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 24 No. 18
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Funded Status of our Retirement Systems?
  • SSC Mourns the Passing of Dr. Carol Berg
  • Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees Act on Suspense Files
  • Pension Reform Bill Remains In Appropriations Committee
  • Governor Brown Proposes Jobs Package
  • Update on Osher Foundation Seed Money . . . Watching it Grow
  • Bureau Recommends Decrease—Not Increase—in Workers’ Compensation Rates
  • Chancellors Hold Press Briefing on Two Subjects: Transfer and Potential Midyear Cuts
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Employees Have to be Members of the Union or Can They Opt Out?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Give Us Advice on How We Close a Fund?
  • July Job Growth Stalls and the Unemployment Rate Rises
  • The Bill is Gone! Senate Bill 931 Dropped by Senator Vargas
  • Senate Bill 857 Prohibits PERB from Awarding Damages for Unlawful Strikes
Volume 24 No. 17
  • By the Way . . . Capitol Bustles with End-of-Year Activity
  • State Revenues Fall Well Short in July
  • Application of Potential Midyear Cuts Clarified by Chancellor’s Office
  • Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion of National Health Care Law
  • State’s Highest Court to Take up Redevelopment Case
  • State Board of Equalization Disputes State Controller John Chiang’s Cash Flow Estimates
  • Clarification on the Increases to Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
  • Chancellor's Office Provides Guidance Regarding Online Materials
  • State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Makes Public his A Blueprint for Great Schools" Report"
  • By the Way . . . Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Increased
  • Pell Grants Protected in Federal Debt Deal
  • State Revenues Already Falling Behind According to State Controller
  • How Will the U.S. Credit Downgrade Affect Schools?
  • School Bond Survey—Positive for 2012 School Bond
Volume 24 No. 16
  • By the Way . . . Report Cites California's Public Higher Education System is Lowest in Debt-to-Degree Measures
  • It's California Community Colleges' Turn . . . Controller Requests Compensation Information
  • Assembly Republicans Request Opinion on Proposition 98 Shortfall
  • Ask SSC . . . Further Questions About State Revenues
  • National Economy is Sputtering
  • Guest Article—Overpaying the Auditor? New Senate Bills Clarify Requirements for Proposition 39 Audits
  • Clarification of the Potential Impact of SB 27
  • Let the Filings Begin!
  • Governor Signs AB 540 Scholarship Bill and Course Approval Bill
  • Ask SSC . . . What Does it Mean When a Mandate is Suspended?
  • Jeff Bell to Join School Services of California, Inc.
  • Ask SSC . . . What About the Manipulations of Proposition 98 in this State Budget?
  • Ballot Initiatives Filed Affect Public Employment