1999 Archives

Consultation Council Reviews Community College 2000-2001 State Budget Proposal
[Posted 8/20/99]

Senate Education Committee Approves $7.5 Million For EOPS And Puente Program
[Posted 8/20/99]

Discontinuation of Intercollegiate Athletic Team Legislation Fails
[Posted 8/16/99]

Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Community College Students Leg In Transfer Rates To Four-Year Universities and Colleges
[Posted 8/20/99]

Community Colleges Support Test Claim Process
[Posted 8/20/99]

By The Way. . .Voucher Initiative Withdrawn
[Posted 8/20/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
August 6, 1999 Update.

California Community Colleges 2000 Legislative Proposals
[Posted 8/6/99]

Governor Supports Community Service
[Posted 8/6/99]

New Retirement Age Legislation Gaining Support
[Posted 8/6/99]

Use of Sick Leave Expanded By New Law
[Posted 8/6/99]

Voters Decide Whether to Restrict the Use of New Lottery Funds
[Posted 8/6/99]

By The Way. . .Community College Fee Bill Is Not Dead, Yet!
[Posted 8/6/99]

By The Way. . .Governor Signs Disabled Veterans Preference Bill
[Posted 8/6/99]

By The Way. . .California Higher Education System Larger Than Some States
[Posted 8/6/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
July 23, 1999 Update.

Final Update on The 1999-00 Community College Budget
[Posted 7/23/99]

AB 420 (Part-Time Faculty) Update
[Posted 7/23/99]

Timelines For The 1999 Legislative Session
[Posted 7/23/99]

Will Increases in Student Enrollments Mean More Funds For Community Colleges
[Posted 7/23/99]

PPIC Issues Immigrant Entrepreneur Report
[Posted 7/23/99]

By The Way. . .Community College Student Transfers to UC Improve
[Posted 7/23/99]

By The Way. . .Another Master Plan Review
[Posted 7/23/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
July 9, 1999 Update.

Governor Closes Out 1999 State Budget Act By Signing Trailer Bills
[Posted 7/9/99]

Joint Use Facilities And Modernization Projects Legislation Approved By Assembly Higher Education Committee
[Posted 7/9/99]

Community College Background Checks
[Posted 7/9/99]

By The Way. . .Student Fee Bill Signed Into Law
[Posted 7/9/99]

By The Way. . .Anohter Strong Year-End Finish For The Lottery
[Posted 7/9/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
June25, 1999 Update.

1999-2000 State Budget and Trailer Bills Move to Governor
[Posted 6/17/99]

On-Time State Budget Not a Win for California Community Colleges
[Posted 6/25/99]

STRS and PERS Surplus Spawns Numerous Retirement Bills
[Posted 6/25/99]

Capital Facility Fees May Increase For Community Colleges
[Posted 6/25/99]

FEMA Proposes New Insurance Requirements For Public Assistance
[Posted 6/25/99]

Elementary Age School Students Attending Community Colleges Raise Concerns
[Posted 6/25/99]

By The Way. . .Californians Support Higher Taxes to Help Schools
[Posted 6/25/99]

By The Way. . .Rick Simpson Departs Governor's Office, Heads Back to Assembly Speaker's Office
[Posted 6/25/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
June11, 1999 Update.

Budget Conference Committee Gives More Money to Community Colleges Budget
[Posted 6/4/99]

Budget Dancers Struggle With New Conductor -- A New Era
[Posted 6/11/99]

Budget Conference Committee Takes Final Actions on Community College Budget
[Posted 6/11/99]

Part-Time Faculty Pay And Benefits Subject to 1999 State Budget Act
[Posted 6/11/99]

Mandatory Social Security Appears Dead
[Posted 6/11/95]

By The Way. . .Equalization Funding Bill Deletes $35 Million
[Posted 6/11/95]

By The Way. . .PERS Confirms 1999-00 School Employer Contribution Rate
[Posted 6/11/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
May 28, 1999 Update.

Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees Augment Community College Budget
[Posted 5/28/99]

Conference Committee on the Budget Convenes
[Posted 5/28/99]

Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees Rule on Fiscal Bills
[Posted 5/28/99]

Ask SSC...Are School Employers Mandated to Offer the STRS Cash Balance Plan?
[Posted 5/28/99]

By The Way. . .Initiative Petitions for Simple Majority for Local School Bond Available
[Posted 5/28/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
May 14, 1999 Update.

May Revise -- Community Colleges Lose Revenues
[Posted 5/14/99]

Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 Jumps The Gun On May Revise
[Posted 5/14/99]

Full-Time/Part-Time Faculty Issues
[Posted 5/14/99]

Participation In California Public Higher Education
[Posted 5/14/99]

PERS Considering Proposals To Boost Retiree Benefits
[Posted 5/14/99]

California Supreme Court Says No to Teachers Paying Hearing Costs
[Posted 5/14/99]

By The Way. . .

Los Angeles Community College District Growth Bill Amended
[Posted 5/14/99]

Legislation Proposes to Create Exceptions For The Reorganization of Community College Districts
[Posted 5/14/99]

Oops, The Majority Vote Bond Election is For November 2000, Not November 1999
[Posted 5/14/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
April 30, 1999 Update.

By The Way..."Golden Handshake" Clarification
[Posted 5/7/99]

Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 Takes More Action on Community College Budget
[Posted 4/22/99]

Senate Approves $76 Billion State Budget
[Posted 4/30/99]

Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 Approves Community College 1999-2000 Capital Outlay Budget
[Posted 4/30/99]

Budget Development....Next Steps
[Posted 4/30/99]

Four Down, Hundreds to Go
[Posted 4/30/99]

Assembly Higher Education Committee Approves Community College Legislation
[Posted 4/30/99]

Senate Education Committee Approves Community College Bills
[Posted 4/30/99]

CTA Proposes Majority Vote Bond Initiative
[Posted 4/30/99]

Voucher Initiative Submitted to the Secretary of State
[Posted 4/30/99]

By The Way...

By The Way. . .1999-2000 PERS Employer Contribution Rate Estimated To Be 0.00%
[Posted 4/30/99]

By The Way. . .Community College Dean Named To UC Regents
[Posted 4/22/99]

By The Way. . .Reauthorization of The "Golden Handshake" Proposed
[Posted 4/30/99]

By The Way...Los Medanos College Develops Innovative Transfer Program
[Posted 4/30/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
April 16, 1999 Update.

Assembly Reviews Proposed 1999-00 State Budget For Community Colleges
[Posted 4/16/99]

Community College Capitol Outlay Budget
[Posted 4/16/99]

By The Way. . .Community College Student Enrollment Fee Reduced To Zero
[Posted 4/16/99]

By The Way. . .Legislation Proposes $40 Million Categorical Program to Hire Full-Time Faculty
[Posted 4/16/99]

By The Way. . .Anti-Discrimination Bill Passes First Hurdle
[Posted 4/16/99]

By The Way. . .Governor Davis Proposes Students Perform Community Service As A Condition of Graduation [Posted 4/16/99]

By The Way. . .Legislature Is Turning Around Its Image
[Posted 4/16/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
April 2, 1999 Update.

Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 Gets The Ball Rolling on The Community College State Budget
[Posted 4/2/99]

Part-Time Community College Faculty Reach For The Sky
[Posted 4/2/99]

Special Session of the State Legislature Adjourns
[Posted 4/2/99]

Y2K Checks for PC Based Systems
[Posted 4/2/99]

Governor Appoints New Lottery Commissioner and Fills Quorum -- What's Next?
[Posted 4/2/99]

By The Way. . .One Year Final Compensation For STRS and PERS Further Clarified
[Posted 4/2/99]

By The Way. . .Full-Time Faculty Data
[Posted 4/2/99]

By The Way. . .First Member of the Green Party Elected to the State Assembly
[Posted 4/2/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
March 19, 1999 Update.

Community College Administrators Adopt Budget Priorities -- A Commentary
      [Posted 3/19/99]

Equalization Bill Passes Higher Education Committee
      [Posted 3/19/99]

Partnership for Excellence Program -- Baseline Data
      [Posted 3/19/99]

State Lawmakers Launch Formal Effort to Restore Home Rule
      [Posted 3/19/99]

Ask SSC. . .Alcoholic Beverages at Fundraisers
      [Posted 3/19/99]

By The Way. . .Bill Proposes Reducing Final Compensation From 3 Years to 1 For STRS Retirement Benefits       [Posted 3/19/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
March 5, 1999 Update.

Department of Finance Ignores Statutory Obligation
      [Posted 3/5/99]

Community College Faculty Supports Special Interest Legislation
      [Posted 3/5/99]

Los Angeles Community College District Sponsors Legislation to Capture Additional Growth Funds
       [Posted 3/5/99]

Ask SSC. . .Tax Deductibility of Bond Assessments
      [Posted 3/5/99]

By The Way. . .Adequate Growth and COLA Funds Trigger Full-Time Hires
      [Posted 3/5/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
February 19, 1999 Update.

LAO's Analysis of The 1999-00 Proposed State Budget
      [Posted 2/19/99]

Legislative Analyst Projects $1.3 Billion in Added State Revenues
      [Posted 2/19/99]

1999-00 Statutory COLA Now Projected At 1.48% -- Will Anything Really Change?
       [Posted 2/19/99]

Legislative Analyst's Office Recommends Year-Round Operation in Higher Education
      [Posted 2/16/99]

The Lottery -- In Search of a Quorum, a Director, and Revenue
      [Posted 2/19/99]

By The Way. . . Legislation Introduced to Require Stricter Hiring Criteria for Community College Employees         [Posted 2/19/99]

By The Way. . .School Voucher Initiative Could Hurt Community College Funding
      [Posted 2/19/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
February 5, 1999 Update.

Key Players Commit to Speedier Budget Process
[Posted 2/5/99]

Reminder -- 1996-97 Scheduled Maintenance Appropriations Could Revert
[Posted 2/5/99]

President Clinton's $1.77 Trillion Budget Plan May Prevent Mandatory Social Security
[Posted 2/5/99]

Little Hover Commission's Study on Community Colleges
[Posted 2/5/99]

Department of Finance Appointments Announced
[Posted 2/5/99]

Legislation Introduced to Increase Funding for Noncredit Classes and Equalization For Local Community Colleges
[Posted 2/5/99]

Faculty Union Pushes for More Money for Full-Time Faculty Hires and Health Care for Part-Timers
[Posted 2/5/99]

The Internet and Email -- Employee Access and Acceptable Use
[Posted 2/5/99]

By The Way...Policy Institute Surveys California Electorate Opinions
[Posted 2/5/99]

By The Way...IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Drops to $.31 on April 1, 1999
[Posted 2/5/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
January 22, 1999 Update.

Board of Governors/California Community Colleges 1999-2000 Budget Change Proposals
[Posted 1/22/99]

1999-00 Statutory COLA is 0.3% per LAO - No Change in Governor's Proposal Expected
[Posted 1/22/99]

Legislative Analyst Office Reviews the 1999-00 Governor's Budget
[Posted 1/22/99]

Will the State Fortunes Get Better: The Capitol Guessing Game
[Posted 1/22/99]

Community Colleges Oppose Decrease in Student Fees
[Posted 1/22/99]

University of California Receives Record Number of Community College Student Transfer Applications
[Posted 1/22/99]

Education Secretary Fills Out Staff
[Posted 1/22/99]

By The Way...Full-time Faculty Percentage on the Rise
[Posted 1/22/99]

By The Way...Vice President Gore takes part in Job-Summit at Santa Monica College
[Posted 1/22/99]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
January 8, 1999 Update.

Governor Releases Budget Detail -- Community Colleges Lose Funding to K-12
[Posted 1/8/99]

By the Way. . . Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association Strikes First to Support Two-Thirds Vote Requirements
[Posted 1/8/99]

By the Way. . . Appointments to the Board of Governors
[Posted 1/8/99]

By the Way. . . Senator Wright Replaced as Vice-Chair of Senate Budget Committee
[Posted 1/8/99]

LAO's Brad Williams is California's Top Forecaster
[Posted 1/8/99]

Legislature is Concerned About the CALWORKS Program
[Posted 1/8/99]

CPEC Recommends that the State Take Control of the Community Colleges
[Posted 1/8/99]

Board of Governors Adopts 1999 Legislative Program
[Posted 1/8/99]

The 1999 Legislative Session Will Have Many New Faces
[Posted 1/8/99]

Committee Assignments Announced
[Posted 1/7/99]

Davis Emphasizes Public Education in State of the State Address
[Posted 1/6/99]

Governor Gray Davis' Inaugural Speech Proclaims an Era of "Higher Education"
[Posted 1/4/99]