by pddg_admin | May 10, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Are You Considering a March or November 2024 Bond Election? Now is the Time to Get Your Bond Election Planning Team on Board! Countdown to the Bond is a multi-part series of advisories designed specifically for California K-12 school districts and community college...
by pddg_admin | May 2, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the California Supreme Court in Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (April 27, 2023, S266344) (“Davis II”) held that lease-leaseback construction contracts that do not contain a “financing” component are not protected by the legal validation procedures....
by pddg_admin | Apr 27, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
The California Court of Appeal recently rejected a contractor’s attempt to use a Public Contract Code statute to overcome a district’s argument that the contractor was responsible for its means and methods of construction, where the plans and specifications gave the...
by pddg_admin | Mar 29, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Beginning January 1, 2023, all newly constructed buildings shall have a solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed, and all buildings required to have a PV system shall also have a battery storage system. On February 22, 2023, the Division of the State Architect (DSA)...
by pddg_admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
On March 22 the Supreme Court in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) unanimously sided with a disabled student to find that the IDEA’s exhaustion requirements do not apply when the student is seeking only damages under the Americans with Disabilities...
