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. 8
  • By the Way . . . 2003-04 Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment
  • Education Committees Update
  • Budget Subcommittee Update
  • Why Don’t Early Retirement Plans Work for Administrators and Classified Staff?
  • Assembly Committee to Examine Mandate Process
  • Where Are We Headed for the May Revise?
  • At Last, Meaningful Workers’ Comp Package Enacted
Volume 17 No. 7
  • By the Way . . . Community College Representatives Appointed to the CalSTRS Board
  • By the Way . . . Are California Community Colleges Doing Enough to Support Women Athletics?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Community College Districts Participate in the New PERS Risk Pools?
  • Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Six Members to the California Community College Board of Governors
  • Education Policy Committees Take Action on Community College Legislation
  • Legislation to Lift the “Cap” on Concurrently Enrolled Students Gets Its First Hearing
  • Assembly Higher Education Committee: What Revisions Should be Made in Community College Finance?
  • A Preview to the May Revise—Department of Finance Submits “April Finance Letter” to State Budget Committees
  • Ask SSC . . . When is Auditor Independence Impaired?
  • STRS Issues Directive on 403(b) Information Bank
Volume 17 No. 6
  • Attorney General to Issue Opinion on the use of District Funds for Bond Measures - 3/26/04
  • March in March 2004 Doesn’t Have the Same Punch as the March in 2003
  • Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 Takes First Action on Community College Budget
  • By the Way . . . Repeal of SB 2 Qualifies for November 4, 2004, Ballot
  • By the Way . . . Simitian Remains Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education
  • Ask SSC . . . Could We Do a “Salary Deferral” In Lieu of a Salary Increase?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Board’s Goal of Maintaining a 9% to 10% Reserve Level Reasonable?
  • State’s Employment Picture Brightens
  • Questions and Answers on Early Retirement Plans
  • Legislative Analyst Anticipates Higher COLA for 2004-05