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 18 No. 11
  • By the Way . . . 2005-06 PERS Rate Set At 9.116%
  • Assembly and Senate Appropriations Committees Address Suspense Files
  • May Revise Acknowledges Higher Current Year Revenues, But Little Increase Next Year
  • May Revise—Little Change for Education, Despite More Than a Billion in New State Revenues
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Timeline for Making Retroactive Salary Payments?
  • Budget Conferees Named
  • Education Budget Subcommittees Complete Work
  • Financial Projection Dartboard—May Revise Version
  • Lottery Projections Up 12%
  • Latest PPIC Poll Shows Major Support for School Funding
  • Governor Declares He Wants a Special Election In November
Volume 18 No. 10
  • By the Way . . . Governor Appoints Board of Governors Members
  • Special Survey on Education
  • Reforms Proposed for Community College Adult Education
  • No Confidence In “No Confidence” Legislation
  • No District Left Behind
  • Governor-Supported Initiatives Submitted to Secretary of State—No Date Set for Special Election Yet
  • By the Way . . . State Must Repay STRS for Unmade Contributions
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Time Limit for Claiming Back Pay?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Operate Without a Collective Bargaining Agreement?
  • April Personal Income Tax Comes In Strong
Volume 18 No. 9
  • By the Way . . . Governor Announces New Secretary for Education
  • By the Way . . . Secretary for Education Richard Riordan Resigns
  • Senate Leader Proposes Education Reform
  • Community Colleges’ Strategic Plan
  • Legislature Should Support Concurrent Enrollment Programs
  • Rules Change for Determining Final Compensation
  • Senate Education Committee Takes Action on Its “Suspense File” - 4-29-05
  • Suggested Timeline for 2006-07 System Budget
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 Approves Community College Capital Outlay Projects and Reviews the Governor’s Nurse Education Initiative
  • By the Way . . . Statutory COLA for 2005-06 is 4.23%
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can We Comply with HIPAA Confidentiality Requirements?
  • The California Live Within Our Means Act
  • Governor’s Standing Falls in Latest PPIC Poll