by pddg_admin | Jan 30, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Administration of local parcel taxes is generally left to the discretion of school and community college districts; however, as of January 1, 2017, two new laws require changes in the way that many districts administer their parcel taxes: AB 1891 requires that...
by pddg_admin | Jan 26, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
In San Jose Unified School District v. Santa Clara County Office of Education (Jan. 24, 2017, H041088) __Cal.App.5th__ [2017 WL 345136], the California Court of Appeal held that county boards of education do not have legal authority to exempt charter schools from...
by pddg_admin | Jan 25, 2017 | Publications
Part 1 (in partnership with CASBO) Please click here for the handout. Part 2 Please click here for the handout. Part 3 Please click here for the handout. Please click here for the recording. [to come] Part 4 Please click here for the handout. Please click here for the...
by pddg_admin | Jan 20, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On January 18, 2017, the California Supreme Court declined to review the appeal of the Third District Court of Appeal’s decision in Anderson Union High School District v. Shasta Secondary Home School (2016) 4 Cal.App.5th 262 (“Anderson”), and also...
by pddg_admin | Jan 5, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Late last week, in a four-to-three opinion, the California Supreme Court found that limited portions of attorney invoices provided to public entity clients may be disclosable as public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). (Los Angeles County Board...
by pddg_admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
The California Department of Education and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office have announced that the bid threshold for school districts and community college districts will be increased to $88,300, effective January 1, 2017, on certain...
by pddg_admin | Dec 8, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
On December 7, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case which could decide if emails sent by public officials and employees through private devices/accounts are subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). The case involves...
by pddg_admin | Dec 7, 2016 | Legal Developments and News
A new report from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) could prompt changes to the way special education has been funded in the state for almost 40 years. The researchers at PPIC recommend that the state should send the billions of dollars allocated for...
