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. 6
  • Impact of the May 19 Ballot Propositions
  • Pooled Money Investment Board Continues Freeze on Most Infrastructure Projects
  • Creation of California Green Corps Announced
  • PERS’ Investment Returns Remain Negative
  • Big Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Recommended
  • Treasurer to Reenter General Obligation Bond Market
  • CollegeWeekLive.com Provides Valuable College Information through Virtual Campus Visits
  • By the Way . . . California's Fees Remain Lower than Those in Other States
  • By the Way . . . The Annual Audit Arrangements are Due May 15, 2009
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the COBRA Subsidy Work?
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance Holds First Hearing
  • Federal Funds Estimated to Fall Short of State Budget Trigger
  • February Revenues Fall Short
  • GASB Issues New Standard for Fund Balance Reporting
  • Legislative Analyst Forecasts $8 Billion Revenue Shortfall
  • Court of Appeal Finds Denial of Mandate Reimbursements Unconstitutional
  • By the Way . . . The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) First to Publicly Oppose May 19 Ballot Measures
  • Effect of Federal Stimulus Package on California
  • Managing Declines in Local Income
Volume 22 No. 5
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does a Public Hearing Differ from Public Notice?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is Going on With State Mandated Program Funding?
  • First Higher Education Committee Hearing
  • Bills of Interest to Community Colleges
  • Ask SSC . . . How Much of the State Budget is Predicated on Voters' Approval in May?
  • COBRA Medical Coverage Credit
  • By the Way . . . Keenan and Associates is Offering a Free One-Day Summit
  • By the Way . . . State Cash Flow
  • California Unemployment Rate Increases Again
  • SSC's 2009-10 Dartboard Now Available
  • By the Way . . . The Internal Revenue Service has Released New Withholding Tables for Employers
  • Special Election Ballot Propositions Are Numbered
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the New Federal COBRA Subsidy Work?
  • It's Official: Governor Signs Budget
  • President Signs the Federal Stimulus Package
Volume 21 No. 5
  • By the Way . . . Board of Governor Appointee
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do Property Taxes Affect Community College Apportionments?
  • Legislative Leadership Elected
  • College Board Releases 2008 Report on Advanced Placement Programs
  • Legislative Update
  • Dealing with Declining Enrollment
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Weighs in on Governor’s Budget Proposal
  • Governor Signs Mid-Year Spending Reduction Bills—SSC's Dartboard Revised
  • California Is Not the Only State with Budget Woes
  • State Revenues Miss January Forecast
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Legislature Defer the June Second Principal Apportionment?
  • By the Way . . . New Website Helps Students Prepare for Jobs
  • By the Way . . . Senator Joe Simitian Replaced on Budget Panel
  • Lottery Update