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. 19
  • By the Way . . . Governor’s Actions on Bills Begins
  • By the Way . . . Digital High School Info on the Web
  • By the Way . . . “Sunshine” Requirement is for Both 1996-97 and 1997-98 Revenues
  • By the Way . . . 1997-98 Impact of AB 602 Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Foreign Student Tuition Calculation
  • Ask SSC . . . Issuance of Final Paychecks to Employees
  • Measuring CSR Classroom Space for J-380 Program Cost Reporting
  • Ask SSC . . . CSR Facility “Loans” Equivalency of Less Than $40,000 Possible If . . .
  • Ask SSC . . . CSR Enrollment Count Procedures Explained
  • 1997 SSC County Office Financial Projection Dartboard - State-Adopted-Budget" Version"
  • 1997 SSC School District Financial Projection Dartboard - State-Adopted Budget" Version"
  • Latest GAO Report Raises California’s Grade on School Finance Equity
  • Deferred Maintenance Carryover
  • SCO Re-arms Auditors with Audit Guide Clarification Letter -- But the Target Keeps Moving
  • Mandatory Social Security for New Teachers May Be On the Horizon
  • Additional 1996-97 Special Education Growth Funding Allocated
  • Delay in COLA/Growth for Categorical Apportionments
  • School Desegregation and Proposition 209
  • Expulsion Okayed for Terrorist Threats
  • “Mega-Deal” -- Legislature Passes Surprise Tax Cut
  • Fingerprint Funding Finds New Path to Governor
  • Special Education Funding and Reform Bill Passed
  • Legislature Passes Testing Bill; Stage Set for Release of Vetoed Funds
  • Legislation Delivered to the Governor’s Desk to Delay CSR Daily Enrollment Count Obligations
  • Testing, Restoration of “Set-Asides,” Special Education Reform and Fingerprinting Bills All Pass in Final Legislative Day
Volume 17 No. 18
  • By the Way . . . Equalization Aid Worksheets Attached
  • By the Way . . . Budget Delays Irk Most Californians
  • Governor Signs Bill Expanding Benefits for School Employees Hurt While on The Job
  • Ask SSC . . . ADA for Private School Pupils Enrolled Part-time in Public Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . Definition of Available Fund Balance Reserve
  • Ask SSC . . . Partial Class-Size Reduction Facility “Loans” Not Allowed
  • Ask SSC . . . Veteran’s Day Can Only Be Held on November 11
  • Ask SSC . . . “Sunshining” Additional Equalization Aid and Deficit Reduction Monies
  • IRS Looking at School Employers
  • Legislature Overrules Controller on Library ERAF Reversal
  • Governor Vetoed Only Adult and ROC/P COLA Funds, Not Growth Funds, Over Testing Issue
  • 1996-97 Revenue Limit Deficit Will Change Again
  • Status of Other Hot Bills
  • Senator Tim Leslie Introduces Legislation to Repeal CSR Daily Count Obligations
  • Attempt to Convince the Administration to Abandon Daily Class-Size Enrollment Counts Fails
  • Bill Moves Forward to Ease Implementation of Staff Development Day Buy-Back
  • New School Facility Proposal Surfaces, But Adoption of Any Reform Uncertain
  • Fingerprint Bills Advance
  • Testing Bill: Compromise Reached But New Issue Surfaces
  • Annual “Soap Opera” Season Drawing to a Close
Volume 17 No. 17
  • Ask SSC . . . 1996-97 Deferred Maintenance Apportionment
  • Ask SSC . . . Class-Size Reduction Questions Abound
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions, Answers and Unanswered Questions About Staff Development “Buy-Back”
  • Correction to August 8 Fiscal Report Article: Only 99% of Third Round of Equalization Aid Funded
  • OPSC Project Close-Out Letters in the Mail
  • Uniform Passing Time Proposed by SPI
  • Actual Attendance Accounting Bill to Resurface as SB 727
  • Fingerprint Bills Scheduled for August 25th Hearing
  • At 11th Hour, Field-Act Waivers Get Three-Year Reprieve
  • Budget Trailer Bill Restores “Type C” Funding to County Community Schools
  • Governor’s Testing Set-Asides -- What If No Resolution?
  • Restoration of “Hostage” Vetoes: It’s Now or Never
  • Digital High School Legislation Signed by the Governor
  • Yes, SSC Makes Mistakes, Too -- Digital High School Page Needs Correction
  • The 1997-98 Budget is in the Books -- Almost
  • Late Breaking Testing News