by pddg_admin | Jun 2, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Earlier this week, the First District Court of Appeal published its opinion in California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. (May 2, 2017, A145078) 2017 [WL 1684123] (“Taber”). Taber is a continuation of the legal battle over lease-leaseback...
by pddg_admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying what it means for an individualized education program (IEP) to satisfy the free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)...
by pddg_admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
In Gateway Community Charters v. Heidi Spiess (March 8, 2017, C078677) __Cal.App.5th__ [2017 WL 912073], the Third District Court of Appeal held that charter schools are not “other municipal corporations” for purposes of Labor Code section 220 subdivision (b), and...
by pddg_admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
This morning, a unanimous California Supreme Court held that written communications of public officials or employees on their private electronic devices/accounts that involve agency business are public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). (City of...
by pddg_admin | Mar 1, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Under a state law that takes effect next year, the large majority of school and community college districts that hold governing board elections in odd years will need to shift those elections to even years. Senate Bill 415 (“SB 415”) requires all local agencies that...
by pddg_admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court enunciated a new rule regarding parents’ obligation to exhaust their administrative remedies under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) when they file suit alleging disability discrimination under other federal...
