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. 15
  • CalSTRS First Report on Progress of the Full Funding Plan
  • CalSTRS 2018-19 Investment Earnings Fall Short of Forecast
  • Ask SSC . . . SB 188—Protected Hairstyles
  • House Passes Legislation to Increase Federal Minimum Wage
  • State Revenues Close Out 2018-19 Strong
  • By the Way . . . Federal Budget Deal Appears in Sight
  • Ask SSC . . . The Form I-9 Will Expire Soon: What Should Employers Do?
  • Twenty-Four Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Higher Than the State Minimum Wage
  • House Passes “Cadillac Tax” Repeal
  • Chancellor Oakley Announces Dates for Undocumented Student Week of Action
  • Chancellor's Office Request for Comments on 2020-21 Budget and Legislative Request Submissions
  • BOG Votes to Extend Chancellor Oakley’s Contract to 2023
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Sick Leave Balances Accrued During Out-of-State Employment Be Transferred?
  • How One College is Leveraging Recent State Policies to Improve Outcomes—Cosumnes River College Implements Opt-Out Program
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Exempt Employees Be Paid an Hourly Wage?
Volume 39 No. 14
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—July 12, 2019
  • 2018-19 Preliminary Investment Earnings Announced by CalPERS
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the CalPERS Contribution Rate Final?
  • Ask SSC . . . What About the Proposition 98 Settle-Up Money?
  • SSC Dartboard for 2019-20 Adopted State Budget Now Available
  • S&P Reports That Public Colleges Remain Relatively Stable in Demand and Financial Measures
  • Lottery Revenue Projections Revised
  • By the Way . . . Governor Newsom Signs the Higher Education Trailer Bill
  • Governor Newsom Signs the 2019-20 State Budget Bill
  • 2019-20 State Budget Education Trailer Bill—Cradle-to-Career Data System Act
Volume 39 No. 13
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—June 28, 2019
  • PPIC Releases May 2019 Statewide Survey
  • State Revenues Beat the Forecast by More Than $600 Million
  • CalPERS Posts Revised Employer Contribution Rates for Subsequent Years
  • Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Increase in 2020
  • Estimated 2019-20 CalPERS Rate After Buy Down
  • CalPERS Board Approves 2020 CalPERS Health Plan Premiums
  • Public Employees' Retirement Trailer Bill Language Released
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will We Know the Reduced CalPERS Contribution Rates?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens to Proposition 98 if Tax Conformity Isn’t Adopted?
  • Department of Finance Projects Growing Budget Reserves