September 1999 Volume 12 No. 19 By the Way . . . Field Poll Reflects Dramatic Economic Confidence. By the Way . . . Senate President Pro Tem Suffers Heart Attack. By the Way . . . Los Angeles Community College District Cautioned About Spending Its New Budget Surplus Utility/Capital Facility Fees Legislation on Governor’s Desk Employees Attempt to Gain Greater Excess to Personnel Files CalSTRS Retirement Enhancements May Be In Jeopardy Due To Shortfall In Projected Revenue Surpluses CalPERS Benefits Bill is on the Governor’s Desk Board of Governors Rejects Faculty Plea to Support AB 420 Legislature Closes Out 1999 Session by Placing More Than 40 Bills Affecting Community Colleges on Governor Davis’ Desk Joint Use Library Construction Bond Act Likely to be on March Ballot
September 1999 Volume 12 No. 18 BY the Way . . . Colleges and University Students Over 40 Years of Age on the Rise By the Way . . . LAO Rejects Higher Education Compacts Student Identification Cards Raise Student Concerns Community Colleges Make Sense for a Growing Number of Students Suspense File Addresses Community College Bills By the Way . . . S & P Increases California’s Bond Rating By the Way . . . Majority Vote Initiative Seems Sure to Qualify
August 1999 Volume 12 No. 17 Community Colleges Support Test Claim Process Minority and Economically Disadvantaged Community College Students Lag in Transfer Rates to Four-Year Universities and Colleges Discontinuation of Intercollegiate Athletic Team Legislation Fails Senate Education Committee Approves $7.5 Million for EOPS and Puente Program Consultation Council Reviews Community College 2000-2001 State Budget Proposal By the Way . . . Voucher Initiative Withdrawn