by Rachael Howery | Nov 18, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Government Code sections 66001 and 66006 require school districts to be accountable for developer fees collected and expended on both an annual and five-year basis. A school district collecting developer fees may generally fulfill reporting requirements through its...
by Rachael Howery | Oct 31, 2024 | Resources
In addition to welcoming new members, in December, school district governing boards across the State will be required to hold their annual organizational meeting. Preparing for the annual organizational meeting can raise questions, especially this year given the...
by Rachael Howery | Oct 15, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
On August 19, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 956, which removes the previous January 1, 2025, sunset provision on school districts’ authority to use traditional design-build contracts for specified public works projects. With the enactment of Senate...
by Rachael Howery | Oct 3, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Signed into law on September 29, 2024, Assembly Bill 2192 will increase the bidding thresholds for school districts and community college district who have adopted the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA). The default bid threshold for...
by Rachael Howery | Sep 25, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
A California Court of Appeal recently ruled against a school district’s challenge to the Legislature’s revival of claims involving childhood sexual assault. (West Contra Coast Unified School District v. Superior Court (2024) 103 Cal.App.5th 1243.) The Court ruled that...
by Rachael Howery | Aug 28, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
November 2024 marks the first presidential election cycle under new limitations which took effect in 2023 on soliciting campaign contributions to ballot measure committees. The new limits prohibit elected officials and chief executives of agencies (for example,...
by Rachael Howery | Jul 31, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
The information presented in the article is no longer current or relevant due to recent legal developments. Please see DWK’s January 10, 2025 Title IX news update [Link Here] for more information. The Title IX revision, released on April 19, 2024 are set to go...
by Rachael Howery | Jul 30, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the California Attorney General opined that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires local agency legislative bodies to allow remote participation from a non-public location as a reasonable accommodation for board members whose disability...
by Rachael Howery | Jun 10, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
School districts should be aware that effective January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill No. 1433 (2023) (“AB 1433”) amended Education Code section 20111.6 to expand the scope of projects subject to mandatory prequalification. Background Previously, only lease-leaseback...
by Alex Nichols | Apr 19, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
The information presented in the article is no longer current or relevant due to recent legal developments. Please see DWK’s January 10, 2025 Title IX news update [Link Here] for more information. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released...
