April 2010 Volume 23 No. 7 Appointment Hearing Provides Some Budget Insight Senate Budget Subcommittee Considers Mandates Extension Pending for Build America Bonds Funding Shortfall of Public Pensions Reportedly Exceeds Half Trillion Dollars Financing Higher Education Funding for California Community Colleges Outlook for the May Revision Joint Committee on the Master Plan Discusses Accountability President Signs Health Care Reconciliation Act with Student Aid Provisions
March 2010 Volume 23 No. 6 By the Way . . . Health Care Reconciliation Act Provides for Community College Investment Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act Passes; Awaits President's Signature Health Care Reform: Provisions for Workforce Education and Training Assembly Budget Subcommittee Hears Overview of the 2010-11 Higher Education Budget Nation’s Health Care Overhaul Signed into Law; Reconciliation Bill Slated for Signature Will 2010 Be The Year of Reform?—Video Ask SSC . . . Is There a Cap on Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rates for K-14 Education Employers? UCLA Forecasters See a “Bipolar” U.S. and Greenish California Economy Field Poll Documents Voter Support for Education Governor Signs Current-Year Budget Fix Bills Unemployment Insurance Contribution Rates to More than Double Speaker Announces Committee Appointments
March 2010 Volume 23 No. 5 Ask SSC . . . How Does the Willie Brown Early Retirement Program Work? Effectiveness of Early Assessment Program The Master Plan: Eligibility, Admissions, Articulation, and Coordination California Postsecondary Education Commission Adopts Budget Recommendations By the Way . . . State Controller’s Office Releases February 2010 Cash Update Community College Transfer Task Force Report Released Ask SSC . . . When is the 12-Month Break in Service for Retirees? ACCJC Reports on Accreditation Actions By the Way . . . Two More California Community Colleges Are Recognized By the Way . . . COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended Signs of Economic Recovery Emerging Legislature Passes More Pieces of the Budget Puzzle