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 25 No. 16
  • Bills at a Glance—August 17, 2012
  • Appropriations Committees Address Suspense Files
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on the “Pay or Play” Provision of Health Care Reform
  • Assembly Passes Middle Class Scholarship Tax Change
  • Fiscal Accountability During Hard Times—An Editorial by Joel Montero, CEO, Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team, and Ron Bennett, CEO, School Services of California
  • State Controller Report Indicates Revenues are Below Projections
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions and Answers About Working After Retirement
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Board Pass a Resolution in Support of the November Tax Initiatives?
  • New Assembly Committee Chairs Named
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does Facebook’s Poor Stock Price Affect the State Budget?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Cut Automatic if the Taxes Fail?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify the Obligation of Federal Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Did 2011-12 State Revenues End Up to Be?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Mandate Block Grant Replacing all Mandates, and What is the Status of Prior-Year Claims?
  • Ask SSC . . . What are the Limitations for Unilateral Implementation After Factfinding?
Volume 25 No. 15
  • Bills at a Glance—August 3, 2012
  • Federal Update—August 1, 2012
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes in the Audit of Mandate Claims?
  • Mandate Reform in 2012-13
  • By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst’s Summary of Ballot Initiatives Available Online
  • By the Way . . . The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is Hosting Retirement Planning Fairs This Summer to Help Members Plan Their Financial Futures
  • The Mandate Block Grant—An Editorial
  • Dual-Enrollment Program Success for Nontraditional Students
  • New Poll Shows Bigger Gap Between Brown and Munger Initiatives
Volume 25 No. 14
  • Bills at a Glance—July 20, 2012
  • Finance Bulletin Shows Strong Finish for General Fund in June
  • Community College Financial Projection Dartboard—2012-13 Adopted State Budget Version
  • What's Coming Up Under Federal Health Care Reform
  • Brown Act is NOT Suspended for School Agencies
  • CalSTRS Earnings Limitation Exemptions Bill Signed Into Law
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes Affecting CalPERS Retirees Returning to Work?
  • CalPERS Reports Low Earnings
  • By the Way . . . Disappointing 2011-12 Investment Returns for CalSTRS
  • Court of Appeals to Consider Ballot Order Issue
  • State Controller's June Revenues on Track
  • System-Level Enrollment Priorities Get First Reading
  • Judge Gives OK to Top Billing for Governor's Initiative
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Latest on the CalSTRS Retiree Exemptions from the Earnings Limitation?
  • Field Poll Finds Pension Reform Not a Major Factor for Governor’s Tax Initiative
  • 2013-14 System Budget Request