March 2004 Volume 17 No. 6 Attorney General to Issue Opinion on the use of District Funds for Bond Measures - 3/26/04 March in March 2004 Doesn鈥檛 Have the Same Punch as the March in 2003 Senate Budget Subcommittee #1 Takes First Action on Community College Budget By the Way . . . Repeal of SB 2 Qualifies for November 4, 2004, Ballot By the Way . . . Simitian Remains Chair of Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 on Education Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Could We Do a 鈥淪alary Deferral鈥 In Lieu of a Salary Increase? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is the Board鈥檚 Goal of Maintaining a 9% to 10% Reserve Level Reasonable? State鈥檚 Employment Picture Brightens Questions and Answers on Early Retirement Plans Legislative Analyst Anticipates Higher COLA for 2004-05
March 2004 Volume 17 No. 5 By the Way . . . Chancellor Elected to California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors By the Way . . . Finance Director Gets Approval of Rules Committee By the Way . . . March in March Proposition 55 Passes in a Close One! And March 2 Big Day for Local College Bonds Community Colleges May be Authorized to Establish K-12 Charter Schools Legislature May Approve Changes to the 鈥淔ield Act鈥 Legislation Introduced to Repeal 鈥淐ontracting-Out鈥 Prohibitions Post-Election 2004-05 Dartboard Election Recap AB 1207 State Teachers鈥 Retirement System Cost Savings Analysis Cities Sue the State to Block Deficit Bond Repayment Scheme Schwarzenegger鈥檚 Star Continues to Brighten
February 2004 Volume 17 No. 4 By the Way . . . Property Tax Revenues and Student Enrollment Fees Are Down Chancellor Mark Drummond Outlines His Priorities Collective Bargaining Management Advisory They Just Will Not Stop鈥擬ore Than 4,000 Bills Introduced Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office Reviews the Community College Budget as Proposed by the Governor and Makes Recommendations By the Way . . . Attorney General Addresses Conflict of Interest Provisions Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Where is the GASB Pronouncement on Post-Retirement Benefits? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Can We Charge the Cost of an Early Retirement Incentive to the Categorical Program? 鈥淵ellow Book鈥 Revised Positive Poll on Proposition 57 February Cash Flow Makes Up for January Sales Tax Shortfall Bad News for Governor鈥檚 Budget鈥擴.S. High Court Rejects California鈥檚 Corporation Tax Provision Legislative Analyst Forecasts $1 Billion Less Revenue than the Administration