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. 1
  • Dartboard for Governor’s 2012-13 Proposed Budget Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Should a District Cancel Its Mandate Cost Contract Service Due to Proposed Mandate Reform in 2012-13?
  • Governor’s Tax Initiative Cleared for Signature Gathering
  • Governor Brown’s 2012 State-of-the-State Address
  • “No Perks for Part-Time Politicians” Initiative Proposes to Eliminate Benefits for Part-Time Local Officials
  • More Clarity on the Governor's Proposal for Mandates
  • The 2012-13 Midyear Trigger Reduction and District Budgeting
  • Legislative Analyst Acknowledges Trigger Cuts Pose Problems for District Budgeting
  • State Controller Reports Revenues Lag the Forecast in December
  • Property Tax Initiative Analysis Shows $2 Billion Gain for Proposition 98
  • Budget Bill Provides More Clarity on Proposed Categorical Block Grant
  • Board of Governors Adopts Legislative Program Encompassing Student Success Task Force Recommendations
  • In Light of the Dissolution of CPEC, the LAO Offers Recommendations for Higher Education Oversight
  • Board of Governors Endorses Student Success Task Force Report
  • By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst’s Office Projects a Revenue Amount Lower than the Governor if His Tax Plan is Approved by the Voters in November
  • By the Way . . . Signature Gathering Effort to Overturn State Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Fails.
  • Governor's Proposals for the 2012-13 State Budget and Education
  • Overview of the 2012-13 Governor’s Budget
  • Governor Releases 2012-13 Budget Proposal
  • Governor Announces Budget Early
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Citizens’ Oversight Committee Required to Review Proposition 39 Audits?
  • Increase in the Bid Limit Effective January 1, 2012
  • Federal Judge Blocks 2011-12 State Budget Cut for Medi-Cal
  • State Supreme Court Ruling Terminates Redevelopment Agencies
Volume 24 No. 26
  • By the Way . . . Burton Files Oil Severance Tax Initiative
  • Pell Grant Eligibility Cut Under Congressional Deal
  • By the Way . . . SSC Holiday Schedule
  • Ask SSC . . . How Long Should We Retain Time Accounting Records?
  • Trigger Cuts, Part II—Proposition 98 Reduces Cut
  • Triggers Pulled on Community Colleges
  • Governmental Accounting Standards Board Proposes Five-Year Projections for Assessing Economic Condition of Governments
  • By the Way . . . Internal Revenue Service Mileage Rate Reaffirmed for 2012
  • Governor Brown Will Seek More Automatic Spending Cuts if Tax Increase Fails
Volume 24 No. 25
  • State Controller Reports Revenues Up in November
  • Federal Policy to Boost Economy Likely Ineffective, According to UCLA
  • By the Way . . . Voters Favor Governor's Pension Proposal
  • By the Way . . . Teachers' Retirement Board Members Elected
  • Governor Brown Releases Long-Awaited Tax Proposal
  • Poll Finds Highest Support for Tax Increase with Education Reform
  • Can California Cut Its Way Out of the Budget Crisis?—An SSC Editorial
  • U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to a 32-Month Low of 8.6%
  • Brown to Release Tax Proposal Monday
  • Governor Addresses Pension Conference Committee
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Proposed Initiative for Free Tuition Affect Community Colleges?
  • By the Way . . . New Appointees to STRS With Strong Financial Background
  • Philanthropist's Policy Group Recommends Major Changes to California Government
  • A Safety Net for Schools in Uncertain Times—An SSC Editorial
  • By the Way . . . Retirement Plan Limitations Announced for 2012