December 2002 Volume 15 No. 25 Dymally Introduces ACR 9 for Education Code Revision Committee AB 64—Another Attempt to Change the Growth Formula Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education Listens to Education Community—Don’t Cut My Program No Increase in Student Enrollment Fees at Community Colleges—Yet! Legislative Analyst’s Office—Analysis of Mid-Year Budget Proposal Assembly Budget Committee to Take Balanced Approach to Solving the State’s Budget Crisis By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $59,600 By the Way . . . Department of Finance Gets New Director Ask SSC . . . Can We Allow Confidential/Supervisory Employees to Bank Vacation Days? Ask SSC . . . Will the Governor Offer a “Golden Handshake” to School Personnel? Los Angeles County School Districts Share in Delinquent Property Taxes $80 Million Proposed Cut to Concurrent Enrollments of K-12 Students Causes “PR” Problem for Community Colleges
December 2002 Volume 15 No. 24 By the Way . . . Education Jobs Are on The Increase By the Way . . . Federal Budget Cuts a Threat to Vocational Education Ask SSC . . . How Much in Reserves is a District Required to Maintain? Legislative Analyst’s Office Recommended Legislation Legislature Wastes No Time Introducing Bills California’s Budget Deficit Higher than All Other States Legislature Returns to Sacramento - 12/6/02 Proposition 98—Worst Case/Best Case Scenarios are Both Unlikely
November 2002 Volume 15 No. 23 By the Way . . . Community College Leadership Program By the Way . . . Board of Governors Select New Officers Chancellor’s Office Proposes 2003-04 State Legislative Program District Obligation for Full-Time Faculty Hires—Board of Governors Support Partial Implementation Legislative Analyst's Office Fiscal Outlook—Revenue Projections for 2003-04 through 2007-08 Community College Local Bonds Pass Handily Ask SSC . . . What are the Benefits of Having a Broker for Health Insurance? Election 2002 Polarizes State and Federal Government Electorate Approves $18 Billion in California Bonds Democrats Expect Sweep of Constitutional Offices; Republicans Gain Two Assembly Seats Ask SSC . . . Is It All Right for Employees to Donate Sick Leave to Someone Who Has Used Up His/Her Own?