April 2005 Volume 18 No. 7 By the Way . . . Use of Union Dues Qualifies as an Initiative By the Way . . . CPEC Reports on Community College Enrollment Demands Senate Rules Committee Rejects Governor鈥檚 Nominees for the State Teachers鈥 Retirement Board Parcel Tax Legislation Passes First Hurdle Budget Subcommittees Reject Governor鈥檚 Proposal to Shift State鈥檚 STRS Obligation to Local K-14 Districts Legislative Analyst Reviews 鈥淭he California Live Within Our Means Act鈥 Initiative State Revenues Miss the Mark for February Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Where Can I Find Information on Gifts of Public Funds? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . What Will the Unemployment Insurance Rate Be for 2005-06? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Are Full STRS Contributions Required When an Employee Is on Leave Under FMLA? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is the Five-Year Restriction on a STRS Retiree鈥檚 Ability to Return to Work Still in Effect?
March 2005 Volume 18 No. 6 By the Way . . . Community College Student Transfers to Private Colleges Made Easier By the Way . . . Senate Rules Committee Confirms Board of Governors Appointees Community College Audits Board of Governors Approves New Approach to Community College Finance By the Way . . . Senate Approves Bruce McPherson as Secretary of State Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is There a Contingency Language Model for District Negotiations? Voters Consider Bonds and Parcel Taxes Recreation Assessment Districts: Are They Right for Education Entities? Funding Protection for California鈥檚 K-12 Schools and Community Colleges Senate Budget Committee Considers Mandate Funding UCLA Forecasters See Economic Slowdown Ahead The Belt Tightening: 鈥淐alifornia Live Within Our Means Act鈥 and 鈥淓xcellence in Teaching Act鈥 Get the Nod Governor鈥檚 鈥淣ew鈥 Spending Cap Initiative Contains Huge Hits to Schools
March 2005 Volume 18 No. 5 By the Way . . . Strong Sentiment to Re-elect Schwarzenegger Next Year By the Way . . . State Spending Priorities Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Will the Governor鈥檚 PERS Pension Reform Proposal Affect My Retirement Benefits? Timetable Tight for Governor Schwarzenegger鈥檚 Reforms Community College Legislation - 3/4/05 Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office Proposes Major Changes In Community College Funding State Reform Coming to a Ballot Box Near You Governor鈥檚 鈥淵ear of Reform鈥 Spawns Educational Reform Coalition Legislative Analyst Recommends $315 Million for Mandates in 2005-06 Legislative Analyst Weighs in on Governor鈥檚 Proposed STRS Shift to Schools Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Proposition 98 Comments Create an Even More Complicated Political Scene Legislative Analyst Sees Higher State Revenues