by pddg_admin | Jul 19, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
On July 9, 2021, the Governor’s signature codified into law Assembly Bill 130, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill. As has been the case with trailer bills in prior years, AB 130 makes multiple changes to the Charter Schools Act, effective immediately. Renewal...
by pddg_admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
On July 12, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) published updated guidelines to facilitate the return to safe in-person instruction in California’s K-12 schools in the 2021-22 school year. Attached is a link to the CDPH’s guidelines. The...
by pddg_admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this week, the United States Supreme Court in Mahanoy Area Sch. Dist. v. B. L., No. 20-255, 2021 WL 2557069 (U.S. June 23, 2021) held that a public school may not punish a student for her off-campus social media post which did not cause a “substantial...
by pddg_admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Legal Developments and News
As the State of California prepares to move “Beyond the Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” starting on June 15, 2021, questions have arisen regarding whether the Executive Orders Governor Newsom issued during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on that date as well. The...
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...
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...
