Fiscal Report

As the cornerstone of School Services of California Inc.'s integrated services, the Fiscal Report provides real-time updates on issues affecting the finances and management of school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education. This essential resource keeps clients informed of the status and potential ramifications of impending state government actions, both legislative and regulatory, as well as state apportionments, court decisions, elections, and other education-impacting events.

Volume 30 No. 19
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 9-24-10
  • Managing Cash Without a State Budget
  • ACLU Sues over Requiring Students to Pay Fees and Purchase Assigned Materials
  • By the Way . . . Clean Energy Jobs Website Now Online
  • By the Way . . . Cost to Purchase PERS Service Credit Increases
  • Thoughts for Local Educational Agencies to Consider Prior to the Purchase of iPads for Their Students
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education and K-12 High Speed Network Unveil New Tool for School Practitioners
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is the Formula to Determine Board Members’ Stipends?
  • Reminder . . . October 22 Deadline to Submit Class-Size Penalty Waiver Requests is Fast Approaching
  • Ask SSC . . . What Can We Do About the Proposed STRS Regulations Imposing Interest and Penalties on School Agencies?
  • Final Dates for our 2010 Annual School Finance and Management Conference
  • CBO Preparation
  • Ask SSC . . . When Do the Temporary Flexibility Options Expire?
  • General Fund Revenues Fall Short in August
  • No Change in UCLA's Forecast: Sluggish Growth
  • Federal Jobs Act Webcast Q & A
  • Federal Jobs Fund Q & A—Video
  • By the Way . . . Class-Size Penalty Estimator Updated
  • STRS Adopts Actuarial Valuation of Defined Benefit Program
  • By the Way . . . The Public Employees' Retirement System's (PERS') Application for Reimbursement from the Early Retirement Reinsurance Program is Approved
  • The Check’s in the Mail
  • By the Way . . . Lawsuit Filed Over Fees
  • State Controller Releases August Cash Report, IOUs Pushed Out to at Least October
Volume 30 No. 18
  • By the Way . . . 2010 <i>Revenues and Revenue Limits</i> Publication Available
  • Governor Requests Bill to Allocate Federal Jobs Funding
  • Will the Federal Jobs Money Be Held Up Until Budget Agreement Is Reached?
  • By the Way . . . Reporting Deadline for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 is September 22, 2010
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—9/10/10
  • Compensation and Pension Reform Bills Go to Governor—Video
  • Bill to Change Age of Admission to Kindergarten Goes to Governor
  • Labor Compliance Program Questions and Answers
  • By the Way . . . Charter School 20-Day Attendance Report is Available
  • End of the 2009-10 Legislative Session—Video
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes to the Gann Limit Calculations?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Will the Federal Jobs Bill Money Be Distributed?
  • 2010 Legislative Session Wrap Up
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is Happening With the State's Proposed Sale of EdFund?
  • By the Way . . . Doing <strike>More</strike> with Less Is Available Again
  • By the Way . . . CDE Announces a Change in the Meal Application Approval Process
  • By the Way . . . Budget Plans Rejected by Legislature
  • Federal Jobs Bill Funding Formula Revised
  • By the Way . . . PERS Board Approves Regulations for Dependent Coverage to Age 26
  • Fingerprinting Fee Window Announced
  • More Bills Emerge to Allocate Federal Funds
  • By the Way . . . PERS Policy Change to Save Up to $500 Million for State
Volume 30 No. 17
  • Compensation and Retirement Reform Bill Package Introduced
  • By the Way . . . Save September 8, 2010, for the SSC-CCSESA Federal Jobs Webcast
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—8/27/10
  • The Employee is Giving Me a Fit, But Is He Fit for Duty?
  • Legislation Moving Forward to Get Federal Dollars into School Agency Hands
  • Gann Limit Calculation and Changes for the Closing of 2009-10
  • By the Way . . . California Loses Out on Race to the Top Competition
  • The State Exercises Authority to Move Deferral One Month Early
  • By the Way . . . The California Association of School Business Officials Officially Names Molly McGee Hewitt as Executive Director
  • Interpreting AB 346—A Conservative Approach
  • Federal Issues Update—Video
  • PERS to Tackle Issues Surrounding Public Agency Employee Compensation and Retirement Benefits
  • State Payments in the Absence of a State Budget
  • State Revenues Up 5.1% in July 2010
  • By the Way . . . California Receives Remaining SFSF Funds
  • By the Way . . . California Awarded $51.8 Million to Expand Charter School Options
  • Bill to Require Prequalification of Contractors is Held in Committee
  • Another Week Begins Without a 2010-11 State Budget Deal
  • Ask SSC . . . If a 7.5-Hour-Classified Employee Works 8.0 Hours in a Single Day or 40 Hours in a Week, Does He/She Earn Overtime?
  • By the Way . . . State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Releases 2010 STAR Program Results
  • Appropriation Committees Clean House
  • California's Application for Federal Education Jobs Money Signed by Governor
  • WCIRB Again Recommends Significant Workers' Compensation Rate Increase
  • Salary Disclosure Bills Introduced
  • Education Facilities Bond Bill Held in Committee
  • Open Enrollment Act—Implementation for the 2010-11 School Year
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Issues Final Open Enrollment List
  • Federal Education Jobs Funding—Video