June 2003 Volume 16 No. 13 By the Way . . . California Identified as Worst State When it Comes to Budget Matters Expansion of Mandated Cost Reimbursements for Community Colleges Latest Partnership for Excellence System Progress Report Chancellor’s Office Proposes Changes to Open Recruitment Regulations Full-Time Faculty Hiring Obligation Community College Budget for Fiscal Year 2004-05 Chancellor’s Office Issues Second Principal Apportionment for 2002-03 No State Budget by June 30 Ask SSC . . . Could You Help with Some COPs Questions? Public Educational Agencies Could Be Forced to Pay Higher Fees to Utility Districts Budget Lines Remain Sharply Drawn Across Senate Controller Pulls Vehicle License Fee Trigger Recall Talk Overshadows Budget Debates State Can’t Pay Categorical Aid or Community Colleges without a Budget, Says State Controller
June 2003 Volume 16 No. 12 By the Way . . . Early Release Copies of New Income Tax Withholding Tables Now Available. School Districts Hold Local Elections Chancellor’s Office Releases Concurrent Enrollment Report Labor Bills Affecting Community Colleges New Regulations for Concurrent Enrollment of Pupils In High School and Community Colleges Deferred Apportionments Will be Accrued by the State Budget Conference Committee Stops Short of Doing Their Job
May 2003 Volume 16 No. 11 Workers’ Compensation Mess—An Editorial The Latest on the Golden Handshake Bills Appropriations Committees Take Action On “Suspense File” Budget Committees Adopt Subcommittee Budget Recommendations When It Comes to Bond Credit Ratings, Good Management is Good