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.

  • Legislative Analyst Examines State’s Cash Position
  • By the Way . . . CalSTRS Fix to Paid Administrative Leave
  • COVID-19 Liability Bill Does Not Receive a Hearing
  • Wildfires and Worker Health
  • New Coronavirus Testing and Travel Guidelines
  • New FMLA Forms
  • Lottery Instructional Materials and BOG Changes in Trailer Bill
  • Website Available for K–14 District Statewide TRANs
  • Appropriations Committees Take Up Suspense Files
  • DOF Releases August Finance Bulletin
  • By the Way . . . Federal Government Approves California’s Perkins V State Plan
  • Annual Employee Notices during COVID-19
  • Gann Limit Calculation
  • Preparing Multiyear Financial Projections in the Current Environment
  • Ask SSC . . . What about the Statewide TRANs?
  • LAO Releases Preliminary Analysis of California’s 2020–21 Spending Plan
  • COVID-19 Response Block Grant Federal Certification Due Monday, August 17, 2020
  • CDPH Releases Higher Education Guidance for Reopening
  • Congress Recesses Without a New COVID-19 Relief Package
  • Governor Newsom Rounds Out BOG Membership with Two Appointments
  • Governor Confirms Minimum Wage Increase for 2021
  • Court Decision Upholds an At-Large Election
  • Employment of Temporary Classified Staff
  • New Millionaires Tax Introduced by the Legislature
  • Current Tax Collections Beating (Lowered) Budget Expectations
  • U.S. Faces Historic Economic Contraction While Federal Help Remains Uncertain
  • Legislature Returns from Summer Recess to a Reduced Workload
  • DOF Releases July Finance Bulletin
  • Trump Administration Rescinds International Student Directive
  • By the Way . . . Madera College Becomes 116th Community College
  • Ajita Talwalker Menon Selected President of Calbright College
  • Tax Receipts Exceed Lowered Expectations, So Far
  • Updated CalPERS Estimated Employer Contribution Rates
  • Senate Democrats Introduce $430 Billion COVID-19 Education Relief Bill
  • Announcing a New Cash Borrowing Resource
  • CalPERS Board Approves 2021 CalPERS Health Plan Premiums
  • SSC Dartboard for 2020–21 Adopted State Budget Now Available
  • Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Rise as High as 10% in 2021
  • Legislature Postpones Return to July 27
  • When One Door Closes, a Window Doesn’t Always Open: An SSC Editorial on Classified Layoff Prohibitions
  • Two November Initiatives Would Affect Education Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . Should We Consider an Early Retirement Incentive?
  • DOF Releases June Finance Bulletin
  • California Continues Minimum Wage Increase in 2021
  • Bill Amended to Provide Colleges COVID-19 Liability Protections
  • Ask SSC . . . What Were Reserves for 2018–19?
  • Classified Employee Layoff Restrictions—Legislative Clarification
  • Governor Newsom Signs 2020–21 State Budget Package into Law
  • Cash Deferrals and Budget Deferrals
  • CalPERS and CalSTRS Employer Contribution Rates
  • Governor Newsom Declares Budget Emergency to Free up BSA Funds
  • 2020–21 State Education Budget Details Emerge
  • By the Way . . . Governor Newsom and Legislative Leaders Reach Deal on 2020–21 State Budget.
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Takes Up Suspense File
  • Governor Newsom Signs Bill Codifying Vote-by-Mail Executive Order
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Book the P-2 Cash Deferral as Revenue This Year?
  • U.S. Supreme Court Upholds DACA in 5-4 Decision
  • Legislature Approves 2020–21 State Budget Act Despite No Deal
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Executive Order N-46-20 Exempt LEAs from Having to Pay Sales Tax on PPE Materials?
  • Public Comment Period Opens for Harassment Prevention Training Regulations
  • Legislature to Adopt Budget on Monday Despite No Deal with the Governor
  • A Conversation with Senator Roth: 2020–21 State Budget—Video
  • PPIC Survey Finds Support for Governor Newsom, but Opposition to May Revision
  • Legislative Committees Vet Split-Roll Initiative
  • An Interview with Moody’s
  • HSA Parameters Announced for 2021
  • Assembly Appropriations Committee Takes Up Suspense File
  • Additional Details of the 2020–21 Legislative Budget Plan
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Implement Temporary Interfund Borrowing?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the New Employer UI Rate?
  • Legislature Reaches Agreement on 2020–21 State Budget