Countdown to the Bond Part 1 – May 2023

California Supreme Court: Lease-Leaseback Construction Contract Without Financing Component Not Protected By Limited Challenge Period

• Business and Property
• Construction
• Public Finance

Court Holds Contractor Responsible for Performance-Based Specifications Despite Public Contract Code Requirements

• Business and Property
• Construction

New Energy Code Requirements for Photovoltaic and Battery Systems in New Buildings

Supreme Court Rules Students Need Not Exhaust Administrative Remedies When Seeking Only Damages Under the ADA

• Students and Special Education

Senate Bill No. 216 – Concrete, Asbestos Abatement, Heating and Air Conditioning, and Tree Service Contractors Now Required To Carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance Even If They Don’t Have Employees

Adjusted Bid Thresholds for Contracts Effective January 1, 2023

Court Holds that High School Stadium Lighting Project Is Not Categorically Exempt from CEQA Review

Inconsistently Applied Ban on Students’ Adornment of Graduation Cap Violates First Amendment, Ninth Circuit Rules

2022 Legislative and Case Law Highlights – K-12 School Districts

Court Clarifies Use of State School Facility Funds Received after Construction of Approved Project

Options For Remote Board Meetings Changing In 2023

Pay-to-Play Restrictions Coming to District Officials Next Year

Update: Vaccine Verification for Workers in Schools public health order to be rescinded on September 17, 2022

School Districts Not Subject To Unruh Act Damages, California Supreme Court Confirms

Blocking Constituents From Official Social Media Accounts Implicates First Amendment Protections

Use of Piggyback Contracts for Modular School Facilities Deemed Ineligible by SAB for State Funding from SAB Administered Programs

Supreme Court Overturns Discipline of Football Coach Who Prayed Midfield After Games

Supreme Court Overturns Discipline of Football Coach Who Prayed Midfield After Games

School Districts Not Required to Return Unused State Hardship Funds Resulting from Project Savings

Swift Legislative Action Removes Public College Enrollment as a Separate Consideration under CEQA for Public Higher Education Campus Long-Range Development Plans

Important Updates to Level 1 Development Impact Fees

Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist. v. S.W. and C.W. on behalf of B.W. (9th Cir. 2021) Nos. 20-55961, 20-55987

• Students and Special Education

Steps To Return To Electronic Board Meetings

Got Federal Funds? Don’t Overlook Additional Legal Requirements that May Apply to Expenditures!