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 31 No. 24
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—11/23/11
  • ACLU Stays the Course to Sue State of California for Student Fees
  • 2012 SBE Waiver Application Calendar of Deadlines
  • AB 1344 Impacts Superintendent Contracts and Brown Act Meeting Requirements
  • Bipartisan Federal “Super Committee” Fails to Reach Agreement on Budget Cuts
  • By the Way . . . Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Federal Health Care Reform.
  • Why is my Ratio of ADA to Enrollment So Different Than the Statewide Averages?
  • A Conversation with Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor
  • In Trigger Country—Legislative Analyst's Revised 2011-12 Revenue Forecast is $3.7 Billion Short of the Budget Estimate
  • Trigger Tracker—The “Trigger Track” Continues to Challenge our Revenue Runner
  • October Revenues Fall Well Below Forecast
  • State Controller John Chiang Releases Disappointing October Revenue Report
Volume 31 No. 23
  • November Elections Bring More Money for Schools
  • Ask SSC . . . How Can I Estimate the Impact of a Midyear Cut to my Home-to-School Transportation Program?
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—11/10/11
  • Bid Limits Change for the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
  • 2011 Edition of the California School Accounting Manual is Now Available
  • State Board of Education Meets November 9 and 10, 2011
  • Legislative Analyst's Office Issues Response to Governor's Pension Proposal
  • By the Way . . . STRS Penalty and Interest Regulations Revised
  • California Pension Reform Group Says They Will Qualify One of Two Pension Reform Initiatives
  • Governmental Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft on Pensions
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a New Provision in Law Clarifying When Proposition 39 Audits Should Be Sent to the Citizens' Oversight Committee?
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a New Provision in Law That Makes Changes to Retention Amounts for Public Construction Contracts?
  • Ask SSC. . . Are Playground Supervisors Now Eligible for Union Representation?
  • By the Way . . . 2011-12 Unemployment Insurance Management System Report (Form J-3) Due November 1, 2011
Volume 31 No. 22
  • Should We Be Focused On the Triggers"?"
  • Governor Brown Releases Pension Reform Plan
  • When it Comes to District Reserves, How Much is Enough?
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities-10/28/2011
  • Pension Reform Committee Holds First Hearing
  • By the Way . . . Governor Jerry Brown to Announce Pension Plan on Thursday, October 27, 2011
  • California Adds Jobs in September and the Unemployment Rate Drops
  • By the Way . . . The most current version of the School Facilities Program Projects Unfunded List is available online
  • By the Way . . . The Office of Public School Construction Announces a Successful State Bond Sale
  • Guest Article: FCMAT CBO Mentor Program 2012-13
  • Trigger Tracker—Going in the Right Direction, But a Lot of Ground Still to Cover
  • The Public Pension Initiatives Keep on Coming
  • Ask SSC . . . Will the State of California Treat the Cell Phone Provisions the Same as the Internal Revenue Service?
  • 2012 Legislative Calendar
  • 2012 California Distinguished School Awards Program Announced
  • By the Way. . . Pension Reform Committee Members Named
  • State Revenues Slightly Below Forecast for September