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 22 No. 24
  • House Passes Health Care Reform Bill; Senate to Start Debate
  • By the Way . . . Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Publishes Estimated Employer Contribution Rates
  • Is the Recession Behind Us?
  • Maldonado Is the Governor's Pick for Lieutenant Governor
  • UC Regents Approve Fee Increases
  • Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education to Hold Hearing
  • California Unemployment Rate Increases
  • CSAC to Begin Development of Alternative Cal Grant Delivery Program
  • Things to Do Now to Prepare for 2010-11
  • Proposition 98 Guarantee Increases by $1 Billion
  • State Budget Deficit of $21 Billion to Be Projected
  • Postlayoff Workforce Triage
Volume 22 No. 23
  • By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst Recommends Reexamination of Higher Education Needs and Priorities
  • By the Way . . . Big Increase in Community College Students Applying to Transfer
  • By the Way . . . California Forward Action Fund Submits Two Initiatives for Budget Reform and Funding Protection
  • Insurance Commissioner Rejects Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Again
  • Initiative Would Reduce New Public Employee Retirement Benefits
  • Governor Signals $7 Billion Current-Year Shortfall
  • Governor to Appoint New Lieutenant Governor
  • Application for Race to the Top Funds Impacts Community Colleges
  • Local Agency Investment Fund Deposit Limit to Be Increased
  • Board of Governors Hears Proposal to Change Fifty Percent Law" Regulations"
  • Bill Introduced to Extend COBRA Benefits
  • Property Taxes Could Fall in 2010-11
  • By the Way . . . Board of Governors' Officers Elected
  • The Director of Finance Is Stepping Down
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Manage the Post-Furlough Salary Schedule and Retirement Reporting to STRS and PERS?
Volume 22 No. 22
  • Enrollment Up for Fall
  • Report Proposes Framework to Improve CCC Student Outcomes
  • Student Aid
  • By the Way . . . Field Poll Results on California Government Pensions Released
  • College Price Trends
  • Virtual College Fair Reminder
  • Fiscal Aspects of Negotiations Workshop Goes High Tech
  • Many Uncertainties Place 2009-10 State Budget in Peril
  • By the Way . . . $1.5 Billion State General Obligation Bond Sale to Occur the Week of November 9, 2009
  • September Revenues Fall Short $810 Million
  • California’s Job Losses Increase in September
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Best Way to Handle Budget Priority Discussions (Updated 10-15-09)