by pddg_admin | Nov 12, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
AB No. 48 (O’Donnell) places the “Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020” on the March 2020 statewide ballot. Recently designated by the California Secretary of State as “Proposition 13,” if approved by a majority of California voters,...
by pddg_admin | Sep 9, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a case against a school district and the California Department of Education (CDE) that alleged the entities violated Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
by pddg_admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
On July 1, 2019, the Governor’s signature codified Senate Bill 75, the Education Omnibus Trailer Bill, into California law. This bulletin summarizes the changes SB 75 made to existing laws related to charter schools, effectively immediately. Amends Education Code...
by pddg_admin | Jul 11, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
A California appellate court affirmed an award of attorney fees incurred by a school district to compel compliance with the Charter Schools Act. (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian Union Elementary School Dist. (2019) ___ Cal.App.5th ___, 2019 WL 2353008.)...
by pddg_admin | Jul 2, 2019 | Legal Developments and News
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the Commerce Department may not, for now, include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census. (Dep’t of Commerce v. New York (2019) 588 U.S. __.) In hearing several cases, including one in which Dannis Woliver...
