by pddg_admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
This morning, a unanimous California Supreme Court held that written communications of public officials or employees on their private electronic devices/accounts that involve agency business are public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). (City of...
by pddg_admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Under a state law that takes effect next year, the large majority of school and community college districts that hold governing board elections in odd years will need to shift those elections to even years. Senate Bill 415 (“SB 415”) requires all local agencies that...
by pddg_admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court enunciated a new rule regarding parents’ obligation to exhaust their administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when they file suit alleging disability discrimination under other federal...
by pddg_admin | Feb 14, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Dannis Woliver Kelley stands behind the school districts and communities affected by the Oroville Dam emergency. Several school districts in the area have been closed and over 180,000 people were forced to evacuate after officials found erosion at the emergency...
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...
