August 2007 Volume 20 No. 17 Cutting Costs of Higher Education in Florida Recent Actions of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) regarding California Community Colleges OMB Circular A-133 Revision Focuses On Internal Control Vocational School Settles Suit Growing Corruption in Education Systems Increasing Latino Participation in Nursing Contra Costa County District Attorney Takes Next Step in Diablo Valley College Grade Fixing Update on Community College Legislation - 8/3/07 Republican Budget Proposals Not Ready, No Senate Action Frustrations Mount as State Budget Bill Fails by One Vote Budget Impasse Leaves Colleges Scrambling for Funds By the Way . . . Term Limit Initiative Signatures Submitted By the Way . . . PERS and STRS Post Double-Digit Investment Gains The Ins and Outs of Parcel Taxes Ask SSC . . . How Do We Calculate the Cost of 1% for Negotiating Purposes? Senate Budget Logjam Continues Cell Phones and Their Impact on Taxable Income Post-Employment Benefits Commission Meets to Discuss Schools Little Statewide Interest in Late Budget Focus on Redevelopment Agency Payments
July 2007 Volume 20 No. 16 The Next Generation of College Presidents By the Way . . . Chief Executive Officers of the California Community College League are Named By the Way . . . Urgency Bill Bridges Gap for Private Institutions By the Way . . . MiraCosta Board Says No to Audit Scathing Report Issued on Higher Education Accreditation System Pension and Health Care Benefits are Focus of Governor’s OPEB Commission Meeting OPEB Commission to Meet on Schools The Debate over Cutting Student Loan Lender Subsidies First Woman to Lead Largest Higher Education System in the World! Update on Community College Legislation - 7/20/07 Community Colleges Clear First Hurdle On Budget State Population to Reach Almost 60 Million by 2050 California's Economy Remains Eighth Largest in the World SB 901 Modified to Eliminate the Bite Internal Revenue Service Looks to School District Retirement Annuity Plans Why The State Budget is Late--Commentary and Analysis A Little Budget History Trivia State Revenues Fall Short in June
July 2007 Volume 20 No. 15 By the Way . . . California Community College Board of Governors Names Four Finalists for Interim Chancellor By the Way . . . California Community College System Office 2008-09 Budget Development Timeline By the Way . . . Tyler Heads to Texas Ask SSC . . . What Happened to the Field Act Exemption for Community Colleges? President of Lassen College Resigns Walters Leaves Berkeley City College District Attorney Will Not File Charges Against Community College Baseball Players Hacker Hits UC Davis’ Veterinary School Congress to Block Accreditation Changes Supreme Court Leaves Higher Education Affirmative Action Intact IRS Expands Outreach Effort Regarding Retirement Annuities Health Savings Account Parameters Now Updated Countdown to a New Fiscal Year Pension Bond Proposal Dies in Court