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. 2
  • By the Way . . . Student Fee Policy
  • Teachers Unions—The 800 Pound Gorillas of Public Education
  • District Accountability Framework Project
  • Proposition 98 Funding for 2005-06
  • The Governor’s “Reform” Agenda
  • The “Deal” Is Off
  • Legislative Analyst Critiques Governor’s Budget
  • Commentary on the Governor’s Proposed Budget
Volume 18 No. 1
  • By the Way . . . Copies of 2005 Tax Withholding Tables Are Available
  • By the Way . . . State Budget Receives a Technological Makeover
  • Ask SSC . . . Must Community College Districts Contracting with K-12 Districts To Operate a Regional Occupational Program Utilize Credentialed Instructors?
  • Academic Senates May Not be Able to Complain About Administrators Behind Closed Doors
  • Community College Substitute Workers Entitled to Classified Employee Status if They Work More Than 75% of the College Year
  • Don’t Expect Any Enhancements to Pension Benefits During the 2005 Legislative Session
  • Secretary for Education Briefs K-12 Education Coalition
  • Will Community Colleges—Once Again—Be Left Out of the Education Budget Negotiations with Governor Schwarzenegger?
  • Legislative Committee Assignments Announced
  • By the Way . . . Contribution Limits to Tax-Sheltered Annuities Have Been Increased
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Proposition 1A Also Apply to K-12 Schools?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a District Manage/Administer Its Own IRC 125 Plan?
  • Chancellor’s Office Issues Legal Opinion on Impact of AB 2756
  • New Financial Control Initiative Cleared for Circulation
  • Statewide Preschool-16 Council Established
  • Domestic Partners Must Now Be Provided Same Benefits as Spouses
  • 2004-05 First Quarter Lottery Apportionment Certified
  • Districts Considering PERS Risk Pool Option Should Proceed With Great Caution
  • Governor’s State of the State Proposes Sweeping Reform Platform
  • More Details on Governor’s Education Budget Proposals
Volume 17 No. 24
  • By the Way . . . New Graduate Program Offered to Train Administrators
  • By the Way . . . Secretary of State’s Office Finally Certifies Failure of Proposition 72
  • Contribution Levels Could Increase for Both Employer and Employee Members of CalSTRS
  • Legislation Proposed to Clarify When the Chancellor’s Office May Take Over the Fiscal Affairs of a District
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Continue to Allocate Retiree Benefit Costs by FTE?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Downsides to Placing Health Benefits on the Salary Schedule?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Limited Obligation Bonds a Good Way to Finance Retiree Health Benefits?
  • California Teleconnect Funding Becomes More Restricted
  • UCLA Forecasts Moderate Growth in 2005, But Risks in 2006
  • Education Coalition Says: “Honor the Agreement”
  • Reforming State Government: Special Election a Possibility
  • Legislature Returns to Sacramento