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 23 No. 21
  • Positive 2002-03 Growth API Results Released
  • 2003 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part II
  • By the Way . . . About 7% of California Districts Exercise Authority to Reduce Reserve for Economic Uncertainties
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Student Stores Limited to Conducting Sales Only Four Times a Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Organizations Can We Use for Supplemental Services under NCLB?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is Out-of-State Sick Leave Transferable into California?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Better Success Rate for Bond Elections in a Special Election or a General Election?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a New Law to Prevent “Bluffing” in Negotiations?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of Funding for Digital High School/Technical Support and Staff Training?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify PAR Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Really See a Funded COLA in 2004-05?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide More Clarification on AB 1207?
  • Ask SSC . . . What are the New Audit Appeals Deadlines?
  • Signed Property Sales Proceeds Legislation Gives Narrow Usage Relief
  • Charging Student Fees
  • Proposition 39 Audits and the Management of Bond Funds
  • Restricted Maintenance Calculation Cloudy Again
  • Charter School Categorical Rates for 2003-04 Seemingly in Limbo
  • CDE Opines that Enrollment in District of Choice Program Prior to Sunset is Okay
  • Governor Davis Vetoes PERS Golden Handshake Bill
  • Governor Davis Vetoes Important Bills on Class-Size Reduction and Remedial/Supplemental Programs
  • Governor Davis Signs Employer-Paid Health Care Bill
  • The Recall—What Happens Next?
Volume 23 No. 20
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of GATE Funding for 2003-04?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Aren’t We Getting Education Code Section 41300.1 Revenues?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is TUPE Funding Eligible for the Flexibility Transfer?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Explain the Gann Limit Calculation? - 10/3/03
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Use SB 1754 Flexibility to Recapture Cafeteria Fund Balances?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide More Clarification on AB 1207?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Need to Provide Health Benefits to Part-Time Employees under SB 2? - 10/3/03
  • CDE Announces New Fiscal Services Director
  • The Ever-Changing Deferred Maintenance Certification of Deposit Form
  • The Un-COLA and Salary Settlements
  • Commission on Teacher Credentialing Reverses—For Now—Action on Emergency Credentials
  • State Board of Education Approves Revised Regulations for Highly Qualified Teachers
  • Commission Relies on Kern Case to Deny Mandates
  • Governor Signs Technical Cleanup Bill
  • Education Budget Implementation Bill Signed by the Governor
  • Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Bills
  • Economy Looks Up, but Dark Clouds Hover over State’s Fiscal Status
  • Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation - 10/3/03
Volume 23 No. 19
  • By the Way . . . Dartboard Updated to Reflect the Net Funded Revenue Limit COLA
  • By the Way . . . CDE to Do Study of Impact of Changing Kindergarten Start Date
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Claim ADA for an Elections Worker? - 9/19/03
  • Ask SSC . . . Was the $35 Million in Funding for PERS Reduction Buyout Repealed?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a District Join the State Disability Insurance Program?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify 2003-04 Community Day School Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Advanced Placement Challenge Grant Funded in 2003-04?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Use Title II, Part A, Funds to Provide Supplemental Instruction That is No Longer Covered by the K-4 Reading Program?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Allocate Supplemental Grants to the Revenue Limit?
  • Coalition to Advocate for Additional IDEA Funding and Major Program Changes
  • 2003 Adequate Yearly Progress Results Reveal Confusion over Participation Rates
  • Governor Pushes Release of Critically Overcrowded Schools Money
  • Use of State Allocation Board Reimbursement Funding
  • Deferred Maintenance Maximum Match Amounts Calculated
  • Clean Bathrooms are a Priority
  • Correction: SIP Cut is Only 9.79%
  • Now that the STRS Golden Handshake Bill (AB 1207) Has Been Signed by the Governor . . .
  • Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Goes to the Governor
  • Health Care Bill Adds Cost for Schools
  • Interdistrict Attendance by Virtue of Parental Employment and Child Care Also in Limbo
  • Legislature Fails to Enact AB 97—Special Disability Funding, School District of Choice Program in Limbo until Reauthorized
  • CSR Reform Bill Hangs in Balance
  • Legislature Adjourns 2003 Session