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. 5
  • By the Way . . . Strong Sentiment to Re-elect Schwarzenegger Next Year
  • By the Way . . . State Spending Priorities
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Governor’s PERS Pension Reform Proposal Affect My Retirement Benefits?
  • Timetable Tight for Governor Schwarzenegger’s Reforms
  • Community College Legislation - 3/4/05
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Proposes Major Changes In Community College Funding
  • State Reform Coming to a Ballot Box Near You
  • Governor’s “Year of Reform” Spawns Educational Reform Coalition
  • Legislative Analyst Recommends $315 Million for Mandates in 2005-06
  • Legislative Analyst Weighs in on Governor’s Proposed STRS Shift to Schools
  • Legislative Analyst’s Proposition 98 Comments Create an Even More Complicated Political Scene
  • Legislative Analyst Sees Higher State Revenues
Volume 18 No. 4
  • By the Way . . . New Requirements for Employees Not Covered by Social Security
  • Report of the Working Group on Community College Finance
  • New Student Enrollment Fee Policy Proposed
  • Student Health Fee Legislation Introduced
  • Initiative Update
  • Federal Budget Highlights.
  • Status of 2005-06 Proposed Community College State Budget
  • By the Way . . . Governor Appoints Former State Senator Bruce McPherson Secretary of State
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Salary Contingency Language Work?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Long Has the State Been Paying into STRS?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Governor’s Reform Proposal Better for Schools?
  • Is the Governor’s Popularity Fading?
  • Governor Rescinds Nominations of STRS Trustees
  • Lottery Approves New Multistate Game in Hopes of Increasing Revenues and Educational Funding
  • Strong State Revenue Growth for December and January
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Issues Proposition 98 Primer
  • Education Budget Subcommittees Take Governor’s Proposals on the Road
  • Governor Backtracks from State Budget Proposal
Volume 18 No. 3
  • By the Way . . . Community College Student Transfers to UC Up Slightly
  • New Report Emphasizes the Importance of Community Colleges
  • Legislation Proposes to Change How Retirement Benefits for Public Employees Are Calculated
  • Community Colleges Authorized to Establish Charter Schools
  • Community College District Level Accountability
  • Senate and Assembly Democrats Take Budget Talks on the Road
  • By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $62,400
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the STRS Shift to Proposition 98 Funding to Pay Back a Prior-Year Loan?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Specific Amount for Direct Copy Charges?
  • Information Security a Problem for Schools, Too
  • The Governor’s Reform Package
  • Updated Dartboard Reflects Governor’s January 2005 Budget Proposal
  • Ask SSC . . . What is a “Healthy Reserve Level”? (Revisited)