June 2014 Volume 27 No. 13 Critical Bills—June 27, 2014 How Do the New Limitations on District Reserves Work . . . and What Should Districts Do Now? AB 2235 Approved by Senate Governance and Finance Committee By the Way . . . Governor Signs 2014-15 State Budget State Revenues Fall Short in May 2014-15 State Budget—Resolving the CalSTRS Unfunded Liability Facilities Bond Bill Passes Senate Education Committee Facilities-Related Items in the 2014-15 State Budget 2014-15 State Budget Approved New Proposal Would Cap Local Reserves and Reduce Local Control
June 2014 Volume 27 No. 12 Critical Bills—June 13, 2014 Conference Committee Makes Changes to Proposition 39 Funding Conference Committee Adds $1 Billion in Proposition 98 Spending State Controller Reports Lower than Expected Revenues for May Lawsuit Rules Several Teacher Employment Statutes Unconstitutional Legislature at Odds With Governor on Revenue Forecast State Auditor's Report on ACCJC Expected June 26 Landslide Results for Local Education Measures Low Turnout Election Sends SPI to November Runoff Pending K-14 Issues in the Budget Conference Committee—Video Ask SSC . . . What Effect Will the Loss of Proposition 30 Revenues Have on Education? Ask SSC . . . How Would a Funding Solution for CalSTRS Affect GASB 68?
May 2014 Volume 27 No. 11 Critical Bills—May 30, 2014 PPIC Examines Online Learning Outcomes 2014-15 Budget Conference Committee Members Announced Senate Budget Subcommittee Takes Action on Community College Budget Proposals Significant Bills Move Forward as Appropriations Committees Finish Work Steinberg Unveils New Pre-Kindergarten Plan for Low-Income Families Alternative Proposal Presented to Fund CalSTRS Proposed Detailed Changes to Budget Trailer Bill 2014-15 May Revision Dartboard Now Available LAO Forecasts More Revenue than the Governor’s May Revision CalSTRS Announces 2014-15 Earnings Limitation