November 2009 Volume 22 No. 23 By the Way . . . Legislative Analyst Recommends Reexamination of Higher Education Needs and Priorities By the Way . . . Big Increase in Community College Students Applying to Transfer By the Way . . . California Forward Action Fund Submits Two Initiatives for Budget Reform and Funding Protection Insurance Commissioner Rejects Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Again Initiative Would Reduce New Public Employee Retirement Benefits Governor Signals $7 Billion Current-Year Shortfall Governor to Appoint New Lieutenant Governor Application for Race to the Top Funds Impacts Community Colleges Local Agency Investment Fund Deposit Limit to Be Increased Board of Governors Hears Proposal to Change Fifty Percent Law" Regulations" Bill Introduced to Extend COBRA Benefits Property Taxes Could Fall in 2010-11 By the Way . . . Board of Governors' Officers Elected The Director of Finance Is Stepping Down Ask SSC . . . How Do We Manage the Post-Furlough Salary Schedule and Retirement Reporting to STRS and PERS?
October 2009 Volume 22 No. 22 Enrollment Up for Fall Report Proposes Framework to Improve CCC Student Outcomes Student Aid By the Way . . . Field Poll Results on California Government Pensions Released College Price Trends Virtual College Fair Reminder Fiscal Aspects of Negotiations Workshop Goes High Tech Many Uncertainties Place 2009-10 State Budget in Peril By the Way . . . $1.5 Billion State General Obligation Bond Sale to Occur the Week of November 9, 2009 September Revenues Fall Short $810 Million California’s Job Losses Increase in September Ask SSC . . . What Is the Best Way to Handle Budget Priority Discussions (Updated 10-15-09)
October 2009 Volume 22 No. 21 Fifty Percent Law Change Proposed Expect Further Increases in Workers’ Compensation Costs Governor Vetoes Community College Bills Governor Signs Community College Bills 2009-10 Is the Final Year to Do Midyear Retirement Incentives PERS Discusses Alternative Health Plan Benefit Design Legislative Analyst Identifies $15 Billion in Proposition 98 Obligations Big Five Meet to Discuss Water and Other Legislation Controller Distributed More Than $1 Billion to Schools from Lottery for the 2008-09 Fiscal Year Articulating Negotiations Priorities Ask SSC . . . Should COPs Be Refunded to Take Advantage of Today’s Lower Interest Rates? Ask SSC . . . What Should I Do if My District’s Spending Exceeds the Gann Limit?