May 2004 Volume 17 No. 9 By the Way . . . Can God Solve Community College Equalization? By the Way . . . Community Colleges Meeting its Partnership for Excellence Goals Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Four More Members to the Board of Governors Update on Retirement Benefit Legislation Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education Finance Expresses Issues With Governor’s Dual Enrollment Proposals Board of Governors Adopts State Budget Priorities Ask SSC . . . Does State or Federal Wage Prevail for School Employees? Ask SSC . . . Will STRS Allow a Short-Term Payoff for the “+2” Retirement Option? Legislature Considering Major Reforms in Mandate Process Bill to Restore School Agencies’ Ability to “Contract Out” Fails Passage Early Guesstimate Has Prop 98 Guarantee Rising Statutory COLA Index Rises, But Will It Be Funded? Big Gains in April Tax Collections
April 2004 Volume 17 No. 8 By the Way . . . 2003-04 Second Quarter Lottery Apportionment Education Committees Update Budget Subcommittee Update Why Don’t Early Retirement Plans Work for Administrators and Classified Staff? Assembly Committee to Examine Mandate Process Where Are We Headed for the May Revise? At Last, Meaningful Workers’ Comp Package Enacted
April 2004 Volume 17 No. 7 By the Way . . . Community College Representatives Appointed to the CalSTRS Board By the Way . . . Are California Community Colleges Doing Enough to Support Women Athletics? Ask SSC . . . Can Community College Districts Participate in the New PERS Risk Pools? Governor Schwarzenegger Appoints Six Members to the California Community College Board of Governors Education Policy Committees Take Action on Community College Legislation Legislation to Lift the “Cap” on Concurrently Enrolled Students Gets Its First Hearing Assembly Higher Education Committee: What Revisions Should be Made in Community College Finance? A Preview to the May Revise—Department of Finance Submits “April Finance Letter” to State Budget Committees Ask SSC . . . When is Auditor Independence Impaired? STRS Issues Directive on 403(b) Information Bank