December 2006 Volume 19 No. 26 Assembly Committee Chairs Announced New Community College Legislation Introduced Ceremonies Mark the Official Kickoff to the 2007-08 Legislative Session UCLA Forecasters Predict Slowdown, But No Recession By the Way . . . Revise Your Payroll System for These New Amounts for 2007 Ask SSC . . . Is the STRS Golden Handshake Still Available? A Plan to Address STRS Deficit Will Debut This January Governor Announces High-Level Appointments Attorney General Opines: No Requirement to Increase Proposition 98 for STRS Rate Increase
December 2006 Volume 19 No. 25 By the Way . . . Per Diem Expense Reimbursements By the Way . . . Bersin Will Leave Post as Secretary for Education Education Leaders Project Pressures on Education Success Rate of Community College Students Questioned by New Study Ask SSC . . . How Should We Budget for the COLA Next Year? Legislative Analyst Forecasts Continuing Budget Deficits Ask SSC . . . What Variables Should I Consider to Determine Staffing in the Business Office? $100 Million in Interest to Be Paid on Mandate Reimbursements Revision to Postretirement Earnings Limits State Legislators Return to Sacramento on December 4
November 2006 Volume 19 No. 24 By the Way . . . Community College Transfers Boost CSU Enrollments Community College Growth Affected by Students Delaying College The State Cannot Afford to Not Support Higher Education District Obligation for Full-Time Faculty Hires 2007-08 State Legislative Program 2007-08 Statutory COLA Likely to be Below 4% Ask SSC . . . Could You Define Going Concern"?" Ask SSC . . . Could You Clear Up the Fog Surrounding the Audit Window for School Mandate Reimbursement?