June 2004 Volume 17 No. 12 By the Way . . . Campaign for College Opportunity Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . Is the Restricted Calculation for Lottery Funding Changing? Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . What is the Loss per FTES from the $2 Billion Cut in Proposition 98? State Chancellor Takes Over Compton Community College District Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee Approves Retirement Benefit Legislation Community College Reporting Requirements Repealed Will the Property Tax Shift from Community Colleges be Backfilled? Higher Education State Budget Discussed by Conference Committee Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . Must We Provide Health Benefits for Domestic Partners? Property and Facilities Economic Recovery Underway CalPERS Reports Rate Increase
June 2004 Volume 17 No. 11 By the Way . . . CPEC Releases University Eligibility Study By the Way . . . Union Opposes House Higher Education Bill Post-Retirement Employment Clarified Legislators Work to Meet Deadlines for the Passage of Bills Legislature Moves Toward On-Time Budget by Streamlining the Budget Adoption Process Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . Can We Handle Personnel Discussions as Part of Collective Bargaining Closed Sessions? Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . How Should Districts Allocate Retiree Benefit Costs? Tax Recapture Case (aka Bezaire/Pool) Is the CalSTRS Pension Fund Going Broke? CalPERS Flexes its Economic Muscle toward Hospitals PERS Board Reduces Employer Contribution Rate for 2004-05 Workers’ Comp—So Who Keeps the Savings? Polls Indicate Approval of Governor’s Budget Proposal; Public Still Thinks Taxes Will Have to Be Raised Equalization Aid Now a Conference Committee Issue
May 2004 Volume 17 No. 10 By the Way . . . Community College Dartboard Legislative Analyst’s Office Overview of Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2004-05 May Revision Governor’s $103 Billion Budget Maintains the “Deal” The Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees Take Action on the Community College Budget “Good News” Governor’s May Revision Increases Funding for Community Colleges Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . Should We Renew Our Contract for Mandated Cost Claim Preparation? Ask 鶹Ƶ . . . What are the Restrictions on Returning to Work for an Employee Who Works for Both a K-12 School District and a Community College? Dental Self Insurance—the 鶹Ƶ Experience Major Mandate Reforms or Marginal Changes? May Revise Anticipates Additional Resources for 2004-05