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 17 No. 17
  • Ask SSC . . . Can I Book Mandated Cost Money as an Accrual?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Percentage of the Budget Goes to K-14 Education?
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Raises Concerns About the Governor’s California Performance Review Report
  • Update on Federal Legislation to Revise Social Security Benefits
  • Master Plan Legislation Contains Administrator Retreat Rights Provisions
  • The 2004 Legislative Session Comes to an End—Key Community College Legislation on the Governor’s Desk
  • Chancellor’s Office Makes Deal with the Governor’s Office Regarding Partnership for Excellence Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the COLA Intended to Do?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does a “Yes” Vote on Proposition 72 Repeal SB 2?
  • Redevelopment Agency Pass-Through Fix Sent to Governor
Volume 17 No. 16
  • By the Way . . . Contracting Out—Dead Issue for This Year
  • By the Way . . . Voters Don’t Like Idea of Eliminating Community College Board
  • California Performance Review as Related to California Community Colleges
  • Conference Committee on Master Plan for Education
  • Senate and Assembly Appropriation Committees Take Action on the “Suspense File”
  • Good News: Some Mandate Funding in State Budget for 2004-05
  • GASB 45—Major Financial Impact on K-14 District Finances
  • By the Way . . . Field Poll: Keep Legislature Full Time
  • By the Way . . . PERS Risk Pool Regulations to Be Completed by End of October
  • Mandate Reform Bill Clears Committee
  • New Fiscal Year Begins with Revenues on Target
Volume 17 No. 15
  • By the Way . . . Higher Education Fees
  • Ask SSC . . . Does AB 2756 Apply to Community Colleges?
  • Governor’s Dual Enrollment Program Still in Place, Even Though He Restores Funding for UC and CSU Freshman Students
  • Proposed Changes in Regulations for Fiscal Monitoring
  • “Back to The Future”—Community Colleges May Be Governed by the K-12 System
  • Conference Committee on the Master Plan for Education to Convene
  • CalSTRS Supports Federal Legislation to Revise Social Security Benefits for CalSTRS Members
  • 29 Days Late, the Legislature Approves A $105 Billion State Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Investment Reports Still Required?
  • Estimated Fourth Quarter Lottery Payment for 2003-04
  • Proposition 13 Assessment Practice Upheld