by DWK | Jul 30, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Last week, the California Attorney General opined that the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires local agency legislative bodies to allow remote participation from a non-public location as a reasonable accommodation for board members whose disability...
by DWK | Jun 10, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
School districts should be aware that effective January 1, 2024, Assembly Bill No. 1433 (2023) (“AB 1433”) amended Education Code section 20111.6 to expand the scope of projects subject to mandatory prequalification. Background Previously, only lease-leaseback...
by Alex Nichols | Apr 19, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
The information presented in the article is no longer current or relevant due to recent legal developments. Please see DWK’s January 10, 2025 Title IX news update [Link Here] for more information. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released...
by Alex Nichols | Apr 18, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
During DWK’s “Navigating Developer Fees in 2024” Webinar held in March, we highlighted a 2022 California Court of Appeal decision involving impact fees that was, at that time, under review by the United States Supreme Court. (Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, 84 Cal....
by pddg_admin | Jan 12, 2024 | Legal Developments and News
Are You Considering a March or November 2024 Bond Election? Now is the Time to Begin Preparing Your Ballot Measure! Countdown to the Bond is a multi-part series of legal advisories designed to help your district navigate its way to a 2024 bond election. November 5,...
by pddg_admin | Dec 22, 2023 | Legal Developments and News
Effective January 1, 2024, the bid threshold for contracts awarded by school districts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) section 20111(a) increased from $109,300 to $114,500 (link available here). The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s...
