February 1999 Volume 12 No. 4 By the Way . . . School Voucher Initiative Could Hurt Community College Funding By the Way . . . Legislation Introduced to Require Stricter Hiring Criteria for Community College Employees Legislative Analyst’s Office Recommends Year-Round Operation in Higher Education LAO’s Analysis of The 1999-00 Proposed State Budget The Lottery – In Search of a Quorum, a Director, and Revenue 1999-00 Statutory COLA Now Projected At 1.48% – Will Anything Really Change? Legislative Analyst Projects $1.3 Billion in Added State Revenues
February 1999 Volume 12 No. 3 By the Way . . . Policy Institute Surveys Electorate Opinions Faculty Union Pushes for More Money or Full-Time Faculty Hires and Health Care for Part-Timers Legislation Introduced to Increase Funding For Noncredit Classes and Equalization for Local Community Colleges Little Hoover Commission’s Study on Community Colleges President Clinton’s $1.77 Trillion Budget Plan May Prevent Mandatory Social Security Reminder – 1996-97 Scheduled Maintenance Appropriations Could Revert By the Way . . . IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Drops to $.31 on April 1, 1999 By the Way . . . Policy Institute Surveys Electorate Opinions The Internet and Email – Employee Access and Acceptable Use Department Of Finance Appointments Announced Key Players Commit to Speedier Budget Process
January 1999 Volume 12 No. 2 By the Way . . . Vice-President Gore takes part in Job-Summit at Santa Monica College By the Way . . . Full-time Faculty Percentage on the Rise University of California Receives Record Number of Community College Student Transfer Applications Community Colleges Oppose Decrease in Student Fees Legislative Analyst Office Reviews the 1999-00 Governor’s Budget Board of Governors/California Community Colleges 1999-2000 Budget Change Proposals Will the State Fortunes Get Better: The Capitol Guessing Game Education Secretary Fills Out Staff 1999-00 Statutory COLA is 0.3% per LAO – No Change in Governor's Proposal Expected