Cuesta College Classified United Employees

***Update***

Greetings Cuesta Staff,

To the left you will find two new items.

1. Envoy Plan Services - Special Pay Plan (SPP) and Health Reimbursement Plan (HRA)

2. Updated Seniority List - Please take a look and see if your information is correct. If not, please contact an officer.

 

Below this post you will find the Catastrophic Leave TA.

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Benefits Refund

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Amounts of Refund by Plan and Hire Date.xlsx (12 KB)
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From: John Fetcho <jfetcho@cuesta.edu>
Date: Dec 13, 2011 3:14 PM
Subject: Benefits Refund
To: CCCUE Local 4606 <CCCUELocal4606@cuesta.edu>

Good afternoon everyone.

At last Thursday’s General Membership meeting, I shared with you the fact that you will be seeing a refund on your benefits coming in your December paycheck. Here is the spreadsheet that will show you just how much you will get back. I would like to thank Peppe Rose for working on this for us.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

In Solidarity,

John Fetcho

President, CCCUE

Local 4606

Triggers mean more cuts.

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December 13, 2011

As you may have heard, the governor announced today his mid-year cut scenario for the current year. As expected, community colleges will take a $102 million mid-year cut, effective January. Additionally the community college per-unit credit fee will increase to $46, effective summer 2012.

Specifically, $30 million will be treated as a one-time deficit, and $72 million will be permanently reduced--spread across each district's apportionment as yet another workload reduction. That means permanent reduction in access to courses for our students.

<http://www.ccleague.net/updates/gfrevenues-201112.png> The only surprise in today's announcement was that the governor decided to minimize the cut to K-12 schools. Instead of the $1.35 billion cut projected by the Legislative Analyst's Office, the governor will only cut K-12 budgets by $327.6 million--$248 million from home-to-school transportation and $79.6 million from general per-student funding.

As reflected in the chart above, the Department of Finance projects that revenues will be $1.6 billion higher than projected by the Legislative Analyst's Office <http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2011/bud/fiscal_outlook/fiscal_outlook_2011.aspx> on November 16 (and thus $2.2 billion below the Budget Act). While this was sufficient to "pull" both triggers completely, the governor decided to shield K-12 schools from the largest cut--over $1 billion in general revenue. With language approved by the Legislature in the final moments of the budget debate that limited the ability of K-12 schools to realize any actual savings in the current year, many school districts argued this was just an unallocated cut.

Of course, this leaves community colleges with a significant (nearly 2%) cut in the current year, offset only by the increased student fee revenues from summer 2012 that might be attributed to the 2011-12 fiscal year. Additionally, I have significant concerns that jumping from $26/unit to $46/unit in under a year may dissuade students from continuing their education, even considering California's continuing national lead in low fees.

Clearly, K-12 was protected, and there are both political and policy reasons for the decision. The fact is that the state needs more revenue--for higher education, for health and human services, and for public safety. According to the Public Policy Institute of California's poll released today <http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=1005> , California's voters want to see more revenue specifically dedicated to education. We are heartened that the governor's plan would fund K-12 and community colleges, and look forward to the details explaining the restoration of funding to community colleges.

The League will likely be a strong advocate for reasonable increased revenues for education and other public services. We anticipate the governor's January 10 budget, which will explain where the nearly $7 billion in increased revenues will be spent if the voters agree to new revenues. In this round, K-12 was protected, which was likely reasonable, but we can not ignore the price to California from the continued disinvestment from higher education.

As advocates for an accessible, affordable and equitable higher education for all Californians, we look forward to the governor's plan in January.

Sincerely,
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Scott Lay
President and Chief Executive Officer, The League
Orange Coast College '94

Today's News | Office of Communications, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | December 12, 2011


December 12, 2011


In the news:

We wanted to share what we’re reading. The purpose of Today’s News is to disseminate throughout the system media accounts about the California Community Colleges and related issues.

California’s financial forecast this week will have real-world consequences


The Sacramento Bee (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/12/4116082/californias-financial-forecast.html> )

California braces for more budget slashing with possible ‘trigger’ cuts


The San Jose Mercury News (daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19525841> )

California’s glut of tax-hike initiatives


The Los Angeles Times – op-ed (national daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-1212-meyerson-too-many-c...> )

Governor steps out of limelight to work on budget


The San Francisco Chronicle (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/11/MNHT1MAACA.DTL> )

Cal State campuses overwhelmed by remedial needs


The Contra Costa Times (local daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_19526032> )

Let’s make textbooks affordable


The Los Angeles Times – column (national daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-textbooks-20111212,0,1727080... )

High price for higher education: CPA tries to teach parents tools to pay for child’s tuition


The Santa Cruz Sentinel (local daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19525723?source=most_viewed> )

For community colleges, a time to shine


The Chronicle of Higher Education – opinion (education trade periodical)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://chronicle.com/article/For-Community-Colleges-a-Time/130064/> )

Graduation-rates campaign heads to Dallas


The Texas Tribune (Texas nonprofit policy and politics news publication)


Published: Friday, December 9, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/graduation-rates...> )

At Forum on the Future, leaders dissect what ails higher education today


The Chronicle of Higher Education (education trade periodical)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://chronicle.com/article/At-Forum-on-the-Future/130087/> )

Current crop of California college grads can’t find jobs they want


The Sacramento Bee (daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/11/4114705/current-crop-of-california-college.h...%20Stories> )

Silicon Beach: Real or high-tech hype?


The Los Angeles Times (national daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cover-la-tech-20111211,0,7901017.story> )

Dan Walters: Legal traps could stop California’s high-speed rail project


The Sacramento Bee - column (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/12/4115979/dan-walters-legal-traps-could.html#m...%20Walters> )

Berkeley’s Occupy camp thrives, unthreatened


The San Francisco Chronicle (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/11/BANK1MAB77.DTL&feed=rss.news> )

In California, a plan to charge inmates for their stay


The New York Times (national daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/us/in-riverside-california-a-plan-to-charge... )

FINGERS CROSSED FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE…

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College up for $1 million prize


The Mississippi Press (Mississippi news website)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2011/12/mississippi_gulf_coas...> )

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