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 22 No. 7
  • Late-Breaking News: Director of Department of Finance Confirms ADA Audits are Discontinued
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify the “District of Choice” Program?
  • sk SSC . . . Can We Use Developer Fees for Routine Restricted Maintenance Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Apply Earnings from a Previous Employer toward An Employee’s Social Security Wage Cap?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Terminate the Merit System?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does GASB 34 Change What I Can Report on School Construction Equipment Purchases?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Carry Over High-Priority School Grant Funds?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Implementation of AB 2700 Be Negotiated?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Collective Bargaining Impasses Up Enormously?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is It True that Money Transferred to the Deferred Maintenance Fund Can Be Used as Part of the Routine Repair and Maintenance Contribution?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Projected COLA Should We Be Using?
  • Enron Offers $1 Billion Settlement for California—But Only If Money is Used for Schools
  • Paul Goldfinger Presents to President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • Is There a Unification Penalty?
  • AB 2700 and Part-Time Certificated Staff
  • K-3 Class-Size Reduction Faces Another Hit
  • Master Plan for Education Working Groups Complete Their Responsibilities
  • 2001-02 First Interim Reports Show Increase in Districts in Distress
  • CDE Releases Principal Training Program Deadlines
  • Key Budget Issues for Schools—New Dollars and Their Uses
  • Update on Tax Laws for Contributions to Retirement Plans
  • Charter School Reform High on Legislature’s Agenda
  • Special Education Funding Bill Passes First Hurdle
  • Collective Bargaining Legislation—AB 2160—to be Heard in Assembly Education After All
  • Legislature Passes Record School Bond Plus Housing Bond
Volume 22 No. 6
  • SSA: Mid-Year Budget Cuts Enacted at Last
  • Ask SSC . . . Should We Budget the 2% COLA?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Much Should We Budget for Electric Energy in 2002-03?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do We Claim the Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Adult Ed Funds Be Used for a Facility?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Board of Education Members Receive Compensation?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Serve Students on Home and Hospital Instruction through Independent Study?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a New Resource Code for the Instructional Materials Block Grant?
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Is It Required that We Have a Post-Retirement Benefits Fund?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Coaching Stipends Creditable Compensation under AB 2700?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Is P-2 ADA Used for County Community School Funding?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Estimated Rate Should We Budget for Special Growth ADA for 2002-03?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Would Charter School Rates Be at 1.8% COLA?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Would the Possible Deletion of Mandated Costs for Collective Bargaining Become Effective?
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Please Clarify the Cap on the Grade 2-6 Hourly Program?
  • John Mockler, Executive Director of the State Board of Education, to Retire
  • Legislation Requiring Pass Through of Federal Special Education Funds Introduced
  • Expenditure Timelines for Schiff-Bustamante Dollars
  • Assembly Passes School Bond Bill—No Senate Sign-off This Month
  • Governor’s Workforce Development Proposal Placed on the Back Burner
  • Coalition of Statewide Education Groups Takes Positions on State Budget Proposals
  • Budget Update—Equalization and PERS Reduction Boosted by Budget Panel
  • Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 Addresses Mandates and Instructional Materials
Volume 22 No. 5
  • Ask SSC . . . What Changes are Proposed for Title VI Innovative Education?
  • Ask SSC . . . Isn’t the Age Limit for Health Coverage for Domestic Partners Discriminatory?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We “Mandate” Students to Attend Remedial Classes After School?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will We Jeopardize Our Federal CSR Funding if We Eliminate Our Grade 3 CSR?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can We Reduce the Hours per Day Required for Staff Development Buyback?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why is the Rate for Special Education Growth Funding So Low?
  • Required Boiler Replacement Deadline Approaches
  • State Superintendent Voices Support for LAO Categorical Reform Proposal
  • Proposed Changes to the Audit Guide under Final Review
  • STRS Releases Directive for Implementation of AB 2700
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Lower COLA Impact Certificated Layoff Notices?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There Any Good News Surrounding the Decrease in the COLA Estimate?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Actual COLA Dollars for Elementary, High School, and Unified Districts?
  • COLA Forecasts All Drop
  • Transportation Congestion Improvement Act (Proposition 42) Passes
  • Term Limits Here to Stay
  • K-12 School Bonds Win Landslide Voter Approval
  • Free Special Education Comparative Data