July 2012 Volume 25 No. 13 Bills at a Glance—July 6, 2012 Field Poll—Voters Favor Governor Jerry Brown’s Tax Initiative; Evenly Split on Molly Munger’s Initiative Court Battle Ensues For Ballot Positioning By the Way . . . SSC Upgrading Its Email State Controller to Appeal Proposition 25 Court Decision Policy Committees Near Finish Line State Revenues in May Fall $176 Million Short California Forward Budget Reform Proposal Qualifies for November Ballot Final Budget Deal Provides Backfill but Bigger Cut Exposure in 2012-13 U.S. Supreme Court Finds Health Care Law Constitutional Governor Signs 2012-13 State Budget By the Way . . . Inflation Adjustments to HSAs Set for 2013 By the Way . . . STRS Retiree Bill on Fast Track Education Trailer Bill Recasts Cash Deferrals—Whether or Not the Governor's Tax Initiative Passes Trailer Bill Language Solidifies Recent Announcements on Community College Budget Developments By the Way . . . "Where is the Transparency in California’s Budget Process?" By the Way . . . Cigarette Tax Fails
June 2012 Volume 25 No. 12 Bills at a Glance—June 22, 2012 Education Tax Initiatives Headed to November Ballot Budget Deal Reached by Governor, Democratic Leaders CalSTRS Retiree Earnings Limitation Exemption Bill Amended to Tighten Restrictions but Ease Reinstatement Requirements By the Way . . . CalPERS Board Approves Rate Increases For Health Benefit Plans Forecasters Agree—Slow Economic Recovery Continues Community College Legislation Passes Second Policy Committee Legislature Passes 2012-13 Budget Bill Redevelopment Agency Dollars Take Center Stage in Budget Dispute By the Way . . . Steinberg Sets Stage for State Budget Vote Budget Bill Moving Forward—Still No Deal Changes to the Budget as Deliberations Wrap Up Budget Issues Put Legislative Leadership at Odds With Governor Report Proposes Changes to Community College Governance Assembly Budget Committee Releases Budget Outline Ask SSC . . . What Happens If Both Tax Initiatives Pass? State Controller’s June Cash Report Shows May Revenues on Track, but June is the Month to Watch Cash Flow Alert: Slower State Payments Next Year Legislature Foregoes Budget Conference Committee Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—Redevelopment Agency
June 2012 Volume 25 No. 11 Bills at a Glance—June 8, 2012 Little Action This Week, But Proposition 25 Makes an On-Time Budget Likely Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor's May Revision Questions and Answers—State Budget Gap Pension Reform Remains a Hot Topic in California Voters Weigh In On New Legislators and Term Limits Budget Trailer Bill Language Proposed Partial RDA Hold Harmless Voters Approve Almost $2 Billion for Public Schools Some Revisions and an Extended Deadline for Compensation Reporting Bill Amended to Address Some CalSTRS Exemptions from Retiree Earnings Limitation By the Way . . . CCC BOG Member Natalie Berg Approved by Senate Committee Judge Confirms Previous Ruling that Allows Reduction of Proposition 98 Funding Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—CalSTRS and CalPERS Ask SSC . . . 2012 Governor’s May Revision Questions and Answers—Mandates Assembly Appropriations Committee Update By the Way . . . Budget Subcommittees Approve Increase for Neighboring State Fees