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. 5
  • By the Way . . . Chancellor Elected to California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
  • By the Way . . . Finance Director Gets Approval of Rules Committee
  • By the Way . . . March in March
  • Proposition 55 Passes in a Close One! And March 2 Big Day for Local College Bonds
  • Community Colleges May be Authorized to Establish K-12 Charter Schools
  • Legislature May Approve Changes to the “Field Act”
  • Legislation Introduced to Repeal “Contracting-Out” Prohibitions
  • Post-Election 2004-05 Dartboard
  • Election Recap
  • AB 1207 State Teachers’ Retirement System Cost Savings Analysis
  • Cities Sue the State to Block Deficit Bond Repayment Scheme
  • Schwarzenegger’s Star Continues to Brighten
Volume 17 No. 4
  • By the Way . . . Property Tax Revenues and Student Enrollment Fees Are Down
  • Chancellor Mark Drummond Outlines His Priorities
  • Collective Bargaining Management Advisory
  • They Just Will Not Stop—More Than 4,000 Bills Introduced
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Reviews the Community College Budget as Proposed by the Governor and Makes Recommendations
  • By the Way . . . Attorney General Addresses Conflict of Interest Provisions
  • Ask SSC . . . Where is the GASB Pronouncement on Post-Retirement Benefits?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Charge the Cost of an Early Retirement Incentive to the Categorical Program?
  • “Yellow Book” Revised
  • Positive Poll on Proposition 57
  • February Cash Flow Makes Up for January Sales Tax Shortfall
  • Bad News for Governor’s Budget—U.S. High Court Rejects California’s Corporation Tax Provision
  • Legislative Analyst Forecasts $1 Billion Less Revenue than the Administration
Volume 17 No. 3
  • Are Community Colleges Getting a Measure of Respect?
  • The Community College Budget and Collective Bargaining
  • New Assembly Speaker Makes Committee Membership Changes
  • Proposition 98 “Split”—A Historical Perspective
  • Revised K-14 Budget Package Reduces Funding for Equalization
  • By the Way . . . 2004 Legislative Calendar Released
  • By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $60,900
  • Ask SSC . . . How Long Do We Need to Keep Mandated Cost Claims?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Have a Resolution to Support Propositions 57 and 58?
  • Moody’s Warns of Downward Pressure on State’s Bond Rating if Proposition 57 Fails
  • Pressure’s On to Re-reform Workers’ Comp