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. 15
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—7/22/11
  • Ask SSC . . . 2011 School Finance and Management Conference Questions and Answers—Mandates
  • Office of Public School Construction Announces Certification Filing Period to Begin Soon
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Retroactive Salary Adjustments Due to Unit Advancement Subject to Interest and Penalties from STRS?
  • How Well Does AB 114 Really Protect Teachers?
  • By the Way . . . PERS and STRS Reporting Significant Investment Returns
  • SB 931 Moves Closer to Becoming Law
  • Ask SSC . . . Are Teacher Layoffs Suspended for Next Year?
  • School Improvement Grants—Updates and Changes for 2011-12
  • Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify “Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools” Referenced in the Parent Empowerment Regulations?
  • 2011-12 Adopted Budget Dartboard Now Online
  • Pertussis Vaccination Bill On Its Way to the Governor
  • By the Way . . . School Finance and Management Conference “Hotline” Replaced with Something Better
  • Parent Empowerment Regulations Move Toward Implementation
  • Legislative Update—Summer Recess
  • By the Way . . . CDE Issues Final Education Jobs Fund Entitlements
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happened to the Local Taxation Bill?
  • Updated Cash Flow Estimates for the 2011-12 Fiscal Year
Volume 31 No. 14
  • Constitutional Amendment for Public Pension and Health Benefit Reforms Introduced in Senate
  • Ask SSC . . . Where Do The STRS Exemptions For Postretirement Work Stand Now?
  • Ask SSC . . . What Can We Restore?
  • Flat Funding and Restoration of Positions—Video
  • We Have a Budget—Our School Finance and Management Conference is On
  • Governor Clarifies Provisions of Education Trailer Bill
  • Ask SSC . . . Are We Required to Restore Layoffs?
  • Governor Signs State Budget; Trailer Bills Remain Unsigned
  • 2011-12 State Budget Adopted by the Legislature and Sent to the Governor
  • SSC Commentary—Once Again, the State Budget Puts Education at Risk
  • By the Way . . . Opinion Requested on State Controller’s Authority
  • Ask SSC . . . What is a Confidential Employee?
  • State Allocation Board Improves Accessibility to Seismic Retrofit Funds
  • Democrats Announce Majority-Vote Budget—Tax Extensions Dead
  • Budget on the Move?
  • By the Way . . . State Agencies Announce Their Second Joint Workshop
  • By the Way . . . User Friendly Budget Patch Now Available
  • Ask SSC . . . What Substitute Rate of Pay do Laid-off Teachers Earn in Their Second and Third Years on the Reemployment List?
Volume 31 No. 13
  • Critical Deadlines and Funding Opportunities—6/24/11
  • By the Way . . . Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) Updates Including Indirect Cost Rate Information Now Available
  • May Revenues Continue To Be On Track
  • By the Way . . . The 2011-12 Calendar of Key Deadlines is Now Available
  • By the Way . . . Internal Revenue Service Revises Mileage Rate for 2011
  • EdSource Names Louis Freedberg as Executive Director
  • 2010-11 Second Principal Apportionment
  • Chiang to Withhold Legislator Pay
  • By the Way . . . State Superintendent Tom Torlakson Comments on the 2010-11 Second Interims
  • Ask SSC . . . Are We Able to Show the “Discussion on Underfunding of Proposition 98—Video” at our Board Meeting?
  • Ask SSC . . . Are There Similarities Between the Ending Fund Balance Components in SACS and GASB 54?
  • Discussion on Underfunding of Proposition 98—Video
  • The Legislature Ignores Constitutional Requirement for Proposition 98 Suspension
  • State Controller Comments on the Governor’s Budget Veto
  • Governor Vetoes Budget
  • 2011 School Finance and Management Conference
  • The Legislature Approves a 2011-12 State Budget
  • Ask SSC . . . Does the Charter School Categorical Block Grant Estimated Rate for 2011-12 Reflect the COLA Increase?
  • Ask SSC . . . Questions on Federal and State Categorical Programs
  • Ask SSC . . . Do the Charter Schools Have a Statutory Reserve Similar to School Districts and County Offices of Education?
  • By the Way . . . PERS Announces Health Care Premium Changes for 2012
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Board Member Vote on a Union Contract that Affects a Family Member?
  • By the Way . . . Health Savings Account Parameters Set for 2012
  • Why Public Schools and Community Colleges Should Oppose SB 931—an Editorial by SSC
  • 2010-11 Second Interim Report Negative and Qualified Certifications
  • Ask SSC . . . What Should We Consider when Negotiating Our Three Open Noncompensation Articles?
  • Senate Passes Budget Bills, But No “Bridge” Bill