May 2010 Volume 23 No. 10 LAO Releases Overview of the 2010-11 May Revision By the Way . . . Competitive Grants to Create Longitudinal Workforce Databases Voters Support Most Parcel Taxes Ask SSC . . . What are the Options for Borrowing Cash? Time Running Out for Osher Initiative By the Way . . . Corporate Tax Loophole Initiative Signatures Submitted May Revision Shows No Gain But No New Pain for Education By the Way . . . Senate Confirms Governor's Nominee for Director of Finance PERS Proposes Employer Contribution Rate for 2010-11 Update on STRS and Postretirement Work
May 2010 Volume 23 No. 9 PPIC Report Urges Update of Master Plan Master Plan Committee Releases Draft Agenda and Discusses Next Steps Historic Transfer Bill Passes First Legislative Hurdle Employment Cost Index Update Released Senate Budget Subcommittee Discusses Enrollment State Revenues—The Rest of the Story Ask SSC . . . How Should We Respond to the Union’s Request for Extra Sick Leave Days? Critical April Revenues Far Short of Projections Statutory Cost-of-Living Adjustment Essentially Unchanged at -0.39% Pension Reform Legislation Introduced
April 2010 Volume 23 No. 8 Senate Budget Subcommittee Discusses Student Financial Aid By the Way . . . STRS Webinar on Impact of Furloughs and Postretirement Employment By the Way . . . Sale of EdFund is Progressing Another COBRA Extension Enacted Further Increase in PERS' Employer Contribution Rate Cleanup Legislation for Cal Grant Pilot Program Is a Positive Trend in Revenues Developing? California’s March 2010 Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly PERS Will Not Be Required to Offer a High Deductible Health Plan Clarifications on the Impact of Furlough Days