August 2005 Volume 18 No. 16 By the Way . . . PERS Employer Rate Could Drop in 2006-07 Biggest Decline in Student Enrollment Occurred in Physical Education Courses State Audit of Local School Bond Sales 2005 SSC Community College Financial Projection Dartboard--Adopted Budget Edition (Revised July 28, 2005) Ask SSC . . . Are We In Violation of the Education Code When We Pay for Board Member Health Benefits? Career Technical Education Legislation Legislative Analyst Weighs in on Proposition 76—“Live Within Our Means” Legislative Counsel Opines that Special Election Can Be Cancelled Legislative Analyst’s Office—Major Features of the 2005 State Budget Ask SSC . . . What Can Districts Charge for Facilities Use Fees?
July 2005 Volume 18 No. 15 By the Way . . . Chancellor’s Office 2005 Budget Workshops Loss of Accreditation at Compton College Appealed Collaborative Budget Reform The Facts on the 2005-06 Education Budget Governor Signs Education Trailer Bill—Senate Bill 63 Ask SSC . . . What is the Status of the STRS 2% Issue? Ask SSC . . . What Is the Status of Prior-Year Mandated Claims? Health Savings Accounts Growing More Popular Details of Final Budget Package Finally Emerge By the Way . . . Paul Glaab Appointed to Commission on State Mandates By the Way . . . Scott Himelstein Appointed Deputy Secretary and Chief of Staff to Secretary for Education
July 2005 Volume 18 No. 14 By the Way . . . Palo Verde Community College District’s Bond Measure Squeaks By By the Way . . . New Board of Governors Member LAO Releases Primer on California’s Higher Education Funding Assembly Higher Education Committee Takes Action on Community College Legislation - 7/8/05 Senate Education Committee Takes Action on Community College Legislation Education Trailer Bills—SB 63 and SB 80 Budget Bill—Senate Bill 77 By the Way . . . Late Budget, Minnesota Style By the Way . . . Compton Community College Losing Accreditation Ask SSC . . . Should We Really Have Firm Bargaining Policies in Place Before Negotiations? UCLA Says California Economy is OK, But Housing Is a Risk 2004-05 Third Quarter Lottery Apportionment Governor and Legislature Reach Budget Agreement