January 2011 Volume 24 No. 2 LAO Makes Recommendations to Focus CCC Funding Toward Master Plan By the Way . . . PERS Earns Double-Digit Returns Hope is Not a Sound Financial Plan By the Way . . . Governor Brown Declares Fiscal Emergency Financial Projection Dartboard for Community Colleges—2011-12 Governor's Budget Proposal Version Insurance Commissioner Attempts to Address Health Insurance Rate Increases Ask SSC . . . When Can Volunteers Help Perform the Duties of Classified Employees Who Have Been Laid Off? A New Governor, New Approach, Same Old Economic Problems Governor Proposes Balanced Solutions to Close the Budget Gap 2011-12 Legislative Committees Ask SSC . . . What Changes Do We Need to Prepare For Regarding 1099s?
January 2011 Volume 24 No. 1 By the Way . . . Community College League of California Hosts State Budget Webinar By the Way . . . DREAM Dies—at Least For Now By the Way . . . Dan Troy Appointed Vice Chancellor, College Finance and Facilities Planning By the Way . . . 2011 Legislative Calendar Effects of the California Green Building Code Changes Take Effect for the Proposition 39 Bond Audits Ask SSC . . . Are There Any Savings to Employers Under the New Job Creation Act 2010? New Laws Affecting Education in 2011 Tom Torlakson Sworn in as California’s 27th State Superintendent of Public Instruction “California Here I Come, Right Back Where I Started From” State Revenue Up Big in November