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 23 No. 1
  • Initiative Would Reduce Voter Approval Required for Parcel Tax
  • PERS Discusses Need to Increase Employer Contributions
  • K-University Facilities Bond Provision Stalls
  • By the Way . . . Board of Governors Approves Change to Fifty Percent Law" Regulations"
  • By the Way . . . More than Half of State's Schools Submit Race to the Top MOUs
  • Legislative Analyst Releases Overview of Governor's 2010-11 Budget
  • Community College Projection Dartboard—Governor's Budget Version
  • Governor’s Proposals for the 2010-11 State Budget and Community Colleges
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does the PERS Board Agenda Item on the Smoothing Method Mean for Schools?
  • 2010 Senate Committee Assignments Announced
  • Governor Unveils Proposed Budget and Calls for Another Special Session
  • Governor Says Education Funding to Be Protected in State of the State Address
  • Special Session on the Budget
Volume 22 No. 26
  • By the Way . . . COBRA Subsidy Extended
  • Ask SSC . . . What Kind of Budget Cuts are Other California Community Colleges Making?
  • Polling Reflects Concerns about Jobs and the Economy
  • House-Passed Jobs Bill Could Help K-14 Education
  • Strengthening Transfer
  • Cannibalism and California’s Debt Burden
  • State’s Unemployment Rate Declines, But Jobs Fall Too
  • A Cautionary Update on General Obligation Bond Property Taxes
  • Reforming the Initiative Process: 2009-10 Legislation
  • State Revenues Down in November
  • Bid Limit to Be Raised Effective January 1, 2010
  • By the Way . . . PERS Investment Performance Improves
  • By the Way . . . PERS Purchasing Power Protection Allowance May be Reduced
  • By the Way . . . Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Appoints Ana Matosantos as Finance Director
Volume 22 No. 25
  • Should We Quit Taking the Initiative?
  • Community College Emergency Stabilization Fund Act Introduced
  • By the Way . . . Assembly Member John Perez to Ascend to Speakership
  • A Holiday Message—Video
  • Anemic Recovery Forecast for U.S. Economy
  • Foundational Hearing Held on the Master Plan for Higher Education
  • Update on Legislation to Establish an Oil Severance Tax
  • By the Way . . . IRS Decreases Mileage Rate for 2010
  • By the Way . . . IRS Releases New High-Low Per Diem Reimbursement Rates
  • By the Way . . . Retirement Plan Limits for 2010
  • A Negative Consumer Price Index Will Lead to Lower Property Tax Collections