least For Now
  • By the Way . . . Dan Troy Appointed Vice Chancellor, College Finance and Facilities Planning
  • By the Way . . . 2011 Legislative Calendar
  • Effects of the California Green Building Code
  • Changes Take Effect for the Proposition 39 Bond Audits
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Any Savings to Employers Under the New Job Creation Act 2010?
  • New Laws Affecting Education in 2011
  • Tom Torlakson Sworn in as California’s 27th State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • “California Here I Come, Right Back Where I Started From”
  • State Revenue Up Big in November