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 29 No. 6
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 3/20/09
  • Impact of the May 19 Ballot Propositions
  • Pooled Money Investment Board Continues Freeze on Most Infrastructure Projects
  • Creation of California Green Corps Announced
  • PERS’ Investment Returns Remain Negative
  • Big Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Recommended
  • Treasurer to Reenter General Obligation Bond Market
  • CollegeWeekLive.com Provides Valuable College Information through Virtual Campus Visits
  • By the Way . . . Jorge Lopez Appointed to State Board of Education
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance Holds First Hearing
  • By the Way . . . The Annual Audit Contracts are Due April 1, 2009
  • New State Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Part II
  • Federal Funds Estimated to Fall Short of State Budget Trigger
  • February Revenues Fall Short
  • GASB Issues New Standard for Fund Balance Reporting
  • Legislative Analyst Forecasts $8 Billion Revenue Shortfall
  • Court of Appeal Finds Denial of Mandate Reimbursements Unconstitutional
  • By the Way . . . The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) First to Publicly Oppose May 19 Ballot Measures
  • Effect of Federal Stimulus Package on California
  • Student Fees Revisited II
  • Managing Declines in Local Income
  • The Dynamic Budget Guide Includes 2009-10 State Budget Estimates
  • New State Budget Workshop Questions and Answers—Part I
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the State Plan to Collect the Entitlement “Overpayments”?
Volume 29 No. 5
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities - 3/6/09
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Calculate the Total Reductions to Tier II and Tier III Categorical Programs?
  • K-3 Class-Size Flexibility—An Improvement in the View
  • Ask SSC . . . How Much of the State Budget is Predicated on Voters' Approval in May?
  • COBRA Medical Coverage Credit
  • Ask SSC . . . Is a Public Hearing Required in Order to Transfer Balances?
  • By the Way . . . Fresno Budget Workshop Location is Full
  • Public Hearing Requirements for Flexibility Transfers
  • By the Way . . . Keenan and Associates is Offering a Free One-Day Summit
  • California Unemployment Rate Increases Again
  • By the Way . . . New Budget Workshops Filling Up Fast
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Behavioral Intervention Plan Mandated Cost Settlement Funded in the State Budget?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Start Using the School-Based Coordination Resource in 2009-10?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the CSR Flexibility Allow a District to Have Varying Class Sizes?
  • By the Way . . . Global Variables Update
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the State Intend to Apply the Adult Education Reduction?
  • By the Way . . . Updated 2008-09 Global Variables for the RevLim Software are Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Is TUPE a Tier I Categorical?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Money Within SB 472 Subject to the Budget Cuts?
  • New State Budget Questions and Answers—Part II
  • By the Way . . . The Internal Revenue Service has Released New Withholding Tables for Employers
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify Instructional Materials Funding Flexibility?
  • New State Budget Questions and Answers—Part I
  • By the Way . . . Categorical Flexibility by Resource Code and Dynamic Budget Guide
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Special Education Transportation Protected Under Tier I in the New State Budget?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Many Students Are Funded Under the New K-3 CSR Provisions?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Funds Used to Reimburse State Mandates Counted as a Waiver of Entitlement to Reimbursement?
  • Special Election Ballot Propositions Are Numbered
  • By the Way . . . Workshop Location Change
  • Financial Projection Dartboard—2009-10 Budget Act Version
  • Ask SSC . . . Is it a Requirement to Have School Board Approval of Plans for the Use of Flexibility Provisions?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does the New Federal COBRA Subsidy Work?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Flexibility to Transfer Funds Apply to Prior-Year Carryover?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do We Need to Be Worried about Second Grade CSR
  • It's Official: Governor Signs Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Which Information Do We Use to Plan for K-3 CSR Flexibility?
  • Budget Update: K-3 Class-Size Flexibility—a Lot Less than Meets the Eye
  • 2008-09 and 2009-10 Revenue Limit and Categorical Cuts
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the State Budget Deal Include the Governor’s Proposed Reduction to the School Year?
  • SSC Announces New Budget Workshops for March 5, 6, and 9
Volume 29 No. 4
  • Education Trailer Bill Details Released
  • The Impact of Furlough Days or Salary Rollbacks on Retirement Benefits
  • It's Done! Legislature Approves Budget after Marathon Session
  • Governor Unwilling to Reopen State Budget Negotiations
  • When Do We Update the Dartboard Deficit Factors?
  • Legislature Fails to Pass 17-Month Budget
  • Federal Stimulus Plan Heads to the President's Desk
  • Hold the Date—Historic Unprecedented Budget Events
  • By the Way . . . House Approves Conference Report on Federal Economic Stimulus Package
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a New Teacher Who Was Formerly a Classified Employee Be Reinstated to Classified Service?
  • By the Way . . . Webcast Available on SSC Website
  • Latest News on the State Budget and Federal Stimulus Package
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Do Some Site Administrators Have a “Floating” Seniority Date?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Certificated Administrators Who Were Teachers Have Seniority Rights?
  • CASBO Annual Conference a Must-Attend Event in Challenging Times
  • Update on Budget Deal
  • Negotiators Strike Deal on Federal Economic Stimulus Package
  • An Evening of Policy—Reducing the Budget as the Storm Strengthens
  • Budget Deal Coming Together?
  • Senate Passes Stimulus Plan; Education Fares Poorer
  • Update on Redevelopment Agency Pass-Through Payments Previously Reported to the California Department of Education
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Percentages Used to Calculate the PERS Reduction Buyout for 2008-09 and 2009-10?
  • By the Way . . . Infrastructure Financing Freeze—Update on Next Pooled Money Investment Board Meeting
  • Ask SSC . . . Will There Be a Second Layoff Window" This Year?"