June 2017 Volume 37 No. 13 Top Legislative Issues for 2017—June 30, 2017 An Editorial: Binding Arbitration an Attack on Subsidiarity? Ask SSC . . . Are Employers Required to Transfer Sick Leave Accrued Under AB 1522? Ask SSC . . . Does the State’s Travel Ban Apply to Local Educational Agencies? Governor Brown Signs 2017-18 State Budget LAO Analyzes Future Property Tax Revenue Growth State Revenues for May 2017 Tracking Forecast By the Way . . . Pension and Health Benefits Committee Approves 2018 CalPERS Health Plan Rates
June 2017 Volume 37 No. 12 Top Legislative Issues for 2017--June 16, 2017 Legislature Sends Governor 2017-18 Budget for Consideration Ask SSC . . . Does Proposition 55 Have the Same Spending Requirements? (Corrected) Agreement on 2017-18 Budget Reached as Deadline Approaches Narrow Definition of Independent Contractor and Broad Definition of Joint Employer Revoked by U.S. Department of Labor—But Don’t Celebrate Yet! Budget Compromise Adopted by Conference Committee Ask SSC . . . Do You Have Any Ideas on How to Deal With the CalSTRS and CalPERS Rate Increases? Compton College Earns Accreditation Back Budget Conference Committee Adopts Mandatory Union Access to New Employee Orientation as Part of Budget Deal—An Editorial
June 2017 Volume 37 No. 11 Top Legislative Issues for 2017—June 2, 2017 Another Appellate Court Upholds Noncompetitive Bidding for Lease-Leaseback Contracts By the Way . . . 2017-18 State Budget Conference Committee Members Announced By the Way . . . The Condition of Education 2017 Report Released Funding CalSTRS and CalPERS May Revision Includes Proposal to Address Teacher Shortage Crisis State Budget Negotiations in High Gear Ask SSC . . . Do We Need to Require a Newly Hired Director of Human Resources to Complete an Election Form to Remain in CalSTRS? Health Savings Account Parameters Announced for 2018