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. 1
  • By the Way . . . Early Release Copies of 2002 Tax Withholding Tables Are Available
  • By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $58,900
  • Ask SSC . . . Does “Immediate Supervision and Control” Apply to Field Trips?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do We Get to Keep Increased Federal Aid for Special Education?
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Orange County Lawsuit on Property Tax Assessments Have an Effect on the State Budget?
  • Congress Approves Education Funding and Reforms
  • Principal Training Provider Criteria Slightly Delayed
  • Green Diesel Technology Is Emerging in California School Districts
  • 2001-02 First Quarter Lottery Apportionment Certified
  • California State Auditor Reviews the California Energy Market
  • Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Audited
  • Remember! Use Tax and Sales Tax to Increase ¼% in January 2002
  • New Federal Tax Law Necessitates New Legislation in California
  • Mid-Year Budget Cuts at Risk?
  • Are the Economic Tables Turning?
  • LAO Offers State Suggestions on Budget Cutting
  • Governor’s 2002 State-of-the-State Address—Short on K-12 Specifics
Volume 21 No. 26
  • By the Way . . . IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to $0.365 on January 1, 2002
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Time Requirements for Physical Education?
  • Ask SSC . . . Under GASB 34, What Happens to Fund Accounting?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Is My District Required to Implement GASB 34 and/or 35?
  • Ask SSC . . . Restricted Maintenance Calculation—Is It Based on Budgeted or Actual Expenditures?
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Did the Divisor for Extended-Year ADA Change?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Districts Required to Contribute to STRS for Some Part-Time Faculty?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Peer Assistance and Review Costs Recoverable?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are High-Priority School Grant Program Deadlines Still Operative?
  • Ask SSC . . . Do We Need to Retain Excused Absence Records for ADA Audits?
  • Health and Dental Insurance Premiums to Increase in 2002-03
  • Are Your Student Records in a Secure Place?
  • Computation of Certificated Step and Column Costs
  • California School Accounting Manual Update Approved
  • Update on API Reward Programs
  • AB 75 Advisory Committee Refines Provider Criteria
  • Legislative Analyst Issues Report on State’s Fiscal Problems
  • Local School Agency Fiscal Flexibility Proposals Submitted to Governor Gray Davis and Members of the State Legislature
Volume 21 No. 25
  • By the Way . . . Still Looking for Custodial Staffing Ideas
  • Ask SSC . . . May ADA Be Claimed for Fifth-Year High School Students?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Nonconforming Buildings Be Used on a Rental Basis?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Legal Action Bring GASB 34 to a Halt?
  • Ask SSC . . . What is GASB 35?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Can Be Charged to Special Education Programs?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens with Proposed PAR and TAP Budget Reductions?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens with our Negotiated Settlement if Equalization Aid Money is Removed from the Budget?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Would Proposed Mid-Year Cuts Become Law?
  • C-SMART—An Effective Way to Stretch Digital Dollars
  • Analyses of March Propositions
  • CTC to Discuss Changes in Administrator Preparation and Licensing
  • State Board Once Again Defers Action on Binding Arbitration for Charter School Facilities
  • Long-Awaited Breakup of L. A. Unified Will Have to Wait Longer
  • School Bond is Now “November or Bust”
  • Panel Grants First School District Audit Appeal
  • Governor Authorizes Statement Announcing His Intention to “Suspend and Discontinue” ADA Audits