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 39 No. 15
  • CalSTRS First Report on Progress of the Full Funding Plan
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—July 25, 2019
  • California Students Improve English Scores, But Math Scores Have Plateaued
  • Is Your LEA Rolling With the New Audit Guidelines?
  • CalSTRS 2018-19 Investment Earnings Fall Short of Forecast
  • Ask SSC . . . SB 188—Protected Hairstyles
  • House Passes Legislation to Increase Federal Minimum Wage
  • State Revenues Close Out 2018-19 Strong
  • By the Way . . . Federal Budget Deal Appears in Sight
  • To the Business Office: HANG IN THERE!!
  • Ask SSC . . . The Form I-9 Will Expire Soon: What Should Employers Do?
  • Twenty-Four Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Higher Than the State Minimum Wage
  • House Passes “Cadillac Tax” Repeal
  • SBE Incorporates Five-Year Graduation Rate Into the Graduation Rate Indicator
  • By the Way . . . California School Dashboard Mobile App Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Sick Leave Balances Accrued During Out-of-State Employment Be Transferred?
  • By the Way . . . OPSC Schedules A Career Technical Education Facilities Program Stakeholder Meeting
  • The Governance Core, by Davis Campbell and Michael Fullan
  • Education Policy Committees Approve Significant Legislation Before Summer Recess
  • Ask SSC . . . How Does Sponsoring a Charter School Affect My District's ADA?
Volume 39 No. 14
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—July 12, 2019
  • 2018-19 Preliminary Investment Earnings Announced by CalPERS
  • Ask SSC . . . What Pupil Count Date is Being Used for the Special Education Preschool Funding?
  • Closing the Books: Watch the Minimum Classroom Compensation Calculation
  • Reminder: The 45-Day Budget Revision
  • Ask SSC . . . Can Exempt Employees Be Paid an Hourly Wage?
  • By the Way . . . Unused Sites Certification Form Due to OPSC
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the CalPERS Contribution Rate Final?
  • Ask SSC . . . What About the Proposition 98 Settle-Up Money?
  • SSC Dartboard for 2019-20 Adopted State Budget Now Available
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—July 8, 2019
  • By the Way . . . CDE Releases SACS Software for 2018-19 Unaudited Actuals and 2019-20 Budget and Interim Reports
  • By the Way . . . Governor Newsom Signs the Education Omnibus Trailer Bill
  • CDE Releases Lottery Rates for 2018-19 Accruals and 2019-20 Revenue Projections
  • Governor Newsom Signs the 2019-20 State Budget Bill
Volume 39 No. 13
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—June 28, 2019
  • PPIC Releases May 2019 Statewide Survey
  • 2019-20 State Budget Education Trailer Bill—Cradle-to-Career Data System Act
  • Dealing With Declining Enrollment Is Not Easy
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—June 26, 2019
  • State Revenues Beat the Forecast by More Than $600 Million
  • By the Way . . . Time to Submit Your Proposition 39 Annual Progress Report
  • CalPERS Posts Revised Employer Contribution Rates for Subsequent Years
  • Employer Health Care Costs Projected to Increase in 2020
  • Estimated 2019-20 CalPERS Rate After Buy Down
  • CalPERS Board Approves 2020 CalPERS Health Plan Premiums
  • Public Employees' Retirement Trailer Bill Language Released
  • 2018-19 Second Principal Apportionment Certified
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will We Know the Reduced CalPERS Contribution Rates?
  • Ask SSC . . . How Do I Calculate the 3% RRMA Contribution?
  • Assembly Bill 75 and Charter Schools
  • 2019-20 State Budget Trailer Bill—Special Education
  • 2019-20 State Budget Education Trailer Bill—Relief for LEAs Affected by Fire
  • 2019-20 State Budget Education Trailer Bill Details
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens to Proposition 98 if Tax Conformity Isn’t Adopted?