September 2007 Volume 20 No. 20 Congress Approves College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 2007 Community College Legislative Wrap Up Increased Enrollment for Community Colleges Hewlett Foundation Supports California Community Colleges Saving Basic Skills Term Limit Revision Barely Qualifies for the February 2008 Ballot Mandate Reform This Year? Transit Agencies Sue State on Funding Shift Will Health Care Be Addressed This Year? Governor Calls Special Session on Health Care Reform
August 2007 Volume 20 No. 19 By the Way . . . Final Dartboard is Now Available Ask SSC . . . How Do We Make the Auditing Process Go More Smoothly? Elected Officials Can’t Be Hired at Alabama Community Colleges Community Colleges and Department of Education Release Career-Technical Education Plan Review California Community Colleges Set up New System for Transcripts “Blue Pencil” Hits Community Colleges State Budget and Community Colleges The 2007 Budget Act and Community Colleges Ask SSC . . . How Do We Prepare for Negotiating Items that May or May Not Have a Fiscal Impact? GASB 45 Has Arrived Ending Fund Balance Secretary of Education Seeks Input Regarding Governor's Year of Education"" Senate Leader Proposes Bipartisan Budget Reform Panel By the Way . . . $2.85 Million Settlement in SAT Lawsuit
August 2007 Volume 20 No. 18 First Semester is Critical for Community College Transfers By the Way . . . Lassen College Hires New Interim CEO By the Way . . . San Bernardino Valley College Gets New President By the Way . . . Robert Dynes to Step Down as UC President University of California Could Revoke Degrees Media Reports on International Education, Global Race for Best Students Computer Software Can Reduce Nursing Shortage for State U.S. Department of Education’s Oversight Comes Under Criticism U.S. Department of Education Releases New Information on Two-Year Colleges Ask SSC . . . What Are the 2006-07 Lottery Projections? Ask SSC . . . What Would Be the Impact of a 1% Across-the-Board Cut? Ask SSC . . . Is There a Way to Restrict Our Ending Balance? Ask SSC . . . How Long Is a District Required to Retain Its E-Mails? Six Weeks and Counting--A Budget Update Ask SSC . . . Could You Clarify How the Timing Works for Redevelopment Agencies?