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 36 No. 9
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—May 6, 2016
  • How Do We Locally Determine an Adequate Reserve Level? [Part 2 of 2]
  • Appellate Court Upholds Lease-Leaseback
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2016—May 6, 2016
  • Local Elections Provide Mixed Results for School Districts
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Continuing Substitutes Have to Meet the Eligibility Requirements Each School Year Before They Begin Accruing and Using Sick Leave Under AB 1522?
  • The 2016-17 Approved Indirect Cost Rates Are Available
  • By the Way . . . There Is Still Time to Register for the “Strategies for Effective Family Engagement” Forum.
  • State Controller Reports April Revenues Fell Short $1.2 Billion
  • Legislative Deadline Shrinks Pool of Viable Bills
  • By the Way . . . California Energy Commission Has Proposed Substantive Changes to the Proposition 39 Program Implementation Guidelines
  • Ontario Convention Center 2016 May Revision Workshop Location Is Now Full
  • Ask SSC . . . When Can My District Levy Level 3 Developer Fees?
  • Ventura County Office of Education May Revision Workshop Location Is Now Full
  • The “Un-COLA” for 2016-17
  • April Tax Revenues Falling Short of Forecast
  • Ask SSC . . . When is a School District Required to Make In-Lieu Property Tax Transfers?
  • School Facility Program Eleventh Priority Funding Period Begins May 11, 2016
Volume 36 No. 8
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2016—April 22, 2016
  • New Poll Finds Support for Extending Proposition 30 and Statewide School Bonds
  • Court of Appeal Upholds California’s School Finance System
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS 2016-17 Employer Contribution Rate Approved
  • State Revenues in March Fall Short
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 19, 2016
  • By the Way . . . Current Version of I-9 Still Valid Despite Expiration
  • Appellate Court Reverses Vergara Decision
  • More Space Secured at Ventura COE May Revision Workshop Location
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the State Make Any Special Accommodations for School Districts to Deal With the Minimum Wage Increase?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are the Facilities Options for Charter Schools?
  • CalPERS Releases Proposed Employer Contribution Rate for 2016-17
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Public Hearings for the LCAP and the Annual District Budget Be Held on Different Days?
  • 2014-15 Statewide Average Reserve Levels Continue Three-Year Decline
  • UCLA Anderson Forecast: Steady Economic Growth Ahead, California Will Outperform United States
  • Ask SSC . . . What Are Auditors Required to Review in the Local Control and Accountability Plan?
Volume 36 No. 7
  • The California State PTA Takes the Lead on Family Engagement—An Editorial by Ron Bennett and John Gray
  • Top Legislative Issues for 2016—April 8, 2016
  • How Do We Locally Determine an Adequate Reserve Level? [Part 1 of 2]
  • See You at CASBO’s 2016 Annual Conference!
  • By the Way . . . The Last Day for 2015-16 Energy Expenditure Plans Is Fast Approaching
  • By The Way . . . SSPI Announces Receipt of Career Education Grant
  • Governor Brown Signs Minimum Wage Increase
  • By the Way . . . IRS Webinar on ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—April 1, 2016
  • Sutter Brown Announces Run for the White House
  • Minimum Wage Compromise Headed to the Governor
  • California’s New FEHA Regulations
  • Ask SSC . . . What Financial Reports Are Charter Schools Required to Submit to Oversight Agencies?
  • The 2015-16 Second Quarter Lottery Payments Distributed
  • Ask SSC . . . Who Is Considered Certificated Staff in a Necessary Small High School?
  • Ask SSC . . . Can I Exclude One-Time Salary Increases From My Special Education Maintenance of Effort?
  • Supreme Court Announces Friedrichs Outcome
  • Agreement to Raise California’s Minimum Wage Has Been Reached