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The Fiscal Report
An Informational Update
Copyright © 2009 School Services of California, Inc.
Volume 29 For Publication Date: May 1, 2009 No. 9
Ask SSC . . . Is SSC Recommending Rescinding Layoff Notices Now?
Q. Our union has asserted that School Services of California, Inc., (SSC) is recommending that districts
rescind layoff notices now. Is that the case? I read your policy article on using federal funds to save jobs, but I did not interpret it to mean rescinding layoff notices now. What are you recommending?
A. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to clarify this issue. Our recent Fiscal Report article, "Using the Federal Funds to Save Jobs," addressed the fact that we now know a lot more about the intention and permissible uses of the funds than we did a few weeks ago. It is very clear that, in order for the federal funds to provide a stimulus to the economy, they cannot be stored and saved; they must be spent, and primarily on jobs that keep people employed. The President, the Governor, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction have all been adamant that the funds be spent to save jobs in public education. Our article addressed the purpose of the funding, not the timing of the use.
While it is clear to us that the federal funds should be spent to preserve jobs, we think the timing of events this year is the worst possible sequence and makes it mandatory that most districts hold off on rescinding notices until after the May/June Revision. Unfortunately, the May 15, 2009, date before which to affirm or rescind teacher layoff notices comes before both the special election and May/June Revision results are known. Revenue projections are already dropping, and the current Budget assumes that all of the special election propositions will pass.
We stated in our previous article that the funds might be used to save jobs already noticed or the ones that might be put at risk by the next round of Budget cuts. And if the special election and revenue projections disappoint, there may well be more budget cuts.
For most districts, that means they will need to leave the notices in place until at least the first week in June. To do that, the district would need to finalize the layoff and serve final notice and then rehire people, if possible, in June. We don't like the set of facts that make this recommendation necessary, but we believe it is premature to give up any
options at this time.
-Ron Bennett
posted 04/27/2009
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Capitol Weekly Link to full article
Public schools get hard hit in budget plan
By John Howard (published Thursday, January 22, 2009)
As California's budget bleeds red ink - about $1.5 billion a week, by
one estimate - the state's political leadership is pondering deep cuts
in higher
and K-12 education that will have a dramatic impact on teachers,
students and administrators. Already, colleges and
universities have decreed new limits on freshmen enrollment,
the community colleges - a crucial but sometimes forgotten piece of
higher
education - likewise prepares for 5 percent cuts and thousands of
layoff notices have
been sent to teachers at districts across the state...
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