December 12, 2014 Volume 27 No. 25 No Surprises: UCLA Forecasts Continuing Economic Expansion Payroll and Benefit Parameters Set by the IRS for 2015 Changes to CalSTRS Creditable Compensation California Energy Commission Adopts Proposed Changes to the Proposition 39 Program Implementation Guidelines State Controller John Chiang Releases November 2014 Cash Update 2015-16 Legislative Session Begins Ask SSC. . . Is It Ethical for a Grant Writer to Receive a Percentage Based on the Grant Being Awarded? Appellate Court Overturns Ruling on Prevailing Wage By the Way . . . New Assembly Committee Chairs Named The Effect of Reserve Limitations Imposed by SB 858
November 26, 2014 Volume 27 No. 24 PPIC Weighs in on Performance-Based Budgeting for Higher Education CalPERS Reportable and Non-Reportable Compensation CalPERS Membership Eligibility (Revised) Ask SSC . . . What Does “Position Control” Mean? Senate Bill 850 Pilot Program Update CalPERS Membership Eligibility BOG Approves Increase in FON for Fall 2015 By the Way . . . Officers of the Board of Governors Elected for 2015 Proposition 98 Outlook is “Especially Favorable” Year-to-Date General Fund Up $1 Billion Over Expectations
November 14, 2014 Volume 27 No. 23 By the Way . . . The California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (CDIAC) to Provide Free Webinar on Reporting Debt Issuance and Final Sale Ask SSC . . . Is There A New Exemption Granted for Serving Alcohol on School Campuses? Legislative Democrats Denied Supermajority Local School Facility Bonds Pass in a Landslide Governor and Superintendent of Public Instruction Win Re-Election Proposition 2 Approved By Voters New Laws Add Transparency Requirements for Local Bonds Supermajority In Play For 2014 Election