by pddg_admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
On October 1, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 375, which requires school districts to provide differential pay to certificated employees who take maternity or paternity leave. Differential pay is the difference between an absent employee’s salary and the amount...
by pddg_admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
The United States Departments of Education (DOE) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a policy statement on inclusion of children with disabilities in early childhood programs. The policy statement sets a vision and provides recommendations to states and...
by pddg_admin | Sep 16, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
To settle a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the California Department of Education (CDE) regarding students’ access to federally mandated English learner services, the CDE has recently agreed to improve data collection systems...
by pddg_admin | Sep 11, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
A Court of Appeal has confirmed that there must be sufficient evidence in an administrative record to support a lead agency’s decision to claim a CEQA categorical exemption. In Save Our Schools v. Barstow Unified School District Board of Education (Sept. 2,...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Anticipated to begin in October 2015, new school and community college district construction projects will be subject to the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). MWELO will apply to planning, designing, installing, maintaining and managing water...
by pddg_admin | Aug 31, 2015 | Legal Developments and News
Senate Bill No. 725 (SB 725), as codified by Education Code section 60851.1, provides that the California High School Exit Exam shall not be required as a condition of receiving a diploma of graduation, or a condition of graduation from high school for a student...
