by pddg_admin | Feb 12, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). (Higginson v. Becerra (9th Cir. 2019) 786 Fed.Appx. 705.) Enactment of the CVRA has required many local agencies, including...
by pddg_admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
School districts are authorized to levy a fee against any construction, subject to certain exceptions, within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated by the development. (Ed. Code,...
by pddg_admin | Jan 15, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this month, the Burlingame Elementary School District, represented by Dannis Woliver Kelley, successfully defended its bond measure ballot summary (also known as the “ballot label”) from a challenge in San Mateo Superior Court. The challenger argued that the...
by pddg_admin | Jan 8, 2020 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2020, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $92,600 to $95,200. This bid threshold applies to any of the following: Equipment, materials, or...
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)...
