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 32 No. 10
  • Critical Bills—May 25, 2012
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify the Use of Resource Code 6512?
  • The 2012-13 Approved Indirect Cost Rates Are Available
  • By the Way . . . UFB Upgrade is Now Available
  • Random Signature Sample Now Underway for Competing Tax Measures
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—5/25/12
  • By the Way . . . Governor Signs Intrayear Deferral Bill
  • New School District Level Race to the Top Grants Criteria Announced
  • State Superintendent Reports Record-Setting Number Second Interim Qualified and Negative Certifications
  • Dartboard for 2012-13 May Revision Is Now Available
  • Revised School District Revenue Limit Deficit Factor and Trigger Cut Announced Today
  • California Will Submit Federal ESEA Waiver
  • By the Way . . . Credit Ratings Agencies Take “Wait and See” Approach to May Revision
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS Confirms 2012-13 Employer Rate
  • Federal Funding Outlook for Schools Appears Bleak
  • An Overview of the 2012-13 Governor’s May Revision
  • Governor Details Proposal to Address $16 Billion Deficit
  • Governor Indicates that State Budget Deficit has Ballooned to $16 Billion
  • May Revision Workshop Sacramento Location is Now Full
Volume 32 No. 9
  • Critical Bills—May 11, 2012
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—5/11/12
  • Schools Under Stress—An EdSource Report Focusing on Children and Families
  • Perception is Reality—Or is it?
  • By the Way . . . Webcast on Public Education Funding: How Did We Get Here, and Where Are We Headed?
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Distributes Reminder on Interest and Federal Programs
  • CalPERS Employer Contribution Rate for 2012-13
  • By the Way . . . FCMAT Reports Preliminary Second Interim Figures—the Highest Number of Qualified Districts Ever
  • By the Way . . . State Controller’s April Cash Report Shows Year-to-Date Receipts Down $3.5 Billion
  • By the Way . . . California Department of Education Posts List of Schools Approved for Exemption from the June 2012 to July 2012 Apportionment Deferral
  • Ask SSC . . . Is the CalSTRS Payment of Medicare Part A Ending?
  • CalSTRS Postretirement Earnings Are Unchanged, but Exemptions Are at Risk
  • May Revision Workshop in Fresno Location is Now Full
  • Competing Initiative Campaigns to Wrap Up Signature Collection Drives
  • By the Way . . . New Process for Submitting School Facility Project Change Orders
  • April Tax Revenues and the May Revision—Video
  • May Revision Workshop at the Sonoma COE Location is Now Full
  • April Income Tax Revenues Short Almost $2.0 Billion
  • LAO Reports on School District Fiscal Oversight and Intervention
  • Pension Reform Bills Sent for Further Study
  • 2012-13 Statutory COLA Estimate to be 3.243%
Volume 32 No. 8
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—4/27/12
  • Governor’s Mandate Reform Proposal Faces Big Hurdles
  • Are Temporary Taxes the Solution to the Education Funding Crisis?—An SSC Editorial
  • April Revenues Are Coming in Short
  • Critical Bills—April 27, 2012
  • By the Way . . . State Controller John Chiang Responds to Legislator Pay Ruling
  • Judge Denies State Controller Authority to Determine if the Legislature Passes a “Real” Budget Pursuant to Proposition 25
  • By The Way . . . SSC Wants Your Feedback!
  • By the Way . . . CalPERS Board Adopts Staff Recommendation to Phase in Actuarial Assumption Changes
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can We Maximize Savings From Unused District Property?
  • Discussion on Preparing School Sites for ASB Audits—Video
  • C.A.S.H. Reaches Out With School Financing Emporiums
  • SSC Sponsors EdSource Symposium
  • Legislative Committees Pass Bills to Change Certain Dismissal Proceedings
  • May Revision Workshop at the Kern COE Location is Full
  • Student Suspension and Expulsion a Major Legislative Focus
  • Ask SSC. . . Can You Please Provide Additional Clarification on AB 189, Public Hearings, and the Impact on Tier III Flexibility?
  • Department of Finance Report Highlights Need for Strong Revenues in April
  • Ask SSC . . . What is the Latest Information on Health Benefit Premium Increases?
  • Latest CalSTRS Valuation a Mixed Bag
  • Outlook for CalPERS Contribution Rates