August 2012 Volume 25 No. 16 Bills at a Glance—August 17, 2012 Appropriations Committees Address Suspense Files Ask SSC . . . Questions on the “Pay or Play” Provision of Health Care Reform Assembly Passes Middle Class Scholarship Tax Change Fiscal Accountability During Hard Times—An Editorial by Joel Montero, CEO, Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team, and Ron Bennett, CEO, School Services of California State Controller Report Indicates Revenues are Below Projections Ask SSC . . . Questions and Answers About Working After Retirement Ask SSC . . . Can a Board Pass a Resolution in Support of the November Tax Initiatives? New Assembly Committee Chairs Named Ask SSC . . . How Does Facebook’s Poor Stock Price Affect the State Budget? Ask SSC . . . Is the Cut Automatic if the Taxes Fail? Ask SSC . . . Can You Clarify the Obligation of Federal Funds? Ask SSC . . . What Did 2011-12 State Revenues End Up to Be? Ask SSC . . . Is the Mandate Block Grant Replacing all Mandates, and What is the Status of Prior-Year Claims? Ask SSC . . . What are the Limitations for Unilateral Implementation After Factfinding?
August 2012 Volume 25 No. 15 Bills at a Glance—August 3, 2012 Federal Update—August 1, 2012 Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes in the Audit of Mandate Claims? Mandate Reform in 2012-13 By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst’s Summary of Ballot Initiatives Available Online By the Way . . . The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is Hosting Retirement Planning Fairs This Summer to Help Members Plan Their Financial Futures The Mandate Block Grant—An Editorial Dual-Enrollment Program Success for Nontraditional Students New Poll Shows Bigger Gap Between Brown and Munger Initiatives
July 2012 Volume 25 No. 14 Bills at a Glance—July 20, 2012 Finance Bulletin Shows Strong Finish for General Fund in June Community College Financial Projection Dartboard—2012-13 Adopted State Budget Version What's Coming Up Under Federal Health Care Reform Brown Act is NOT Suspended for School Agencies CalSTRS Earnings Limitation Exemptions Bill Signed Into Law Ask SSC . . . Are There Changes Affecting CalPERS Retirees Returning to Work? CalPERS Reports Low Earnings By the Way . . . Disappointing 2011-12 Investment Returns for CalSTRS Court of Appeals to Consider Ballot Order Issue State Controller's June Revenues on Track System-Level Enrollment Priorities Get First Reading Judge Gives OK to Top Billing for Governor's Initiative Ask SSC . . . What is the Latest on the CalSTRS Retiree Exemptions from the Earnings Limitation? Field Poll Finds Pension Reform Not a Major Factor for Governor’s Tax Initiative 2013-14 System Budget Request