Legal Developments
- September 27, 2021
Must School Districts Verify Contractor and Vendor Vaccination Status?
- September 20, 2021
Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements
- June 25, 2021
- Vol. 2021, No. 1
Register and Join Us! Ed Labs 2021-22
DWK is pleased to continue its statewide Education, Labor and Employment Law Series. Ed Labs are interactive, practical and informal. The sessions are led by DWK Labor, Employment and Personnel attorneys who will discuss topics of particular interest to school district and county office human resources and labor relations professionals. Don’t miss out!
DWK Strengthens Statewide Education Law Practice, Opens New Office
DWK is pleased to announce the expansion in its statewide education law practice with the opening of a new East Bay office, located in Berkeley.
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CDPH Releases Updated Guidelines for K-12 School Reopening
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published updated guidelines to facilitate the return to safe in-person instruction in California’s K-12 schools in the 2021-22 school year.
AB No. 130 Grants Extension to Charters, and Extends the Moratorium on New Non-Classroom Based Charter Schools
On July 9, 2021, the Governor’s signature codified into law Assembly Bill 130, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill. As has been the case with trailer bills in prior years, AB 130 makes multiple changes to the Charter Schools Act, effective immediately.
CASBO + DWK Present: All New Process for K-12 Classified Layoffs
On October 8, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 438, a controversial bill designed to provide permanent classified employees with the same layoff rights provided to certificated employees. The new law, effective January 1, 2022, will apply to school districts (both merit and non-merit), county offices of education and community college districts.
DWK Brown Bag Webinar Series: CPRA & Disclosure Of Public Records
The number of requests for public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) continues to increase. Many times these requests seek entire electronic databases with several years of data or records which involve sensitive topics. The proliferation of electronic records since the beginning of the pandemic has only raised more questions regarding CPRA requests and how to respond to them.
