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Conflict of Interest Action Cannot be Maintained by Taxpayer and after Validation Action

by pddg_admin | Aug 24, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

1.   San Bernardino County v. Superior Court (2015) ____ Cal.Rptr.3d ____ [2015 WL 4882569] 2.   Colonies Partners, L.P. v. Superior Court (2015) ____ Cal.Rptr.3d ____ [2015 WL 4882566]  In two separate decisions, based on the same facts, the appellate court held...

Newly Enacted Bill Affecting Lease-Leaseback (AB-566)

by pddg_admin | Aug 21, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Starting January 1, 2016, school districts using the lease-leaseback project delivery method must:  (1) comply with mandatory prequalification requirements, regardless of funding source, and (2) meet escalating skilled labor requirements.  As discussed below, these...

Court Looks to Substantial Compliance of Agenda Wording, not Technical Details, for Closed Session Meeting with Counsel

by pddg_admin | Aug 12, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

School districts are often confused about the proper procedures for agendizing a closed session meeting with legal counsel on matters related to pending, potential, or threatened litigation. In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal rejected a hyper-technical reading...

Inadvertent Disclosure Does Not Waive Confidentiality Under The California Public Records Act … At Least For Now

by pddg_admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Last Friday, a California Court of Appeal held that inadvertent disclosure of privileged records by a school district responding to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request did not waive the confidentiality of those records. (Newark Unified School District v....

Supreme Court Action Raises More Questions About Disclosure Of Public Records

by pddg_admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

Continuing its recent trend of weighing in on questions surrounding the California Public Records Act (CPRA), last week the California Supreme Court decided to hear a case involving the need for public agencies to disclose billing invoices provided by outside...

Court Endorses Balanced Approach in Responding to Charter Facilities Requests

by pddg_admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Legal Developments and News

In a recent decision, Westchester Secondary Charter School v. Los Angeles Unified School District(June 19, 2015, B261234) ___ Cal.App.4th ___ [14 C.D.O.S. 6555], the Court of Appeal recognized that Proposition 39 is not intended to put charter schools in a privileged...
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