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 17 No. 22
  • By the Way . . . CBO Symposium Offers A Vision for Tomorrow." "
  • By the Way . . . Interim Legislative Committee Hearings are Currently Taking Place
  • By the Way . . . Worksheet for AB 602 1997-98 Equity Funding
  • By the Way . . . Index to AB 602 on the Internet
  • Ask SSC . . . School Library Funding
  • Ask SSC . . . Classrooms Added In 1996-97 for Class-Size Reduction are Indeed “Invisible” When Determining 1997-98 Facilities Grant Eligibility
  • Ask SSC . . . Staff Development Buy-Back Options
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprinting Clearance Registered With County Office
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprint Obligations Jam System
  • Ask SSC . . . Fingerprinting Charges for New Classified Applicants
  • New Attorney General’s Opinion Changes Timeline and Responsibility for Map and Legal Description of Reorganized District
  • First California Rural Education Summit Focuses On Challenges and Technology
  • 1997-98 Transportation Funding -- What Should Be Budgeted?
  • Fate of Term Limits Law Still Uncertain
  • Surprise Provision May Result In Rebenching Revenue Limits to Eliminate Deficit
Volume 17 No. 21
  • 1997 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation -- Part III
  • By the Way . . . Ruth McKenna and Bob Agee Both Announce They are Leaving the California Department of Education
  • By the Way . . . LegiSchool Project to Focus on Issues Of School Reform.
  • By the Way . . . Over 47% of Special Education Growth Funded
  • Ask SSC . . . Reporting on Uses of Equalization Aid and Deficit Reduction Monies
  • Ask SSC . . . Class-Size Reduction and Student Growth
  • Ask SSC . . . Special Education Equity Dollars Go to District, Not SELPA
  • Ask SSC . . . New Fingerprint Law Raises Questions
  • 1996-97 4th Quarter Lottery Allocation Is $25.15 per ADA
  • Federal Law Liberalizes Small Issuer Arbitrage Exception Effective 1998
  • Will Recent Term Limit Decision Affect Education?
  • Major Vetoed Legislation
  • Third Time’s the Charm: Governor Signs Bill Resolving Instructional Time Audit Exceptions
  • School Bus Bill Signed
  • New Pupil Testing Program Enacted
  • 1996-97 Class-Size Operational Dollars Reappropriated and Related Bills Signed
  • Actual Attendance Accounting Bill Signed -- Significant Technical Problems Remain
  • Special Education Funding Reform Becomes Law
  • “Hostage” Vetoes Restored
  • Governor Vetoes Class-Size Reduction Enrollment Count Delay, But Calls for Correcting Legislation
Volume 17 No. 20
  • By the Way . . . California Lottery Web Site to Offer School Finance Figures
  • By the Way . . . “Golden Handshake” for Classified Employees Due to Sunset
  • By the Way . . . Field Poll Reports Public School System has Low Degree of Public Confidence
  • Ask SSC . . . No Change in Continuation High School Funding in 1997-98
  • Ask SSC . . . Carryover of Reading Staff Development Funds
  • Ask SSC . . . Staff Development Days: Length of Instructional Year
  • Ask SSC . . . Estimating New Money from Equalization Aid and Deficit Reduction
  • Governor Appoints Members to Education Technology Council and Commission on Performance Standards
  • Interesting Unification Petition Issues Raised in Shasta County Case
  • Standardized Account Code Structure -- the Funding Form Is In the Mail
  • 42%-46% of Special Education Growth Now Expected to Be Funded
  • 1996-97 Deferred Maintenance Funding -- Yet Another Twist
  • Department of Education Issues Class-Size Reduction Operations and Facilities Applications
  • Governor Continues to Act on K-12 Education Bills
  • Voter Sign-Up Bill Vetoed
  • Fingerprinting Clearance before Hiring Becomes Law
  • “Mega-Deal” Tax Cut Projected to Cost Proposition 98 $1 Billion Over Three Years