December 17, 2010 Volume 23 No. 25 Proposed Title 5 Change Regarding Prerequisites Proposed Regulatory Changes Regarding Faculty Obligation Number By the Way . . . Potential Change in PERS Contribution Rates By the Way . . . PERS to Suspend Mortgage Loan Program By the Way . . . Sale of State Properties Halted Mandate Funding—a Flaw in the Enacted 2010-11 State Budget Brown Hosts Education Budget Summit CSU and UC Increase Fees Increase in the Bid Limit Effective January 1, 2011 Budget Summit Seeks to Quantify California's Budget Problem Schwarzenegger Calls His Last Special Session Ask SSC . . . Where Can We Get Help in Preparing for Difficult Negotiations? By the Way . . . IRS Increases Mileage Rate for 2011
December 03, 2010 Volume 23 No. 24 STRS Adopts New Actuarial Assumptions Survey Reflects Growing Concern Over State Funding for Higher Education DREAM Act Vote Could Occur on December 6, 2010 By the Way . . . Loan Repayment Opportunity for Health Professionals PERS Acts to Meet Health Care Reform Requirements Increase in Workers' Compensation Pure Premium Rates Rejected Repeal of Health Care Reform's 1099 Reporting Requirements Fails Editorial Comments Regarding the January 2010-11 Governor's Budget By the Way . . . Governor Appoints New Member to Board of Governors Ask SSC . . . Is The Economy on The Mend? Revenues and Jobs Increase Slightly in October
November 19, 2010 Volume 23 No. 23 Department of Finance Delegates Duty to Notify of Mandate Suspension State Completes Sale of Notes to Meet Cash Flow Needs Full-Time Faculty Hiring Obligation Is Frozen Ask SSC . . . Should We Make Midyear Cuts Now? Ask SSC . . . Who Can Help With a Review of Our Employee Contracts? California Supreme Court Upholds AB 540 Legislative Analyst's Office Updates Its Analysis of Sale-Leaseback of State Buildings Ask SSC . . . When is AB 1651 for PERS Member Furloughs Effective? By the Way . . . The Board of Governors Elects Officers By the Way . . . California Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) Reports Investment Returns for 2009-10 Governor to Call a Special Budget Session in December Legislative Analyst Projects $25 Billion Budget Gap for 2010-11 and 2011-12 Ask SSC . . . How Can We Impact STRS' Proposed Penalty and Interest Regulations? STRS Postpones Decision on Reducing Assumptions State Revenues—A Conversation with Board of Equalization Chair Betty Yee—Video By the Way . . . SSC and CSBA’s Joint Webcast Available Monday, November 8, 4:00 p.m. Ask SSC . . . Who Audits the State? By the Way . . . Franchise Tax Board Webinar on Backup Withholding is Scheduled for November 16, 2010