January 2010 Volume 23 No. 1 Initiative Would Reduce Voter Approval Required for Parcel Tax PERS Discusses Need to Increase Employer Contributions K-University Facilities Bond Provision Stalls By the Way . . . Board of Governors Approves Change to Fifty Percent Law" Regulations" By the Way . . . More than Half of State's Schools Submit Race to the Top MOUs Legislative Analyst Releases Overview of Governor's 2010-11 Budget Community College Projection Dartboard—Governor's Budget Version Governor’s Proposals for the 2010-11 State Budget and Community Colleges Ask SSC . . . What Does the PERS Board Agenda Item on the Smoothing Method Mean for Schools? 2010 Senate Committee Assignments Announced Governor Unveils Proposed Budget and Calls for Another Special Session Governor Says Education Funding to Be Protected in State of the State Address Special Session on the Budget