February 2005 Volume 18 No. 4 By the Way . . . New Requirements for Employees Not Covered by Social Security Report of the Working Group on Community College Finance New Student Enrollment Fee Policy Proposed Student Health Fee Legislation Introduced Initiative Update Federal Budget Highlights. Status of 2005-06 Proposed Community College State Budget By the Way . . . Governor Appoints Former State Senator Bruce McPherson Secretary of State Ask SSC . . . Can Salary Contingency Language Work? Ask SSC . . . How Long Has the State Been Paying into STRS? Ask SSC . . . Is the Governor’s Reform Proposal Better for Schools? Is the Governor’s Popularity Fading? Governor Rescinds Nominations of STRS Trustees Lottery Approves New Multistate Game in Hopes of Increasing Revenues and Educational Funding Strong State Revenue Growth for December and January Legislative Analyst’s Office Issues Proposition 98 Primer Education Budget Subcommittees Take Governor’s Proposals on the Road Governor Backtracks from State Budget Proposal
February 2005 Volume 18 No. 3 By the Way . . . Community College Student Transfers to UC Up Slightly New Report Emphasizes the Importance of Community Colleges Legislation Proposes to Change How Retirement Benefits for Public Employees Are Calculated Community Colleges Authorized to Establish Charter Schools Community College District Level Accountability Senate and Assembly Democrats Take Budget Talks on the Road By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $62,400 Ask SSC . . . Is the STRS Shift to Proposition 98 Funding to Pay Back a Prior-Year Loan? Ask SSC . . . Is There a Specific Amount for Direct Copy Charges? Information Security a Problem for Schools, Too The Governor’s Reform Package Updated Dartboard Reflects Governor’s January 2005 Budget Proposal Ask SSC . . . What is a “Healthy Reserve Level”? (Revisited)
January 2005 Volume 18 No. 2 By the Way . . . Student Fee Policy Teachers Unions—The 800 Pound Gorillas of Public Education District Accountability Framework Project Proposition 98 Funding for 2005-06 The Governor’s “Reform” Agenda The “Deal” Is Off Legislative Analyst Critiques Governor’s Budget Commentary on the Governor’s Proposed Budget