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2008

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Special Session Update - November 24, 2008 [Posted 11-24-08]

Special Session Update - November 21, 2008 [Posted 11-21-08]

Special Session Update - November 20, 2008 [Posted 11-20-08]

Special Session Update - November 19, 2008 [Posted 11-19-08]

Special Session Update - November 18, 2008 [Posted 11-18-08]

Special Session Update - November 17, 2008 [Posted 11-17-08]

Special Session Update - November 14, 2008 [Posted 11-14-08]

Special Session Update - November 13, 2008 [Posted 11-13-08]

Special Session Update – November 12, 2008 [Posted 11-12-08]

LAO Analyzes Governor's Special Session Proposals [Posted 11-12-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
November 7, 2008, Update

Governor Proposes $2.5 Billion in Midyear Budget Cuts—Special Session Called for November 6 [Posted 11-6-08]

What to Do About Proposed Midyear Cuts [Posted 11-7-08]

SSC Webcast--"Special Session on Budget Crisis" [Posted 11-7-08]

Special Session on Budget Shortfall to Convene [Posted 11-7-08]

Governor's Consultant Addresses Board of Governors [Posted 11-5-08]

Governor Creates Commission to Update State's Revenue System [Posted 11-7-08]

Look for Increase in Unemployment Insurance Costs [Posted 11-5-08]

We Are Not Alone, Part 2 [Posted 11-7-08]

Election 2008 Results [Posted 11-6-08]

Local Bond Elections [Posted 11-7-08]

One Small Silver Lining in a Very Dark Cloud [Posted 11-7-08]

PERB Reduces Daily Rate for Neutrals to $100 Per Day [Posted 11-7-08]

New Magazine on California Community Colleges Published [Posted 11-7-08]

Lawsuit over Public Utility Charges Settled [Posted 11-7-08]

Ask SSC . . . Do You Know How State Budget Cuts Would Affect Our District? [Posted 11-7-08]

Ask SSC . . . How Does Being Chief Negotiator Differ from Being a Member of the Negotiating Team?
        [Posted 11-7-08]

Ask SSC . . . Should a Chancellor or President Serve on the Negotiating Team? [Posted 11-7-08]

Ask SSC . . . Who Selects the Factfinding Chairperson? [Posted 11-7-08]

By the Way . . . Board of Governors Elects Officers [Posted 11-7-08]

By the Way . . . Board of Governors Appointments Announced [Posted 11-7-08]

By the Way . . . Maximum Amount of Earnings Subject to Social Security Tax to Increase for 2009 [Posted 11-7-08]

By the Way . . . State Archives Includes Community Colleges [Posted 11-7-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
October 24, 2008, Update

  Governor Likely to Call Special Session Barring an Economic Turnaround [Posted 10/24/08]

Evidence of Revenue Slowdown Mounting [Posted 10/24/08]

Second Round of Bonds Sales Announced [Posted 10/24/08]

California Bond Sales to Individual Investors Deemed Successful [Posted 10/24/08]

New Legislative Analyst to Provide "November Report" Five-Year Forecast [Posted 10/24/08]

We Are Not Alone [Posted 10/24/08]

"Big Six" to Resume Budget Talks [Posted 10/24/08]

Continue to Scrimp and Save [Posted 10/24/08]

STRS and PERS: Will Investment Losses Cause Higher Employer Contributions? [Posted 10/24/08]

Retired Teachers Obtain Increase in Purchasing Power Benefit [Posted 10/24/08]

Staff to Present Potential Legislative Measures to STRS Board [Posted 10/24/08]

School Bond Elections Dominate Ballot [Posted 10/24/08]

2007-08 Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment [Posted 10/24/08]

Ask SSC . . . How Do We Handle a Micromanaging Board Member? [Posted 10/24/08]

Ask SSC . . . Do We Have Any Recourse on SCO Audit Findings? [Posted 10/24/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
October 10, 2008, Update

California May Seek Federal Loan [Posted 10-10-08]

"Big 5" Meets Regarding the Budget Gap [Posted 10-10-08]

California Community Colleges Prepare 2009-10 Budget Request [Posted 10-10-08]

Governor Signs Bills of Interest to Community Colleges [Posted 10-7-08]

Governor Vetoes Bills of Interest to Community Colleges [Posted 10-7-08]

What Constitutes an Illegal Gift of Public Funds? [Posted 10-10-08]

Higher Education Employee Benefits Survey Results [Posted 10-10-08]

By the Way . . . Congress Adopts Stop-Gap Spending Plan [Posted 10-10-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
September 26, 2008, Update

Governor Signs Budget . . . Finally [Posted 9-23-08]

Financial Projection Dartboard--AB 1781 Budget Bill Version [Posted 9-22-08]

AB 540 Students' Nonresident Tuition Exemption Challenged [Posted 9-22-08]

Legislature Passes Budget That the Governor Will Sign [Posted 9-19-08]

The Final Week in Review [Posted 9-19-08]

UCLA Says U.S. and California Avoid Recession [Posted 9-26-08]

Teachers' Retirement Board Adopts Actuarial Valuation [Posted 9-26-08]

Ask SSC . . . How Will Midyear Cuts Impact Education? [Posted 9-26-08]

Ask SSC . . . Where Is There a Code Provision Governing Internal Borrowing? [Posted 9-26-08]

Ask SSC .  . . How Will the Lottery Securitization Change the Character of Community College Funding? [Posted 9-26-08]

By the Way . . .  CPEC's Leader to Retire [Posted 9-26-08]

By the Way . . . Board of Governor's Appointees [Posted 9-26-08]

Ask SSC . . . Could You Explain the Governor's Threat to Veto All Bills if the Legislature Overrides His Veto of the Budget? [Posted 9-18-08]

Budget Alert [Posted 9-16-08]

At Last, At Last, the Budget Passed! [Posted 9-16-08]

Legislators Poised to Vote on Budget Deal—Today, September 15, 2008 [Posted 9-15-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
September 12, 2008, Update

Governor's "August Revise" Now in Bill Form [Posted 9-12-08]

Legislature Defeats Republican Budget Plan [Posted 9-12-08]

Senate Republican Budget Proposal Surfaces [Posted 9-12-08]

Legislators Miss Deadline for the November Ballot [Posted 9-12-08]

Budget Impasse Stalls Students' Receipt of Cal Grants [Posted 9-12-08]

New Field Poll Shows Voter Frustration at All Time High [Posted 9-12-08]

Secretary of Education David Long to Leave Post [Posted 9-12-08]

Court Rules in Lawsuit on SCO's Mandate Audit Practices [Posted 9-12-08]

Education Statistics from the Census Bureau [Posted 9-12-08]

Office Depot's Performance Is Reviewed at the State Level [Posted 9-12-08]

Managing Without a State Budget and in Uncertain Times [Posted 9-12-08]

Ask SSC . . . Do Community Colleges Need to Prepare a Collective Bargaining Disclosure or Certification Before Approving a New Agreement? [Posted 9-12-08]

By the Way . . . Schools Excess Liability Fund (SELF) Offers Risk Management Workshops in October [Posted 9-12-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
August 29, 2008, Update

Senate Votes to Reject Revised Budget Compromise [Posted 8-29-08]

Still No Budget--Is It the Latest? [Posted 8-29-08]

Rumors Continue to Circulate, but No Budget Deal Yet [Posted 8-29-08]

Spending Cap Proposal Fails in Committee [Posted 8-29-08]

Down to the Wire for Many Bills [Posted 8-29-08]

Cash Flow Issues Grow with Delay of State Budget [Posted 8-29-08]

Ask SSC . . . Is It Worth Filing Mandate Claims in These Dire Budget Times? [Posted 8-29-08]

Ask SSC . . . Are Legislators Penalized When a Budget Is Delayed This Long? [Posted 8-29-08]

Ask SSC . . . Could you Offer Advice Regarding School District Goals? [Posted 8-29-08]

By the Way . . . Bureau Recommends 16% Increase in Workers' Compensation Pure Premium [Posted 8-29-08]

Implementation of Higher Education Act [Posted 8-28-09]

Report Compares the Nation's Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions [Posted 8-25-08]

Governor Releases Proposed Budget Compromise [Posted 8-22-08]

By the Way . . . President Signs HED Act [Posted 8-22-08]

Ask SSC . . . Why Doesn't the Legislature Pass a Budget? [Posted 8-22-08]

By the Way . . . Senator Steinberg Elected Senate President pro Tempore [Posted 8-21-08]

Governor Tells Legislature to Compromise on Budget [Posted 8-21-08]

State Fiscal Picture Darkens [Posted 8-21-08]

Democrat Punished for Failing to Vote on Budget [Posted 8-20-08]

Proposal to Cap State Spending--Budget Deal Barrier? [Posted 8-18-08]

Budget Fails to Pass on August 17, 2008 [Posted 8-18-08]

Budget Stalemate Continues [Posted 8-18-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
August 29, 2008, Update

Report Compares the Nation's Community Colleges to Four-Year Institutions [Posted 8-25-08]

Governor Releases Proposed Budget Compromise [Posted 8-22-08]

By the Way . . . President Signs HED Act [Posted 8-22-08]

Ask SSC . . . Why Doesn't the Legislature Pass a Budget? [Posted 8-22-08]

By the Way . . . Senator Steinberg Elected Senate President pro Tempore [Posted 8-21-08]

Governor Tells Legislature to Compromise on Budget [Posted 8-21-08]

State Fiscal Picture Darkens [Posted 8-21-08]

Democrat Punished for Failing to Vote on Budget [Posted 8-20-08]

Proposal to Cap State Spending--Budget Deal Barrier? [Posted 8-18-08]

Budget Fails to Pass on August 17, 2008 [Posted 8-18-08]

Budget Stalemate Continues [Posted 8-18-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
August 15, 2008, Update

Rumors Persist Regarding a Budget Deal [Posted 8-15-08]

Budget Vote to Come Over with Weekend [Posted 8-15-08]

Governor Proposes Sales Tax Increase [Posted 8-15-08]

Uh Oh . . . Prison Health Costs Could Exacerbate Budget Deficit [Posted 8-15-08]

Update on the State's Cash Flow [Posted 8-15-08]

Governor Plays Hardball with the Legislature [Posted 8-15-08]

Legislative Committees Take Up Suspense Files [Posted 8-15-08]

New Report Issued on California's Population [Posted 8-15-08]

Board of Governors Appointees Pass First Confirmation Hurdle [Posted 8-15-08]

Looking for 403(b) Compliance Help? You Are Not Alone [Posted 8-15-08]

Surprise, Surprise--Audit Finds Textbook Prices Have Risen Significantly [Posted 8-15-08]

More on Redevelopment Agencies [Posted 8-15-08]

Ask SSC . . . Does the Governor's Executive Order Apply to School Agency Employees? [Posted 8-15-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
August 1, 2008, Update

Senate Schedules Vote on State Budget [Posted 8-1-08]

Budget Vote Cancelled [Posted 8-1-08]

Reaction to Expected Minimum Wage Order [Posted 8-1-08]

Executive Order Signed by the Governor [Posted 8-1-08]

June Revenues Exceed May Revision Estimate [Posted 8-1-08]

Will There Be a Bond on the November 2008 Ballot? [Posted 8-1-08]

Update on Deficit Factor for Growth [Posted 8-1-08]

Using the SSC Dartboard for Projections of COLA [Posted 8-1-08]

How Clear Is Your Crystal Ball? [Posted 8-1-08]

PERS' Investment Strategy Helps It Weather Down Stock Market [Posted 8-1-08]

Custom Textbooks--A Viable Strategy to Reduce Costs? [Posted 8-1-08]

College Access and Success in California's Central Valley [Posted 8-1-08]

Higher Education Act Extension Near [Posted 8-1-08]

Ask SSC . . . How Does Same-Sex Marriage in California Affect Health Benefits? [Posted 8-1-08]

Ask SSC . . . How Will my Voluntary Demotion Affect my STRS Retirement Benefit? [Posted 8-1-08]

By the Way . . . PERS Assures that the Budget Impasse Will Not Affect the Retirement Application Process
[Posted 8-1-08]

By the Way . . . Poet Laureate Named [Posted 8-1-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
July 18, 2008, Update

By the Way . . . Brownley to Chair Assembly Education Committee [Posted 7/18/08]

By the Way . . . Education Forum Scheduled in Santa Clara County [Posted 7/18/08]

Ask SSC . . . Is There a Limit to the Number of Units a High School Student Can Concurrently Enroll in at a Community College? [Posted 7/18/08]

STRS Approves Audit Plan [Posted 7/18/08]

Redevelopment Agency Funds [Posted 7/18/08]

Digital Divide Widens [Posted 7/18/08]

Career Technical Education Initiative Annual Report Issued [Posted 7/18/08]

Basic Skills Learning Communities [Posted 7/18/08]

A Further Look at the State’s Cash Flow [Posted 7/18/08]

Supplemental Benefit Maintenance Account Changes [Posted 7/18/08]

Conference Committee COLA Balances Out the Package [Posted 7/18/08]

Budget Conference Committee Adopts 2.43% COLA for K-14 Education [Posted 7/9/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
July 3, 2008, Update

Surprise, Surprise--New Fiscal Year Begins Without a State Budget [Posted 7/3/08]

Frequently Asked Questions about the Cash Management Improvement Proposal Approved by the Budget Conference Committee [Posted 7/3/08]

2008-09 Lottery Projections Released [Posted 7/3/08]

Economy and Revenues are Tracking May Revision [Posted 7/3/08]

Poll Reflects that Education Is of Lesser Importance than Economy [Posted 7/3/08]

Is It Time for Multiyear Budget Certification for the State? [Posted 7/3/08]

Fifty Percent Law Modifications Delayed [Posted 7/3/08]

Internal Revenue Service Raises Mileage Rate in Response to Rising Energy Costs [Posted 6/25/08]

Liquidity Problems Touch School Agencies [Posted 7/3/08]

Federal Action Extends Unemployment Insurance Benefits [Posted 7/3/08]

Ask SSC . . . When Will Community Colleges Receive Apportionment Cash for July? [Posted 7/3/08]

Ask SSC . . . What Happens to Facilities Projects if There Is No Statewide Education Facilities Bond? [Posted 7/3/08]

Ask SSC . . . Are School Agencies Nonprofit Organization For Federal Tax Purposes? [Posted 7/3/08]

Ask SSC . . . Can a Cash Donation to the District Have Donor-Imposed Restrictions for Use? [Posted 7/3/08]

By the Way . . . Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) Issues an Alert on Redevelopment Agency Revenues (RDA) [Posted 7/3/08]

By the Way . . . There are now 110 California Community Colleges [Posted 7/3/08]

By the Way . . . Secretary of Education Hosts Sacramento Dialogue on Education Reform [Posted 7/3/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
June 20, 2008, Update

Budget Conference Committee Approves Modifications to the SBMA [Posted 6/13/08]

Conference Committee Begins Work [Posted 6/13/08]

Court May Order State to Pay Billions for Prison Construction [Posted 6/20/08]

UCLA Still Says No Recession [Posted 6/20/08]

Improving College Readiness and Basic Skills Outcomes [Posted 6/20/08]

PERS Approves 2009 HMO Premium Rates [Posted 6/20/08]

PERS Real Estate Investment Tanks [Posted 6/20/08]

Guidance on Retiree Benefits Reporting (GASB 45) Provided by System Office [Posted 6/20/08]

Ask SSC . . . What's the Status of the Governor's Cash Management Improvement Program Proposal? [Posted 6/20/08]

By the Way . . . Health Savings Account Parameters Set for 2009 [Posted 6/20/08]

By the Way . . . Two Laws Effective July 1, 2008, that Districts Should Know About [Posted 6/20/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
June 6, 2008, Update

Moving in the Right Direction . . . So Far [Posted 6/9/08]

Budget Update for the Week Ending June 6, 2008 [Posted 6/9/08]

Budget Update for the Week Ending May 30, 2008 [Posted 5/30/08]

May Revision Cash Flow Proposal [Posted 5/29/08]

State Teachers' Retirement Board Votes on Modifications to the SBMA [Posted 6/9/08]

Local Bond Measures [Posted 6/9/08]

Controller's Review Reveals Issues with Treatment of Redevelopment Funds [Posted 6/9/08]

Public Education Health Benefits Task Force Recommendations Presented [Posted 6/9/08]

STRS' Benefits and Services Committee Establishes Priorities [Posted 6/9/08]

Additional Earnings Credits & Additional Annuity Credits Granted [Posted 6/9/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
May 23, 2008, Update

May Revision and Community Colleges [Posted 5/14/08]

Legislative Analyst's Office Analyzes May Revision [Posted 5/23/08]

May Revision and STRS [Posted 5/23/08]

Budget Hearings [Posted 5/23/08]

EdFund Sale is Postponed [Posted 5/23/08]

California Lottery Lowers Estimated Payout to Education [Posted 5/23/08]

Study Reflects High Utilization of Community Colleges in California [Posted 5/23/08]

Karen Bass Sworn In As Assembly Speaker [Posted 5/14/08]

Speaker-Emeritus Offers Legislative Reform Plan [Posted 5/23/08]

Ask SSC . . . Is It Ture that STRS Members Who Retire after 2011 Do Not Get the Longevity Bonus? [Posted 5/23/08]

By the Way . . . PERS Employee Contribution Rate Confirmed [Posted 5/23/08]

By the Way . . . PERS Hold the Line on Health Care Premiums [Posted 5/23/08]

By the Way . . . Denise Ducheny Replaces Jack Scott as Chair of Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education
        [Posted 5/23/08]

By the Way . . . Assembly Committee Assignments Made [Posted 5/23/08]

By the Way . . . Ken Marzion Named Interim Chief Executive Officer of PERS [Posted 5/14/08]

By the Way . . . Extension of the Higher Education Act [Posted 5/14/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
May 9, 2008, Update

Update on Budget Hearings [Posted 5/9/08]

Is the Governor Signaling a Collapse of Revenues at May Revision? [Posted 5/9/08]

And the 2008-09 Statutory COLA Is . . . 5.66% [Posted 5/9/08]

April Tax Receipts Exceed Forecast [Posted 5/9/08]

Results of PPIC Poll on State Education Funding [Posted 5/9/08]

We Are Not Alone [Posted 5/9/08]

Senator Jack Scott Named Community College Chancellor [Posted 5/9/08]

California Community Colleges Receive Large Gift [Posted 5/9/08]

Breaking News on Deficit Funding [Posted 5/6/08]

Judge Appears on Signal Win in Lawsuit Against the State Controller [Posted 5/9/08]

Professional Standards/Reminders--Position Control [Posted 5/9/08]

California Public Employees' Retirement System Resignations [Posted 5/9/08]

By the Way . . . PERS Employer Contribution Rate Announced for 2008-09 [Posted 5/9/08]

By the Way . . . Health Care Reform Revisited [Posted 5/9/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
April 28, 2008, Update

Community College and General Budget Update [Posted 4/28/08]

Education Funding, Proposition 98, and the May Revision [Posted 4/28/08]

Legislative Republicans Propose to Fully Fund Proposition 98 [Posted 4/28/08]

Budget Subcommittee Tackles Proposal to Change COLA [Posted 4/28/08]

Update on Leadership Changes [Posted 4/28/08]

STRS Actuarial Assumptions [Posted 4/28/08]

Demographic Study [Posted 4/28/08]

STRS Presents Adequacy Study [Posted 4/28/08]

March Revenues Fall Short--Corporate Profits to Blame [Posted 4/28/08]

State Jobless Rate Jumps [Posted 4/28/08]

Professional Standards/Reminders--Enrollment Projections and Full-Time Equivalent Students [Posted 4/28/08]

SSC-Axiom Mandate Partnership [Posted 4/28/08]

Financial Aid Update [Posted 4/28/08]

Ask SSC . . . Why Does School Services Rely on the Department of Finance's Finance Bulletin for Tracking Tax Receipts? [Posted 4/28/08]

Ask SSC . . . How Should a Basic Aid District Designate Excess Reserves? [Posted 4/28/08]

By the Way . . . PERS to Distribute Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy [Posted 4/28/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
April 11, 2008, Update

Budget Update [Posted 4-11-08]

  State Budget Rumors Swirl--We Caution to Sit Tight [Posted 4-11-08]

STRS Sponsors Bills to Address IRAs, Postretirement Earnings, and Technical Clean-Up [Posted 4-11-08]

Several Student Loan Bills Pending at State and Federal Levels [Posted 4-11-8]

State Controller Audits the Expenses of an Event Put on by the California Lottery [Posted 4-11-08]

Cost-Cutting Recommendations Released by PHOOL [Posted 4-11-08]

Freezing Step and Column Costs [Posted 4-11-08]

We Can See the Economic Dominoes Falling [Posted 4-11-08]

Professional Standards/Reminders [Posted 4-11-08]

Professional Standards/Reminders--Budget Assumptions [Posted 4-11-08]

Growth Funding [Posted 4-11-08]

Final ARCC Report [Posted 4-11-08]

By the Way . . . Assembly Member Portantino Reinstated as Chair of the Higher Education Committee [Posted 4-11-08]

By the Way . . . April Fool's Joke Goes Sideways [Posted 4-11-08]

By the Way . . . Evolution Continues [Posted 4-11-08]

Attachment A.  We Can See the Economic Dominoes Falling [Posted 4-11-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
March 28, 2008, Update

Welcome Ann Hern to SSC's Staff [Posted 3/28/08]

Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Campus Expansion [Posted 3/28/08]

Mercer Report Studies Feasibility of Creating a Statewide Health Care Pool [Posted 3/28/08]

Health Benefits Task Force [Posted 3/28/08]

New Report Predicts Continuing Changes in High School Graduate Population [Posted 3/28/08]

U.S. Department of Education Awards Funds for Advanced Placement Tests [Posted 3/28/08]

Perkins Act Funding [Posted 3/18/08]

K-20 Data System [Posted 3/19/08]

By the Way . . . Hernandez Reappointed to Board of Governors [Posted 3/28/08]

By the Way . . . Extension of Federal Higher Education Law [Posted 3/18/08]

By the Way . . . National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Releases Digest of Education Statistics: 2007
                [Posted 3/28/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
March 14, 2008, Update

Budget Update [Posted 3/14/08]

State Budget Update--Billions of Cuts Left to be Made [Posted 3/14/08]

Legislative Analyst Estimates Higher COLA [Posted 3/14/08]

UCLA Forecasters Say No Recession, But . . . [Posted 3/14/08]

STRS Board Proposes Reduction in State Contribution [Posted 3/14/08]

California Not Alone in Struggle to Fund Retiree Benefits [Posted 3/14/08]

GASB Acts to Improve the Reporting of Fund Balance [Posted 3/14/08]

Report on Board of Governor's March Meeting [Posted 3/14/08]

Strategies to Reduce Textbook Costs [Posted 3/14/08]

New Shulock Report on Student Success Released [Posted 3/14/08]

Ask SSC . . . What Do We Need to Consider When Offering an Early Retirement Plan? [Posted 3/14/08]

By the Way . . . Committee Shake Up [Posted 3/14/08]

By the Way . . . Bills at a Glance Online [Posted 3/14/08]

By the Way . . . Updated Governmental Accounting Research System Available [Posted 3/14/08]

By the Way . . . Revised Personal Income Tax Withholding Schedules Available [Posted 3/14/08]

SSC Holds the Line on Pricing [Posted 3/14/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
February 29, 2008, Update

Governor Signs Mid-Year Spending Reduction Bills [Posted 2-19-08]

Legislative Analyst's Office Weighs in on Governor's Budget Proposal [Posted 2-29-08]

Legislative Analyst Briefs Senate and Assembly Budget Committees [Posted 2-29-08]

Lottery Update [Posted 2-29-08]

State Revenues Miss January Forecast [Posted 2-21-08]

California Is Not the Only State with Budget Woes [Posted 2-21-08]

Dealing with Declining Enrollment [Posted 2-29-08]

Legislative Update [Posted 2-29-08]

College Board Releases 2008 Report on Advanced Placement Programs [Posted 2-20-08]

Legislative Leadership Elected [Posted 2-29-08]

Ask SSC . . . How Do Property Taxes Affect Community College Apportionments? [Posted 2-29-08]

Ask SSC . . . Will the Legislature Defer the June Second Principal Apportionment? [Posted 2-29-08]

By the Way . . . New Website Helps Students Prepare for Jobs [Posted 2-29-08]

By the Way . . . Board of Governors Appointee [Posted 2-29-08]

By the Way . . .  Senator Joe Simitian Replaced on Budget Panel [Posted 2-29-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
February 15, 2008, Update

Update on Special Session Budget Actions [Posted 2-15-08]

Preparing for Tougher Budget Times [Posted 2-15-08]

Overview of Layoff Processes [Posted 2-15-08]

FCMAT Broadcast on Legislative Analyst's Analysis of the State Budget Set for February 25 [Posted 2-15-08]

Election Update [Posted 2-15-08]

Super Tuesday Leaves Democratic Presidential Nominee Undecided [Posted 2-15-08]

Hearing on Green Workforce Training [Posted 2-15-08]

Student Loans [Posted 2-15-08]

President Unveils 2009 Higher Education Budget Elements [Posted 2-15-08]

College Affordability Act [Posted 2-15-08]

Is the GASB Going Away? [Posted 2-15-08]

By the Way . . . Math and Science Jobs [Posted 2-15-08]

By the Way. . .  Inmate Education [Posted 2-15-08]

By the Way . . . State Teachers' Retirement System Survey [Posted 2-15-08]

By the Way . . . Proposed New Energy Efficiency Building Codes [Posted 2-15-08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
February 1, 2008, Update

This Week's Community College Budget Hearings [Posted 2/1/08]

Overview of Layoff Processes [Posted 2/1/08]

This Year's Legislative Session [Posted 2/1/08]

Monumental Health Care Bill Heard by Senate Health Committee [Posted 2/1/08]

Update on the Community College Initiative [Posted 2/1/08]

Recent Polling on Proposition 93 and Other State Issues [Posted 2/1/08]

Activity on the Facilities Bond Front [Posted 2/1/08]

By the Way . . . Search for a Chancellor [Posted 2/1/08]

By the Way . . . Energy and Sustainability [Posted 2/1/08]

By the Way . . . House Discusses Social Security Offsets [Posted 2/1/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
January 18, 2008, Update

Initial Thoughts on the Budget Proposal [Posted 1/18/08]

Overview of the Community College Budget for 2008-09 [Posted 1/18/08]

More Detail on the Governor's Proposed State Budget and Mid-Year Cuts [Posted 1/18/08]

California State Teachers' Retirement System [Posted 1/18/08]

LAO Releases its Overview of the Governor's Budget [Posted 1/18/08]

Budget Hearings [Posted 1/18/08]

Governor's Budget Workshop Q&A [Posted 1/18/08]

Board of Governors News [Posted 1/18/08]

STRS Retiree Health Benefits [Posted 1/18/08]

Joint Education Committee Hearing on the Achievement Gap [Posted 1/18/08]

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
January 10, 2008, Update

Proposed Community College Budget for 2008-09 Contains Significant [Posted 1/10/08]

Governor Delivers State-of-the-State Address [Posted 1/9/08]

Potential for Mid-Year Budget Adjustments Under Proposition 58 [Posted 1/10/08]

Contents of Health Care Reform Bill [Posted 1/10/08]

Budget Deficit Could Halt Healthcare Reform Plan [Posted 1/10/08]

New Laws Affecting Community Colleges in 2008 [Posted 1/10/08]

Proposition 92: The Community College Initiative [Posted 1/10/08]

Post-Employment Benefits Commission Issues Final Report [Posted 1/10/08]

Impact of Declaration of a Fiscal Emergency on Negotiations [Posted 1/10/08]

The Financial Impacts of a Classification and Compensation Study [Posted 1/10/08]

Bid Limit Raised Effective January 1, 2008 [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . 2008 Legislative Calendar [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . Pending Federal Funding for Energy Projects on College Campuses [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . Board of Governors Appointments [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . Caltech Replaces Loans with Gift Aid [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . Scholarship Funds Available [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . FCMAT Issues News Alert Regarding OPEB Bonds [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . The California Student Success Project (CSSP) [Posted 1/10/08]

By the Way . . . Watson Wyatt Worldwide Awarded PERS Contract [Posted 1/10/08]