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1996

Please Note: The following articles were included in the
December 20, 1996 Update.

Jack Scott Gets Prime Subcommittee Chair and Bill Introduction Begins
[Posted 12/20/96]

California Community College Welfare Reform Task Force Update
[Posted 12/20/96]

Property Tax Growth Languishes Despite State's Economic Upturn
[Posted 12/20/96]

The Term Limit Revolution?
[Posted 12/20/96]

Ask SSC. . .Effect of CPI Revision on Community College Statutory COLA
[Posted 12/20/96]

By The Way. . .CTA Proposes Increase In Sales Tax
[Posted 12/20/96]

By The Way. . .Chancellor and Board of Governors President Meet With Governor
[Posted 12/20/96]

By The Way. . .Community College Advocacy in Washington D.C.
[Posted 12/20/96]

By The Way. . .Additional Major Legislative Staff Changes Announced
[Posted 12/20/96]

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Please Note: The following articles were included in the
December 6, 1996 Update.

Faculty Organizations Will Push For More Full-Time Hires in 1997
[Posted 12/9/96]

No Surprises:  Cruz Bustamante Elected Assembly Speaker
[Posted 12/9/96]

PERS Announces School Employer Rate Drop for January 1997
[Posted 12/9/96]

Attorneys Conclude That Proposition 218 Does Not Threaten Existing Tax Levies
[Posted 12/9/96]

Temporary Restraining Order Issued for Proposition 209
[Posted 12/9/96]

ASK SSC...Consumer Price Index Calculation Is Under Scrutiny
[Posted 12/9/96]

By The Way. . .State Chancellor's Office Looking For New Staff
[Posted 12/9/96]

By The Way. . .State Senate Race Finally Decided
[Posted 12/9/96]

By The Way. . .Legislative Staff Shift:  Senate Chief Consultant to be CTA Lobbyist
[Posted 12/9/96]

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Please Note: The following articles were included in the
December 6, 1996 Update.

• 1997 Legislative Proposals -- Part II
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• Over $400 Million More for K-14 Education in 1996-97, per Legislative Analyst Forecast
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• Facilities Bond Bill Introduced
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• Vista College Deannexation Put on Hold
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• California Community College Board of Governors Elects Officers for 1997
  [Posted 11/14/96]
  
• Los Angeles City Council to Lead Arguments Against Proposition 218
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• STRS Continues Local Agency Complianxe Audits
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• By the Way. . .Republicans Pick Up Two More Seats in State Legislature
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• By the Way. . .STRS Seeks Investment Chief
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
• By the Way. . .Maureen DiMarco Announces She Will Join Riverside Publishing as Vice President
  [Posted 11/25/96]
  
  

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PLEASE NOTE: The following articles were included in the
November 8, 1996 Update.


ELECTION UPDATE

• Former Community College President Wins Assembly Seat
  [Posted 11/7/96]
  
• Democrats Win Big in November 5 General Election
  [Posted 11/6/96]
  
• Democrats Unite Behind Bustamante for Assembly Speaker
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  
• Initiatives Not Kind to Education
  [Posted 11/5/96]
  
• The Comeback Kids
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  
• Community College Bond and Tax Measures Get Mixed Reviews
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  
• Proposition 209 Implementation Put on Hold
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  
• COSM Prepares the Way for Two Additional Commissioners
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  

• By the Way. . .Richard Huffman Sanctioned for Performing Deficient School Audits by the State Board of Accountancy
  [Posted 11/12/96]
  
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  PLEASE NOTE: The following articles were included in the
  October 25, 1996 Update.

• 
  Enrollment Growth Moving Slowly
  [Posted 10\25\96]
  

• Public Educators Come Out Against Proposition 209
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• Tom Nussbaum Named Chancellor For The California Community Colleges
  [Please note:  This article has been updated since its initial uploading on 10/17/96]
  
• Federal Welfare Reform -- Impact on California Community Colleges
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• State Tax Receipts up Again in September -- Year-to-Date Revenue up $206 Million after Adjustments
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• Senate Bill 19 Changes the Mandate Process
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• IRS Experiments with Classification Settlement Program to Resolve Independent Contractor Versus Employee Audit Exceptions
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• PERS Establishes New Division to Focus on Employer Services
  [Posted 10/25/96]
  
• By the Way. . .David Mertes Appointed President of International Community College
  [Posted 10/25/96]

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PLEASE NOTE:  The following articles were included in the
October 11, 1996 Update.

• 1996 Legislative Report
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• Legislative Proposals Already Blossoming for 1997
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• Secretary of Child Development and Education Resigns
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• Wilson Appoints Marian Bergeson as DiMarco's Successor
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• California Says No To "Virtual University"
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• Governor Vetoes Private Postsecondary Vocational Education Reform Act
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• New School Facilities Improvement Districts Offer the Best Features of a Mello-Roos and a General Obligation Bond
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• New Federal Law Is More Than Just a Minimum Wage Hike for School Agencies
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• ASK SSC. . .Proposition 218: Benefit Assessment Changes Could Impact Schools
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• By The Way. . .Survey of Legislators Give Community Colleges High Marks
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• By The Way. . .Governor's Legislative Secretary Moves to the Office of Child Development and Education
  [Posted 10/17/96]
  
• Attachment A:  "Chaptered and Vetoed Legislation"
  [Posted 10/17/96]

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PLEASE NOTE: The following articles were included in the
September 27, 1996 Update.

• Governor Finally Takes Action on Community College Legislation
  [Posted 10/1/96]
  
• November 1996 Ballot Measures - Impact on Education
  [Posted 10/1/96]
  
• The Western Governors' "Virtual" University
  [Posted 10/1/96]
  
• As Expected, New Lottery Games Keep $100 per ADA/FTE Estimate for 1996-97 on Track
  [Posted 10/1/96]
  
• ASK SSC...Is It True That State Tax Revenues Are Up $1 Billion?
  [Posted 10/2/96]
  
• By the Way...Appointment to The Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education
  [Posted 10/2/96]
  
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  PLEASE NOTE: The following articles were included in the September
  13, 1996 Update.
  

• 1997-98 Budget Change Proposals: Priorities for the Community Colleges
  [Posted 9/18/96]
  
• Highlights of The September 12 Board of Governors Meeting
  [Posted 9/18/96]
  
• Lines Drawn on Federal Education Budget
  [Posted 9/18/96]
  
• By the Way... Hot August Bills Still Waiting Action By The Governor
  [Posted 9/18/96]
  
• By the Way... Board of Governors Member Appointed to STRS Board
  [Posted 9/18/96]
  

• By the Way...Governor Appoints Two New STRS Board Members
  [Posted 9/12/96]
  
• Conservative Group Prevails over CTA in Agency Shop Dispute
  [Posted 9/12/96]
  
• State Legislative Campaigns Funded Mostly by Outsiders
  [Posted 9/12/96]
  
• By the Way ... New Group Life Insurance Program for School Agencies
  [Posted 9/10/96]