by DWK | 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 DWK | 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 DWK | 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 DWK | 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The information presented in the article is no longer current or relevant due to recent legal developments.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 DWK | 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 DWK | 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The information presented in the article is no longer current or relevant due to recent legal developments.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...
by Alex Nichols | Apr 18, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
During DWK’s “Navigating Developer Fees in 2024” Webinar held in March, we highlighted a 2022 California Court of Appeal decision involving impact fees that was, at that time, under review by the United States Supreme Court. (Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, 84 Cal....
by pddg_admin | Jan 16, 2024 | Publications
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by pddg_admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Are You Considering a March or November 2024 Bond Election? Now is the Time to Begin Preparing Your Ballot Measure! Countdown to the Bond is a multi-part series of legal advisories designed to help your district navigate its way to a 2024 bond election. November 5,...
