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!

New Standards for Fingerprinting Contracting Entities Began on January 1, 2022

• Business and Property
• Construction

Increased Contract Bid Threshold Effective January 1, 2022

Court Upholds No-Bid Contracts for Professional and Special Services

• Business and Property
• Construction

2021 Legislative and Case Law Highlights – K-12 School Districts

District Court Orders California to Reinstate Distance Learning for Group of Disabled Students

• Students and Special Education
• Litigation

Governor Newsom Signs AB 438 – Elaborate and Flawed Layoff Process for Classified Employees

Must School Districts Verify Contractor and Vendor Vaccination Status?

• Business and Property
• Construction

Electronic Board Meeting Authority Extended, with New Requirements

• Board Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
• Litigation

Analysis of AB 130 and Providing Independent Study via Contracted Services

Education Budget Trailer Bill (AB No. 130) Grants Extension to Charters, and Extends the Moratorium on New Non-Classroom Based Charter Schools

CDPH Releases Updated Guidelines for K-12 School Reopening

Supreme Court Rules on Schools’ Ability to Discipline for Off-Campus Speech

• Students and Special Education
• Litigation

Brown Act Modifications to Continue Beyond June 15, 2021

Update: California Supreme Court to Review Whether Financing Is Required to Validate Lease-Leaseback Contracts

Webinar Recording: What Now? What District HR and Labor Relations Teams Need to Do in 2021 in Response to the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

DWK Brown Act Survival Training Information