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 39 No. 24
  • Public Comment Period Open for Federal Perkins V State Plan
  • Proposition 98 Reserve Projected to Grow
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s up With the Down COLA?
  • October State Revenues Fall Short of Forecast
  • CalPERS Issues Revised Employer Contribution Rate Estimates
  • Ask SSC . . . How Will the New Lactation Accommodation Law Affect LEAs?
  • U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in DACA Case
  • Minimum Wage Increases January 1, 2020
  • A Season of Giving and Phishing
  • Legislative Analyst Issues Positive But Cautious Outlook
  • Ask SSC . . . Did Classified Probationary Periods Get Changed?
  • Mixed Polling for Education Funding Initiative
  • Can Monetary Policy Keep the Economy Afloat?
  • Special Elections Called for Vacant Senate and Congressional Districts
Volume 39 No. 23
  • Additional New Laws Affecting Community Colleges in 2020
  • Governor Newsom Signed 75% of Governor Brown’s Vetoed Bills
  • Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2020
  • EPA Advises on How to Reduce Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
  • Megan Dahle Wins Assembly Special Election
  • Election Night Brings Good News for Parcel Taxes
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash Putting an AB 5 Referendum on the November 2020 Ballot
  • Fire and Emergency Related Resources Page Available Online
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the State Pay for a Dreamer Resource Liaison on Each Campus?
  • A Reminder . . . The California Community College Wildfire Relief Fund
Volume 39 No. 22
  • Ask SSC . . . Does a Statewide Bond Help or Hurt a Local Bond Election?
  • Riverside County Senator to Resign
  • State Revenues on Target for September
  • By the Way . . . Secretary of State Assigns Proposition Number to the $15 Billion School Construction Bond Measure
  • Legislative Analyst Releases 2019 Budget Overview
  • By the Way . . . Job Corps Scholars Program Grant Application Now Open
  • New SSC Website Launch
  • By the Way . . . IRS to Launch 2020 Form W-4