March 2020 Volume 40 No. 6 Top Legislative Issues for 2020—March 20, 2020 By the Way . . . Suspension of Work-Hour Limitations and 180-Day Break-in-Service Requirement for CalPERS Retired Annuitants LAO Issues Cautious Fiscal Outlook Amidst COVID-19 Outbreak CDE and CHHS Issue Guidance on Child Development Programs COVID-19 Emergency Legislation Has Parochial Impact on Community Colleges California State Legislature Recesses Until April 13, 2020 UCLA Economists Say We Are Officially in a Recession Legislature Passes Emergency Legislation Related to COVID-19 BOG Approves Emergency Regulation UCLA Economists Foretell Rough Seas Ahead Governor Eases Public Meeting Requirements for Local Boards COVID-19 and School Agency Impact: An Editorial Rules for Working After Retirement By the Way . . . State Treasurer Sells Facilities Bonds Baccalaureate Pilot Program Bills Clarified Federal Student Aid Office Issues Guidance on Flexibility Options for Student Programs Affected by Coronavirus
March 2020 Volume 40 No. 5 Top Legislative Issues—March 6, 2020 Coronavirus, Instructional Days, and FTES Proposition 13 and Majority of Local Bonds Appear Headed Toward Defeat State Revenues Above Forecast, for Now PPIC Survey Finds Slim Majority of Likely Voters Support the $15 Billion K-16 School Facilities Bond Ask SSC . . . What Is the Education Protection Account? JLAC Unanimously Approves Audit of Calbright College State Auditor Releases Audit Report on the State Lottery LAO Analyzes 2020–21 State Budget Proposals for the CCCs
February 2020 Volume 40 No. 4 Ask SSC . . . What Is Extended Sick Leave? Layoffs Loom Large for LEAs Ask SSC . . . What Do I Need to Know About Cost-of-Living Adjustment Salary Formulas? CalSTRS to Address Paid Administrative Leave Service Credit Issue Additional 2020–21 State Budget Details December State Revenues Exceed Forecast