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. 9
  • By the Way . . . California’s Bond Debt has High Cost
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Our Parent Group Register to Conduct a Raffle Next Weekend?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Know the Adult and Cafeteria Indirect Cost Rate Caps?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Fiscal Impact of AB 626 Regarding the Use of 15-Passenger Vans
  • Ask SSC . . . Do You Have a Resolution to Designate Ending Balances?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Pay for the No Child Left Behind Parent Communication Center?
  • Ask SSC . . . Who are Confidential Employees?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do We Need to Make a STRS Deduction from a One-Time “Off-the-Schedule” Salary Payment?
  • Governor Davis Fills Vacancy on the State Board of Education
  • Low-Interest Loans Now Available for Energy Efficiency Projects
  • Want State Bond Money? Ask OPSC to Help with the Paperwork
  • The Oakland Bail-Out Bill—SB 39
  • Teacher Recruitment Centers Eliminated in SBX1 28
  • CSR Reform Blocked in Assembly Education
  • State Advisory on Mid-Year Cut Issues Released
  • Assembly Democrats Propose New 2003-04 Budget Cuts—Little Impact on K-14 Education
  • Assembly Republicans Come to the Budget Table—Release Alternative Budget Proposal
  • 2002-03 Proposition 98 Funding Being Cut Again through Deferrals and Reappropriations
  • FCMAT’s May Revision Teleconference Set for May 15
Volume 23 No. 8
  • By the Way . . . CDE’s Instructional Materials Website Updated
  • By the Way . . . Republican Party Opposes Statewide School Bond
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the OPSC RRM Decision Apply to Both the 2% and 3% Calculation?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the 2003-04 PERS Rate Be 9.5%?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is It Appropriate to Ask Sick Pupils to Check In?
  • It’s Official! 3% Restricted Maintenance Account Calculation Based on Unrestricted Expenditures Only
  • State Board Approves Regulations to Cap Charter School Attendance Age
  • Highly Qualified Teacher Definition Being Reconsidered
  • AB 1051 Clarifies Additional Charges from Public Utility Companies
  • STRS Retirement Gets Boost from Assembly Bills
  • Potential Shift in Mental Health Services Raises Program and Fiscal Issues
  • Using the Flexibility Options of SBX1 18—More Questions
Volume 23 No. 7
  • By the Way . . . Index for Special Session Alerts Now Available.
  • By the Way . . . 2003 SSC Financial Dartboard Available on Website
  • Ask SSC . . . Would You Clarify the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Comments?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify the Impact of Kavanaugh v West Sonoma?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Maximum Number of Students Allowed in a Kindergarten Class?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Spend Developer Fees for Modernization—Are you Sure?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Claim Prior-Year 3% Developer Fee Administrative Costs?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Do Late Layoffs This Year?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the Special Education Mandate Settlement Funding Deferred?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Should Districts Plan on Budgeting for the State’s Match
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Offer Classified Employees a Reduced Workload with Full Retention of Health and Welfare Benefits?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Reduce Bargaining Unit Pay without Reducing the Number of Days Worked?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Would Be the Impact of a 7% Across-the-Board Cut to Education?
  • Legislature Enacts Temporary Relief Package
  • E-Rate Program at Risk
  • Superintendent O’Connell Testifies before Budget Subcommittee
  • New Public Employees Retirement Bill Not Helpful for School District Employees
  • Restricted Maintenance Account after SBX1 18
  • K-3 CSR Update
  • Coalition Formed to Seek Repeal of SB 1419 Contracting Out Restrictions
  • Legislative Reserve Flexibility Available to Help Build the Ending Balance
  • To Defer or Not to Defer—That Is the Question