December 2012 Volume 25 No. 25 By the Way . . . SSC Holiday Schedule December Finance Bulletin a Mixed Bag Legislative Analyst’s Office Identifies ERAF Property Tax Shortfall 2014 Statewide Facilities Bond Bills Introduced By The Way . . . CalSTRS Reviewing Firearm Manufacturer Investments Ask SSC . . .What Happens to Employer-Paid Member Contributions for New Members If a Contract Expires July 1, 2013? How Safe is Safe?—An Editorial by School Services of California California Competes Challenges Shared Governance Regulations State Budget Outlook—Video Ask SSC . . . Employee Contribution Rates Under Pension Reform What We Do Know and What We Don’t Know About the “Pay or Play” Employer Mandate Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2013 Sue Burr to Retire as Executive Director of the State Board of Education The Golden State Once Again?
December 2012 Volume 25 No. 24 UCLA Economists Forecast Modest Growth and Urges Reform of State Revenue Process Ask SSC . . . Can I Spend My Mandate Block Grant Money Now? Legislators Introduce New and Old Bill Ideas Will the Weighted Student Formula Reform School Finance?—An SSC Editorial 2013 Legislative Calendar Legislative Class of 2013 Returns for a Day CalPERS Clarifies Some Elements of Pension Reform A Holiday Gift: Cash Coming Earlier than Expected Lower Vote Threshold for School Parcel Taxes Proposed By the Way . . . IRS Mileage Rate Increased for 2013 Ask SSC . . . Questions About New Member" Under Pension Reform" Proposition 30 is Good News but a Challenging Implementation Ask SSC . . . Should Furlough Days be Restored?
November 2012 Volume 25 No. 23 By the Way . . .Strong Job Growth in October By the Way . . . Board of Governors Elects New Officers Budget Planning Post-Proposition 30 Legislative Analyst Forecasts $4.2 Billion for Proposition 98 in 2013-14 By the Way . . . State Controller Releases Community College Compensation Full-Time Faculty Obligation Number Held Steady Finance Bulletin Reports Strong October Revenues, But With a Caveat By the Way . . . SSC's Post-Election Webcast Archive Now Available