The New C-90: School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection

For over 40 years, School Services of California Inc. (SSC) has partnered with school districts to gather certificated salary and benefits data through the J-90 collection. With the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 938 (Muratsuchi, Statutes of 2024), responsibility for this data collection is transitioning to the California Department of Education (CDE).

Starting with the 2025-26 cycle, the CDE will take over this work, introducing a new process called the C-90 School Employee Salary and Benefits Data Collection. The C-90 expands the J-90 framework by continuing to collect data on certificated salaries, benefits, and full-time equivalent counts, while adding required information for classified bargaining unit classifications. To support this transition and expanded data collection, the CDE is developing a new web-based system for data submission for a July 1, 2026, release.

SSC is partnering with the C-90 experts from the School Fiscal Services Division at the CDE to discuss the new system, timelines, and best practices for reporting. This session will be focused on the first C-90 data submission and provides technical advice on the reporting requirements.

Attendees will be encouraged to submit questions throughout the session and presenters will answer questions live.

Who should attend:

• Anyone with a role in the current J-90 collection process

• Staff responsible for certificated and classified employee salary and benefits information

Register your entire team to ensure alignment for the new C-90 process!