June 2004 Volume 17 No. 12 By the Way . . . Campaign for College Opportunity Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is the Restricted Calculation for Lottery Funding Changing? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . 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Employment and Retirement Committee Approves Retirement Benefit Legislation Community College Reporting Requirements Repealed Will the Property Tax Shift from Community Colleges be Backfilled?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 麻豆视频 . . . 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 麻豆视频 . . . Can We Handle Personnel Discussions as Part of Collective Bargaining Closed Sessions? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . 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鈥 Comp鈥擲o Who Keeps the Savings? Polls Indicate Approval of Governor鈥檚 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鈥檚 Office Overview of Governor Schwarzenegger鈥檚 2004-05 May Revision Governor鈥檚 $103 Billion Budget Maintains the 鈥淒eal鈥 The Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees Take Action on the Community College Budget 鈥淕ood News鈥 Governor鈥檚 May Revision Increases Funding for Community Colleges Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Should We Renew Our Contract for Mandated Cost Claim Preparation? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . 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鈥攖he 麻豆视频 Experience Major Mandate Reforms or Marginal Changes? May Revise Anticipates Additional Resources for 2004-05