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Update: California Supreme Court to Review Whether Financing Is Required to Validate Lease-Leaseback Contracts

by pddg_admin | Mar 24, 2021 | Legal Developments and News

On March 17, 2021, the California Supreme Court granted review of the Fifth Appellate District’s recent opinion in a long-running court battle over school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2020) 57 Cal.App.5th...

Increased Contract Bid Threshold Effective Friday, January 1, 2021

by pddg_admin | Dec 23, 2020 | Legal Developments and News

Effective January 1, 2021, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $95,200 to $96,700. This bid threshold applies to any of the following: Equipment, materials, or...

Update: Financing Essential for Lease-Leaseback Contracts to be Eligible for Validation, Otherwise Disgorgement May be Available After Project Completion

by pddg_admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Legal Developments and News

California’s Fifth Appellate District issued a new opinion in a long-running court battle over the legality of school district lease-leaseback construction contracts. (Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 24, 2020, No. F079811) 2020 WL 6882737...

Court Upholds Developer Fees on Residential Project that Developer Argued Would Not Generate Students

by pddg_admin | Nov 18, 2020 | Legal Developments and News

The California Court of Appeal recently addressed whether a school district may impose developer fees on a residential construction project even when the developer contends the project will not generate any new district students. (AMCAL Chico LLC v. Chico Unified...

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Guidance

by pddg_admin | Nov 7, 2020 | Legal Developments and News

On September 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued updated guidance to address the potential for discrimination on the basis of disability as schools begin to reopen for in-person instruction. In a series of questions and...

New Law Authorizes Issuance of Retroactive Diplomas to Seniors Prevented from Graduation on Time by the Covid-19 Crisis

by pddg_admin | Oct 24, 2020 | Legal Developments and News

On September 11, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1350 (Gonzalez), which amends Section 51430 of the Education Code to authorize school districts, county offices of education and charter schools to retroactively grant a high school diploma to any student who was...
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