February 2007 Volume 20 No. 3 By the Way . . . Implementing the 2006 Bond Package: Increasing Effectiveness Through Legislative Oversight By the Way . . . Students of For-Profit Colleges May Keep Financial Aid By the Way . . . What’s a Mandate—An Overview By the Way . . . Recently Promulgated Regulations Posted By the Way . . . Lake Tahoe Community College May Drop Community By the Way . . . Woodland Community College Seeks Accreditation By the Way . . . Latino Success In Higher Education By the Way . . . Noncredit Application for SB 361 Enhanced Funding Released By the Way . . . Board of Governors Adopts Final System Strategic Plan Statewide Student Senate Takes Historic Vote and Makes Changes at Its Fall Assembly Districts May Start Asking Instructors to Check Submitted Grades Community College Nursing Students—Admission by Lottery? The Legislative Black Caucus Report Determines that City of Residence is a Factor in Educational Success for Blacks AB 1417 Update: Accountability Reporting for Community Colleges (ARCC) In a 4-1 Vote, Compton and El Camino Adopt Contract California Prepaid Tuition Program Community College Legislation Bid Limit Raised Effective January 1, 2007 Assembly Speaker Appoints Legislative Committee Members Governor's Budget Proposal Takes Two Hits Community College Initiative: Proposition 98 and Declining Enrollment Ask SSC . . . Could You Help with Step and Column Calculations?
January 2007 Volume 20 No. 2 By the Way . . . Community College Initiative By the Way . . . AB 1417 Accountability Report for California Community Colleges Board of Governors Adopts 2007 Legislative Agenda Vocational Education Enrollment Could Grow for California Community Colleges Tuition Sensitivity Why Every Community College District Should Be Mindful of Assembly Bill 318 Governor Schwarzenegger Continues to Support Community Colleges Overview of the Proposed Community College Budget for 2007-08 Lewis Wiley to Join SSC Staff By the Way . . . Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2008 Introduced By the Way . . . Governor Names Acting Education Secretary Legislative Analyst Critiques Governor's Budget Senate President pro Tem Perata Announces Senate Democratic Caucus Leadership and Committee Membership Governor Unveils Much-Anticipated Health Care Initiative Governor Calls California A Nation State"; Preaches People
January 2007 Volume 20 No. 1 States Should Focus on Improving Student Success By the Way . . . Board of Governors Selects New Officers Where Will the Future Leaders of California Community Colleges Come From? SB 361 Program-Based Funding Emergency Regulations Adopted Ask SSC . . . Even if Proposition 98 Isn't Increased, Wouldn't the State Provide Increased Funding for a Higher STRS Rate? By the Way . . . Amended Statement of Facts" Due Now" Ask SSC . . . What Is the Best Way to Calculate Step and Column Costs? Preparing for Your Next Interview Governor Proposes $52 Million for Career-Technical Education Governor Establishes New Commission to Address Public Employee Postemployment Benefits