August 2011 Volume 24 No. 17 By the Way . . . Capitol Bustles with End-of-Year Activity State Revenues Fall Well Short in July Application of Potential Midyear Cuts Clarified by Chancellor’s Office Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion of National Health Care Law State’s Highest Court to Take up Redevelopment Case State Board of Equalization Disputes State Controller John Chiang’s Cash Flow Estimates Clarification on the Increases to Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Chancellor's Office Provides Guidance Regarding Online Materials State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Makes Public his A Blueprint for Great Schools" Report" By the Way . . . Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Increased Pell Grants Protected in Federal Debt Deal State Revenues Already Falling Behind According to State Controller How Will the U.S. Credit Downgrade Affect Schools? School Bond Survey—Positive for 2012 School Bond
August 2011 Volume 24 No. 16 By the Way . . . Report Cites California's Public Higher Education System is Lowest in Debt-to-Degree Measures It's California Community Colleges' Turn . . . Controller Requests Compensation Information Assembly Republicans Request Opinion on Proposition 98 Shortfall Ask SSC . . . Further Questions About State Revenues National Economy is Sputtering Guest Article—Overpaying the Auditor? New Senate Bills Clarify Requirements for Proposition 39 Audits Clarification of the Potential Impact of SB 27 Let the Filings Begin! Governor Signs AB 540 Scholarship Bill and Course Approval Bill Ask SSC . . . What Does it Mean When a Mandate is Suspended? Jeff Bell to Join School Services of California, Inc. Ask SSC . . . What About the Manipulations of Proposition 98 in this State Budget? Ballot Initiatives Filed Affect Public Employment
July 2011 Volume 24 No. 15 Ask SSC . . . Are Retroactive Salary Adjustments Due to Unit Advancement Subject to Interest and Penalties from STRS? Board of Governors' Meeting—July 2011 Transfer Incentive Program Introduced in Illinois By the Way . . . Legislation Introduced to Limit Future CSU Pay Raises By the Way . . . PERS and STRS Reporting Significant Investment Returns SB 931 Moves Closer to Becoming Law Ask SSC . . . Are Teacher Layoffs Suspended for Next Year? Community College Financial Projection Dartboard—2011-12 Adopted State Budget Version Ask SSC . . . How Exactly Could the Midyear Reductions be Triggered? Deferral Schedule Remains as Enacted in March CSU Trustees Raise President's Salary Against Governor's Advisement Ask SSC . . . What Happened to the Local Taxation Bill?