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 16 No. 3
  • Legislators—Help Reduce the Budget Deficit—Don’t Introduce Legislation
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Timeline for Faculty Reductions?
  • A Flurry of New Legislation
  • 2002-03 K-14 Cuts in Special Session Bill Slightly Below Governor’s Target
  • Legislature Approves Education Bill—Governor’s Response Unknown
  • Ask SSC . . . Who Has the Final Word on Accounting Standards?
Volume 16 No. 2
  • By the Way . . . Governor Davis Proposes to Sell Bonds to Cover State’s Contribution to CalPERS and CalSTRS
  • CPEC Student Fee Proposal
  • Proposition 98: Friend or Foe to the Community Colleges
  • LAO Reports Smaller State Budget Shortfall
  • Senate and Assembly Budget Committees Finalize Action on Mid-Year Cuts to Community College Budgets
  • Budget Subcommittees Take Action on Community College Mid-Year Cuts
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Help With a Confidentiality Issue?
  • Auditor Obligations Continue to Evolve—Audit Documentation Requirements Established in Law
  • Governor Proposes $750 Million Shift from Redevelopment Agencies to Schools
Volume 16 No. 1
  • Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Audited
  • By the Way . . . Ever-So-Slight Decrease in PERS Rate
  • Proposed 2003-04 State Budget is a Disaster for California Community Colleges
  • By the Way . . . Copies of 2003 Tax Withholding Tables Are Available
  • 2002-03 First Quarter Lottery Apportionment Certified
  • How Much Is $34.8 Billion Really?
  • Governor Davis' Second Inaugural Address—A Locker Room Pep Talk, Not a Game Plan
  • State-of-the-State Address Long on Symbolism, Short on Specifics