by DWK | Nov 6, 2026 | DWK Update, Legal Developments and News
In addition to welcoming new members, next month school district governing boards across California will be required to hold their annual organizational meeting. Preparing for the annual organizational meeting can raise questions. The following information...
by DWK | Nov 4, 2026 | DWK Update, Events, Legal Developments and News
Dannis Woliver Kelley recently successfully settled a lawsuit on behalf of Lompoc Unified School District (“District”) clarifying that the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“CUPCCAA”) does not address whether districts may perform...
by DWK | Oct 1, 2026 | DWK Update, Education Law, Legal Developments and News
Following a recent amendment, school district and county superintendents and charter school chief administrators must complete a two-hour ethics training course every two years. The ethics training requirement was already applicable to board trustees who were...
by DWK | Aug 13, 2026 | DWK Update, Education Law
Government Code section 84308 (Section 84308) is a component of the California Political Reform Act that contains “pay-to-play” restrictions aimed at ensuring that state and local government officials are not biased by campaign contributions when they make decisions...
by DWK | Jul 30, 2026 | DWK Update, Legal Developments and News
On July 24, 2026, the California Court of Appeal declared in the case of Osborne v. Logan that the expression of the tax rate in a school district bond measure ballot question (also known as the “ballot label”) must match the expression of the tax rate...
by Luis Kischmischian | Feb 25, 2026 | DWK Update, Legal Developments and News
School districts are authorized to impose a fee against certain residential and commercial/industrial construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated by that...
