December 2001 Volume 14 No. 26 By the Way . . . Teacher Union Opposes Transportation Initiative By the Way . . . College Officials Are Wary on Visa Enforcement—10 Arrested in San Diego New Labor Laws CPEC Reports on Higher Education Facility Needs The Time Has Come to Modify the Fifty Percent Law Legislative Analyst’s Office—Addressing the State’s Fiscal Problem By the Way . . . IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to $0.365 on January 1, 2002 Ask SSC . . . Under GASB 34, What Happens to Fund Accounting? Ask SSC . . . Are Districts Required to Contribute to STRS for Some Part-Time Faculty? Health and Dental Insurance Premiums to Increase in 2002-03 Computation of Certificated Step and Column Costs
December 2001 Volume 14 No. 25 By the Way . . . Community College Students Appointed to State Boards and Commissions By the Way . . . Community College Enrollments Are Up State Legislators Plan to Introduce Legislation Dealing With Student Visas Board of Governors Adopt Legislative Program for 2002 Spare the Community Colleges Ask SSC . . . What is GASB 35? Analyses of March Propositions School Bond is Now “November or Bust”
November 2001 Volume 14 No. 24 By the Way . . . Sheila Bua Joins SSC Staff Ask SSC . . . Is GASB 34 a Mandated Cost Claim? Ask SSC . . . When Do I Really Need to Start Implementing for GASB 34? Interest Rates May Be Too Low To Refinance! Classified Custodial Staffing Formulas—A Good Starting Point