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. 12
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—June 14, 2019
  • Department of Finance Projects Growing Budget Reserves
  • 2019-20 State Budget Approved by the Legislature
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—June 13, 2019
  • By the Way . . . School Services of California, Inc., Is Seeking Candidates for the Interim CBO and HR Administrator Registry.
  • By the Way . . . CDE Issues Request for Applications for Inclusive Early Education Expansion Grants.
  • Ask SSC . . . Cap on District Reserves
  • CalSTRS Estimated Employer Contribution Rates
  • Ask SSC . . . What Is Included in the Cost of a 1% Salary Increase?
  • Budget Conference Committee Acts on 2019-20 State Budget
  • UCLA Forecasts a Slowing Economy and Rising Risk of Recession
  • 2018-19 Second Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • Changes Coming for District Preschool Programs
  • The Charter School Policy Task Force’s Recommendations For Charter School Reform
  • The Condition of Education: 2018 Report Released
  • Application Period for the Ron Bennett Masterful Mentor Memorial Scholarship Closes Next Week
  • Ask SSC . . . Classified School Employees Summer Assistance Program
  • Dahle and Gonzalez Win Senate Special Elections and L.A. Voters Reject Parcel Tax
  • Charter School Webinars—On Demand by Popular Demand
Volume 39 No. 11
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 31, 2019
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2019—May 31, 2019
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Explain the Special Education Staffing Ratio Data From the May Revision Workshop?
  • By the Way . . . CDE Releases Guidance on Addressing CSI Schools in LCAP
  • The Legislative Analyst Offers Insights into Countercyclical Budgeting
  • Ask SSC . . . Budget Adjustments in Preparation for the Expansion of Paid Family Leave
  • LAO Recommends Building State Reserves
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on Special Education
  • HSA Parameters Announced for 2020
  • Ask SSC . . . Will New Special Education Funding Impact the MOE?
  • Ask SSC . . . Augmented COLA for LCFF
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on CalPERS and CalSTRS
  • Ask SSC . . . Funding Comparisons: California vs. the Rest of the Nation
  • 2019-20 Budget Conference Committee to Begin Work This Week
  • State Board Adopts Health Education Framework and Computer Science Implementation Plan at May Meeting
  • Senate and Assembly Take Action on CalSTRS Proposal
  • School Services of California, Inc., Announces 2019 School Finance and Management Conference Dates
  • Assembly Also Rejects Governor’s Special Education Proposal
  • The SSC Dartboard for 2019-20 May Revision Now Available
  • Q&A Session at SSC’s May Revision Workshops
Volume 39 No. 10
  • Appropriations Committees Send Hundreds of Bills to the House Floors
  • Negotiations Continue as CalPERS Health Plan Rates Are Projected to Increase for Its Members
  • Senate Rejects Governor’s Special Education Funding Proposal
  • Changes to In Lieu of Property Tax Transfers For Charter Schools
  • May Revision Proposes Changes to the Full-Day Kindergarten Facilities Program
  • Legislative Analyst’s Office Comments on May Revision
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 14, 2019
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Any Changes to the Special Education Proposal?
  • Guest Article: U.S. DOL Accepting Public Comments On Proposed Overtime Rules
  • Estimates of Out-Year COLAs Available Now
  • An Overview of the 2019-20 Governor’s May Revision
  • Initial Impressions From Governor Newsom’s 2019-20 May Revision
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the Cap on District Reserves be Triggered Next Year?
  • LAO Publishes a Brief on Creating an Integrated Education Data System
  • Governor Announces Proposals to Help Low-Income Families
  • By the Way . . . Only Two Months Left to Encumber Proposition 39 Clean Energy Jobs Act Funds
  • By the Way . . . CDE Releases 2019 SACS Software for Adopted Budget and Estimated Actuals