August 2019 Volume 39 No. 16 LAO Releases Updated State Fiscal Health Index Preview for the End of the 2019 Legislative Session The Yield Curve By the Way . . . Congress Passes and President Trump Signs Two-Year Budget Deal Governor Newsom Signs Community College Bills PPIC Releases July 2019 Statewide Survey Special Election Set for 1st Assembly District on August 27, 2019 Robert McEntire Has Joined Our SSC Team as Director, Management Consulting Services Ask SSC . . . What Are the CalSTRS Employee Contribution Rates?
July 2019 Volume 39 No. 15 CalSTRS First Report on Progress of the Full Funding Plan CalSTRS 2018-19 Investment Earnings Fall Short of Forecast Ask SSC . . . SB 188—Protected Hairstyles House Passes Legislation to Increase Federal Minimum Wage State Revenues Close Out 2018-19 Strong By the Way . . . Federal Budget Deal Appears in Sight Ask SSC . . . The Form I-9 Will Expire Soon: What Should Employers Do? Twenty-Four Local Minimum Wage Ordinances Higher Than the State Minimum Wage House Passes “Cadillac Tax” Repeal Chancellor Oakley Announces Dates for Undocumented Student Week of Action Chancellor's Office Request for Comments on 2020-21 Budget and Legislative Request Submissions BOG Votes to Extend Chancellor Oakley’s Contract to 2023 Ask SSC . . . Can Sick Leave Balances Accrued During Out-of-State Employment Be Transferred? How One College is Leveraging Recent State Policies to Improve Outcomes—Cosumnes River College Implements Opt-Out Program Ask SSC . . . Can Exempt Employees Be Paid an Hourly Wage?
July 2019 Volume 39 No. 14 Top Legislative Issues for 2019—July 12, 2019 2018-19 Preliminary Investment Earnings Announced by CalPERS Ask SSC . . . Is the CalPERS Contribution Rate Final? Ask SSC . . . What About the Proposition 98 Settle-Up Money? SSC Dartboard for 2019-20 Adopted State Budget Now Available S&P Reports That Public Colleges Remain Relatively Stable in Demand and Financial Measures Lottery Revenue Projections Revised By the Way . . . Governor Newsom Signs the Higher Education Trailer Bill Governor Newsom Signs the 2019-20 State Budget Bill 2019-20 State Budget Education Trailer Bill—Cradle-to-Career Data System Act