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 21 No. 18
  • By the Way . . . President Signs HED Act
  • Are Legislators Penalized When a Budget Is Delayed This Long?
  • Report Compares the Nation’s Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions
  • Implementation of Higher Education Act
  • Cash Flow Issues Grow with Delay of State Budget
  • Down to the Wire for Many Bills
  • Still No Budget--Is It the Latest?
  • Senate Votes to Reject Revised Budget Compromise
  • Rumors Continue to Circulate, but No Budget Deal Yet
  • Governor Releases Proposed Budget Compromise
  • By the Way . . . Senator Steinberg Elected Senate President pro Tempore
  • Governor Tells Legislature to Compromise on Budget
  • State Fiscal Picture Darkens
  • Ask SSC . . . Is It Worth Filing Mandate Claims in These Dire Budget Times?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Doesn’t the Legislature Pass a Budget?
  • Democrat Punished for Failing to Vote on Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Offer Advice Regarding School District Goals?
  • By the Way . . . Bureau Recommends 16% Increase in Workers’ Compensation Pure Premium Rate
  • Proposal to Cap State Spending—Budget Deal Barrier?
  • Budget Fails to Pass on August 17, 2008
  • Spending Cap Proposal Fails in Committee
Volume 21 No. 17
  • Surprise, Surprise—Audit Finds Textbook Prices Have Risen Significantly
  • Board of Governors Appointees Pass First Confirmation Hurdle
  • New Report Issued on California's Population
  • Update on the State's Cash Flow
  • Uh Oh . . . Prison Health Costs Could Exacerbate Budget Deficit
  • Legislative Committees Take Up Suspense Files
  • Rumors Persist Regarding a Budget Deal
  • Budget Vote to Come Over the Weekend
  • More on Redevelopment Agencies
  • Looking for 403(b) Compliance Help? You Are Not Alone
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Governor’s Executive Order Apply to School District Employees?
  • Governor Plays Hardball with the Legislature
  • Governor Proposes Sales Tax Increase
Volume 21 No. 16
  • By the Way . . . Poet Laureate Named
  • Higher Education Act Extension Near
  • Custom Textbooks--A Viable Strategy to Reduce Costs?
  • Update on Deficit Factor for Growth
  • June Revenues Exceed May Revision Estimate
  • Senate Schedules Vote on State Budget
  • By the Way . . . PERS Assures that the Budget Impasse Will Not Affect the Retirement Application Process
  • Reaction to Expected Minimum Wage Order
  • Budget Vote Cancelled
  • Will There Be a Bond on the November 2008 Ballot?
  • PERS’ Investment Strategy Helps It Weather Down Stock Market
  • Ask SSC . . . How Will My Voluntary Demotion Affect My STRS Retirement Benefit?
  • How Clear Is Your Crystal Ball? Estimating the General Fund Ending Balance
  • Executive Order Signed By the Governor
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does Same-Sex Marriage in California Affect Health Benefits?
  • Using the SSC Dartboard for Projections of COLA