by pddg_admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Legal Developments and News
School districts are authorized to levy a fee against any construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of school facilities necessitated by the development. (Ed. Code, §17620(a)(1).) School impact...
by pddg_admin | Dec 7, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Assembly Bill 670 (Thurmond) amends Education Code section 45103 to include part-time playground positions as part of the classified service, effective January 1, 2018. The law previously exempted from the classified service a part-time playground employee who was...
by pddg_admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently reached a decision that appears to impact the ability of law enforcement personnel or non-school government agencies to interview students on school grounds. (Dees v. County of San Diego...
by pddg_admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On January 1, 2017, Senate Bill No. 1029 (Hertzberg) became effective, requiring all public agencies (including K-12 school districts and community college districts) to adopt debt management policies and to report annually on authorized and outstanding debt, and...
by pddg_admin | Oct 25, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On August 29, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rachel H. v. Department of Education Hawaii (9th Circ. 2017) 868 F.3d 1085 held that the term “location” as used by the IDEA does not necessarily include the specific school where special education services...
