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 20 No. 24
  • By the Way . . . President Signs Bill to Help Rural Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . Mandate Settlement Doesn’t Address Special Education Encroachment
  • Ask SSC . . . Premature to Book Special Education Mandate Settlement as a Receivable
  • Ask SSC . . . Must the Revenue Limit Increase for the Current Year be Dedicated to Salaries?
  • Two New Publications on OPSC Website
  • 1999-00 Errors to Avoid in SACS
  • Narrow Application Window Opens for $175 Million High School Technology Grant Program
  • Changes in Transfer of Funds and PCA Codes
  • Charter School Categorical Rates Lower than Expected
  • Federal Budget Talks Stalled
  • Last “Two-Thirds Only” Election Witnesses Big Day for School Bonds
  • The Education Propositions—Schools Go Three for Three
  • More of Same for Sacramento as Democrat Margins Widen in Senate and Assembly
  • Next Step in Special Education Mandate Settlement Achieved—Court Issues Stay on Filing Deadline
  • Special Education Settlement Documents Ready for Distribution
Volume 20 No. 23
  • Ask SSC . . . Mandated Cost Reimbursement Guidelines
  • Ask SSC . . . Follow-Up Questions Regarding the Special Education Mandate Settlement
  • Computing the Blended COLA
  • Bidding for Public Contracts
  • Audit Appeal Decisions Rendered by Administrative Law Judges
  • Governor Announces ¼-Cent Rollback in State Sales Tax
  • California School Districts Must Implement SB 1960 Agency Fee Provisions
  • Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) Updates
  • SAB Takes “Next Steps” in Implementation of Priority Points
  • Discussions Begin on 2000-01 K-12 Audit Guide
  • Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program Second Cohort Identified
  • Emergency Regulations Clarify API-Related Rewards Programs
  • Governor Agrees to Special Education Mandate Settlement—More Than $1.5 Billion in Next 10 Years
Volume 20 No. 22
  • By the Way . . . SSC’s Multi-Year Financial Projection (MYP) Software Classes Tentatively Scheduled for November
  • Ask SSC . . . Historic CPI Data
  • Ask SSC . . . Sick Leave and Staff Development Buyback Days
  • Ask SSC . . . “Teachers As a Priority” (TAP) Applications
  • Court Says No Government Sponsorship of Religious Practice
  • Flexibility Transfers—When Are They Used?
  • Revenue Limit Equalization Topic of Special Assembly Hearing
  • Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment Higher than Anticipated—But Not All Good News
  • Field Poll Shows Mixed Projections for Education Under Propositions 38 and 39
  • Cerro Coso Community College Successfully Passes $15 Million Bond
  • When is a Lease-Purchase Project Really Closed?
  • Deferred Maintenance Year-End Deposit Transfer Changes in the Works
  • Hearing Date Changes for Los Angeles Facilities Case
  • CASH Becomes an Intervener in the Los Angeles Facilities Lawsuit
  • Governor Signs AB 2907, Annual Technical Cleanup Bill
  • Governor Signs Agency Fee Legislation
  • Governor Signs Major Retirement Benefit Legislation
  • Eligibility Up, Dollars Down for Success on Academic Performance Index (API)
  • Spending of the API-Related Rewards Requires Fresh Thinking
  • Site Block Grants Grow Exponentially