March 2018 Volume 38 No. 5 Top Legislative Issues for 2018—March 9, 2018 UCLA Anderson Forecast Shares Good but Cautious News By the Way . . . California’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low Classroom Expense Calculation Continues to Be a Problem for Many K-12 Districts Ask SSC . . . Can You Provide More on Extended Leave for Classified Employees? By the Way . . . Darius W. Anderson Appointed to the Board of Governors Ask SSC . . . What Have the Pension Investment Returns Been? By the Way . . . CalPERS Adopted Changes to Amortization Policy Another Resignation Hits the Capitol Joint Legislative Committee Holds Second Informational Hearing on Career Technical Education
February 2018 Volume 38 No. 4 Initiative to Change Proposition 13 Cleared for Circulation LAO Releases Higher Education Budget Analysis and Recommendations Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Online College Proposal State Revenues Way up in January The United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Publishes Database of LEAs With Pending Complaints Under Section 504 State Controller Reports Good News for 2018 By the Way . . . U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Agency Fee Case By the Way . . . Another Appointment to the California Community College Board of Governors Californians Undecided About Governor’s Race
February 2018 Volume 38 No. 3 California Online Community College Trailer Bill Chancellor Oakley Provides Keynote Address at PACE Conference State Budget Trailer Bill Language Released Mediations and Factfindings on the Rise By the Way . . . Governor Appoints New Member to The Board of Governors By the Way . . . Western Association of Schools and Colleges Names Dr. Barry Groves as Its Next President Ask SSC . . . Are There More Estimated CalPERS Contribution Rates? By the Way . . . Revised Estimates for Out-Year CalPERS Contribution Rates Preparing for the Next Storm