November 2001 Volume 14 No. 23 Community Colleges Score Big with 55% General Obligation Bond Elections By the Way . . . Chancellor’s Office Supports Fund for Student Senate Board of Governors Seeks Authority to Determine State-Mandated Local Costs Governor May Impound Unexpended 2001-02 State Funds Ask SSC . . . Do Classified Employees Qualify for the 3% Formula? Was the PERS Employee Contribution Rate Reduced? Ask SSC . . . Are Administrators Eligible for Increased Retirement Benefits if They Return to Work? Ask SSC . . . Can a Retired Employee’s Earnings Limitation Be Waived? Cuts This Year? COLA Next Year? What’s Likely to Happen—An Analysis and Commentary
October 2001 Volume 14 No. 22 By the Way . . . Longer Term Limits Initiative Qualifies for the March 2002 Ballot New Employer Costs Attached to Unemployment Insurance Benefit Increases—K-12 Agencies Protected—Community Colleges Are Not Budget Shortfall Increases to $13 Billion and Governor Freezes Hiring Department of Finance Returns Community College Budget Change Proposals By the Way . . . Governor Approves Employment Rights Legislation for Classified Staff By the Way . . . Agency Shop Fees Clarified 2001 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part III Ask SSC . . . Does Sick Leave Count Toward the 40-Hour Work Week? Ask SSC . . . Use of Short-Term Employees The Energy Controversy Continues to be Front Page News
October 2001 Volume 14 No. 21 By the Way . . . Senator Dianne Feinstein Drops Proposed Six-Month Moratorium on Student Visas Community Colleges--Prepare Carefully for Negotiations Governor Announces 15% State Agency Budget Planning Cuts and Moody’s Considers Downgrade Community College Budget Restoration?SB 735 By the Way . . . Voters Favor a Move to Ease Term Limits 2001 Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation—Part II By the Way . . . State Resources Agency Funds Poetry Readings Supreme Court to Consider School Vouchers Minimal Benefit Year for STRS/PERS Enhancements Ask SSC . . . Can Schools Be Hurt by State’s Looming Fiscal Crisis? 2002-03 State Budget Looks Very Shaky, but Proposition 98 Funding May Be Protected