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 14 No. 23
  • Community Colleges Score Big with 55% General Obligation Bond Elections
  • By the Way . . . Chancellor’s Office Supports Fund for Student Senate
  • Board of Governors Seeks Authority to Determine State-Mandated Local Costs
  • Governor May Impound Unexpended 2001-02 State Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Classified Employees Qualify for the 3% Formula? Was the PERS Employee Contribution Rate Reduced?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Administrators Eligible for Increased Retirement Benefits if They Return to Work?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Retired Employee’s Earnings Limitation Be Waived?
  • Cuts This Year? COLA Next Year? What’s Likely to Happen—An Analysis and Commentary
Volume 14 No. 22
  • By the Way . . . Longer Term Limits Initiative Qualifies for the March 2002 Ballot
  • New Employer Costs Attached to Unemployment Insurance Benefit Increases—K-12 Agencies Protected—Community Colleges Are Not
  • Budget Shortfall Increases to $13 Billion and Governor Freezes Hiring
  • Department of Finance Returns Community College Budget Change Proposals
  • By the Way . . . Governor Approves Employment Rights Legislation for Classified Staff
  • By the Way . . . Agency Shop Fees Clarified
  • 2001 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part III
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Sick Leave Count Toward the 40-Hour Work Week?
  • Ask SSC . . . Use of Short-Term Employees
  • The Energy Controversy Continues to be Front Page News
Volume 14 No. 21
  • By the Way . . . Senator Dianne Feinstein Drops Proposed Six-Month Moratorium on Student Visas
  • Community Colleges--Prepare Carefully for Negotiations
  • Governor Announces 15% State Agency Budget Planning Cuts and Moody’s Considers Downgrade
  • Community College Budget Restoration?SB 735
  • By the Way . . . Voters Favor a Move to Ease Term Limits
  • 2001 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part II
  • By the Way . . . State Resources Agency Funds Poetry Readings
  • Supreme Court to Consider School Vouchers
  • Minimal Benefit Year for STRS/PERS Enhancements
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Schools Be Hurt by State’s Looming Fiscal Crisis?
  • 2002-03 State Budget Looks Very Shaky, but Proposition 98 Funding May Be Protected