October 2003 Volume 16 No. 22 By the Way . . . W. K. Kellogg Foundation Funds Community College Leadership Study By the Way . . . PERS Employer Rate Estimated to Increase to 12.2 Percent Recapture of FTES During College Emergency Closures Alternatives for Financing California’s Higher Education System Should Part-Time Faculty Be Treated Like Full-Time Faculty? AB 290 Affects More Than the Layoff Notice Time Frame By the Way . . . The Recall Election Sure Wasn’t Politics as Usual By the Way . . . 2004 Mileage Rates Set Ask SSC . . . Could We Establish Multi-Caps for Health Benefits? Ask SSC . . . How important is the Workers’ Compensation Form in Bids for Projects? 2002-03 Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment EMCN Meets Herculean Challenge of Test Claim Filing Is There Really Any Legitimate Way to Balance the State Budget? Ask SSC . . . Is There a Better Success Rate for Bond Elections in a Special Election or a General Election?
October 2003 Volume 16 No. 21 By the Way . . . Community College Leader Appointed to Governor Schwarzenegger’s Transition Team Community College System May Have a New Chancellor by November Davis Takes Final Action on Legislation as Governor Governor-elect Schwarzenegger Could Have an Early Say on Who is a Member of the Community College Board of Governors Will Governor Schwarzenegger Support Community Colleges? Ask SSC . . . Is Out-of-State Sick Leave Transferable into California? Ask SSC . . . Is There a New Law to Prevent “Bluffing” in Negotiations? Ask SSC . . . Will We Really See a Funded COLA in 2004-05? Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide More Clarification on AB 1207? Proposition 39 Audits and the Management of Bond Funds Governor Davis Vetoes PERS Golden Handshake Bill Governor Davis Signs Employer-Paid Health Care Bill The Recall—What Happens Next? Governor Signs Workers’ Comp Bills
October 2003 Volume 16 No. 20 By the Way . . . Budget Initiative Appears Headed for March 2004 Ballot By the Way . . . Proposition 53 Hurts Education. Master Plan for Education and Community College Governance Status Report of Important Higher Education Bills During 2003 Chancellor’s Office Confirms Distribution of $25 Million Reduction Financing California’s Higher Education System Ask SSC . . . Can You Explain the Gann Limit Calculation? - 10/3/03 Ask SSC . . . Could You Provide More Clarification on AB 1207? Ask SSC . . . Will We Need to Provide Health Benefits to Part-Time Employees under SB 2? - 10/3/03 Commission Relies on Kern Case to Deny Mandates Economy Looks Up, but Dark Clouds Hover over State’s Fiscal Status