December 2020 Governor Newsom Selects Assemblymember Weber for Secretary of State Biden to Nominate Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education New Contract Bid Threshold Effective 2021 SSC’s 2020 Winter Holiday Schedule Governor Newsom Selects Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate By the Way . . . IRS Announces Standard Mileage Rates for 2021. Ask SSC . . . How Does the New Stimulus Package Impact the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA )? Congress Reaches Agreement on Stimulus and 2021 Spending Plan Economy Faces Headwinds Despite Improvement Legislative Leaders Delay Session Return Date to January 11 Debbie Fry Announces Her Retirement Ask SSC . . . What About the FON? Legislation Introduced to Require School Reopenings CalSTRS Board Shelves Legislative Proposal on Retiree Overpayments Martin Jenkins Sworn-In as California Supreme Court Justice Statewide School Bond and Early Learning Bills Introduced Legislature Convenes the 2021–22 Legislative Session Governor Announces New Regional Stay At Home Order President-Elect Biden Offers Robust Education Agenda
November 2020 CalPERS System Funded Levels Increase Deputy Legislative Analyst Unpacks Fiscal Outlook for Education—Video Appeals Court Halts Injunction on Governor’s Executive Orders LAO Issues Rosy Fiscal Outlook for Education BOG Selects New President and Vice President State Revenues Strong despite Headwinds All 12 Statewide Ballot Propositions Have Been Called Human Resources COVID-19 Operational Considerations Voters Reject the Split Roll Initiative but Approve Proposition 19 Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2021 Proposition 15 Prospects Look Grim While Proposition 19 Looks Poised to Pass Election Results Bode Well for Local Measures LAO Analyzes State Education Spending Plan Updated SSC Dartboard Available Now
October 2020 GDP Rebounds in Third Quarter Voters to Decide on Local Measures Next Tuesday CalPERS Actuarial Report Revises Contribution Rate Estimates October PPIC Survey Shows Support for Split Roll Slips Below 50% September 2020 State Tax Collections are Ahead of Projections Proposition 98—The Road Ahead, Part 2 2020 Election and the Makeup of the California State Legislature October 15 Deadline to Reduce Deferrals Passes with No Relief Package Fourth Quarter Lottery Apportionment for 2019–20 2020 Legislative Year Wrap-Up Proposition 98—The Road Ahead Governor Newsom Nominates Martin Jenkins to the California Supreme Court CalPERS Issues Guidance on Employee vs. Contractor Ask SSC . . . Are the Deferrals Ongoing? By the Way . . . CSFA TRANs Pool Deadline Extended to October 9, 2020 President Trump Signs Stopgap Spending Measure to Avert Government Shutdown Recovery Not Cut-and-Dried According to UCLA Forecasters Governor Newsom Signs Lottery Fund and CalSTRS Administrative Leave Bills