Dear School Business Professionals, Please see email below from the CDE regarding a SACS software validation tables update. This update should be performed in the SACS2020ALL software before completing the First Interim report, as it includes updates for CARES Act and ESSER programs as well as Fund 08. If you have any questions, please contact your District Financial Advisor.
Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office From: bounce-1726454-7769523@mlist.cde.ca.gov <bounce-1726454-7769523@mlist.cde.ca.gov> On Behalf Of SACSINFO Sent: Friday, November 06, 2020 4:33 PM Subject: [sacs-update] SACS Validation Tables Update Notification – November 6, 2020
Updates for Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS) validation tables, spreadsheets, and related files have been posted on the Internet. They can be downloaded from: www.cde.ca.gov/fg/ac/ac/validcodes.asp Updating the SACS software with the latest validation tables is a three-step process:
1. Download the vtables.exe zipped file to your C:\SACS2020ALL\Update folder. 2. Unzip the vtables.exe file to your C:\SACS2020ALL\Update folder. 3. Run the Update Validation routine in the SACS software to replace the existing tables with the updated tables. For more detailed information on updating the SACS software, please refer to our web page: www.cde.ca.gov/fg/ac/ac/validationtables.asp Attached to this email are two Microsoft Word documents, both summarizing changes to the validation tables. One document lists the affected combinations and their start and end dates; the other document contains more descriptive information. These two documents will also be copied to your C:\SACS2020ALL\Update folder when the vtables.exe file is unzipped. We would appreciate feedback regarding the usefulness of the information contained in these zip files. Thank you. California Department of Education School Fiscal Services Division Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services sacsinfo@cde.ca.gov<mailto:sacsinfo@cde.ca.gov> 916-322-1770

Dear School Business Professionals,
Please see email below from the CDE regarding: Exemption from Fiscal Year 2020-21 Apportionment Deferrals. Regards, School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
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From: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 8:13 AM To: CDEfisc <CDEfisc@cde.ca.gov> Subject: Exemption from Fiscal Year 2020-21 Apportionment Deferrals
Please forward this email to all school districts and charter schools in your county. The purpose of this email is to provide information about the deferral exemption application process. California Education Code Section 14041.8 provides the opportunity for school districts and charter schools to apply for a dollar-limited exemption from the deferral of the Principal Apportionment payments in February 2021 through June 2021. There is no exemption provision for county offices of education. The application for exemptions to the February 2021 through May 2021 deferrals will be available on the California Department of Education (CDE) web page at www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fi/ad/ beginning Thursday, November 12, 2020. This webpage is not currently live. This application is due to CDE per statute no later than December 15, 2020. If applications exceed the funds available, approvals will be made in the order in which applications are received. For questions regarding the deferral exemption process and applications, please contact DeferralExemption@cde.ca.gov<mailto:DeferralExemption@cde.ca.gov>.

Hello all,

Please take note, as of 11/5/2020 . . .

…we have updated Escape Production to v20.3

* Budget Management Optimization – The Load from HR task in Budget Management has been optimized to run faster.
* Retirement Setup – When creating a new employee’s Retirement record, the Plan Option will be required if a Person record does not exist for the new employee. If a Person record does exist, the Plan Option will default the PERS or STRS Plan Type value that exists in the Person record.
* Escape ‘HowTo’ Documentation change –
* Navigation – The navigation is controlled by links on a page * Printing – At the top of every article there is a Print button * Searching – The Search box is smart, using autofill suggestions * Giving Feedback – Yes/No button to assess the article
In Escape, click on Online Resources > Release Information to view the 20.3 Release Notes.
Regards,
School Business Advisory Services Team Santa Barbara County Education Office
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