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. 15
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Retroactive Salary Adjustments Due to Unit Advancement Subject to Interest and Penalties from STRS?
  • Board of Governors' Meeting—July 2011
  • Transfer Incentive Program Introduced in Illinois
  • By the Way . . . Legislation Introduced to Limit Future CSU Pay Raises
  • By the Way . . . PERS and STRS Reporting Significant Investment Returns
  • SB 931 Moves Closer to Becoming Law
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Teacher Layoffs Suspended for Next Year?
  • Community College Financial Projection Dartboard—2011-12 Adopted State Budget Version
  • Ask SSC . . . How Exactly Could the Midyear Reductions be Triggered?
  • Deferral Schedule Remains as Enacted in March
  • CSU Trustees Raise President's Salary Against Governor's Advisement
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happened to the Local Taxation Bill?
Volume 24 No. 14
  • Budget Clean-Up Bill Working its Way through Legislature
  • Constitutional Amendment for Public Pension and Health Benefit Reforms Introduced in Senate
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Do The STRS Exemptions For Postretirement Work Stand Now?
  • Governor Signs Trailer Bills
  • Governor Signs State Budget; Trailer Bills Remain Unsigned
  • 2011-12 State Budget Adopted by the Legislature and Sent to the Governor
  • SSC Commentary—Once Again, the State Budget Puts Education at Risk
  • By the Way . . . Opinion Requested on State Controller’s Authority
  • Ask SSC . . . What is a Confidential Employee?
  • Democrats Announce Majority-Vote Budget—Tax Extensions Dead
  • Budget on the Move?
  • By the Way . . . ACCT and AACC Launch Pell Grant Action Center""
Volume 24 No. 13
  • May Revenues Continue To Be On Track
  • By the Way . . . Internal Revenue Service Revises Mileage Rate for 2011
  • EdSource Names Louis Freedberg as Executive Director
  • Chiang to Withhold Legislator Pay
  • The Legislature Ignores Constitutional Requirement for Proposition 98 Suspension
  • State Controller Comments on the Governor’s Budget Veto
  • Governor Vetoes Budget
  • The Legislature Approves a 2011-12 State Budget
  • By the Way . . . PERS Announces Health Care Premium Changes for 2012
  • Ask SSC . . . What Should We Consider When Negotiating Employee Leaves?
  • By the Way . . . Health Savings Account Parameters Set for 2012
  • Why Public Schools and Community Colleges Should Oppose SB 931—an Editorial by SSC
  • Senate Passes Budget Bills, But No “Bridge” Bill