Legislation and Case Law Highlights
2021 Legal Developments of Interest for K-12 School Districts
Among many other legal changes, AB 130 replaces existing fingerprinting and background check requirements applicable to contracting entities with a new scheme, operative on January 1, 2022.
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With the recent rise in COVID-19 case numbers, some governing boards that had been conducting in-person board meetings in 2021 may be considering returning to electronic meetings without in-person attendance by members of the public.
DWK attorneys, including current and former governing board members, will present a Brown Act training program on how to tackle the most challenging aspects of the Brown Act and changes coming in 2022, focusing on practical approaches to the real-world issues facing board members and district staff.
Don’t Overlook Additional Legal Requirements that May Apply to Expenditures!
Three acts of federal relief in response to COVID-19 have been created since 2020: The CRRSA Act; The CARES Act; and the ARP Act.
On November 4, 2021, District Court Judge Susan Illston from the Northern District of California released an order granting a temporary restraining order (TRO) requiring a number of school districts to provide virtual instruction to 15 specific disabled students during the 2021-2022 school year commensurate with their distance learning programming from the prior school year.
