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Legislature Eases Surplus Property Rules to Aid Districts in Supplementing General Fund Resources

As part of the fiscal year 2020-21 State budget, the Legislature has amended two key provisions of the Education Code as they relate to the development and disposition of school...

Webinar Recording: Software, Desks, and Hand Sanitizer: Adapt During the 2020-2021 School Year with Alternate Procurement

Software, Desks, and Hand Sanitizer:  Adapt During the 2020-2021 School Year with Alternate Procurement Districts are working diligently to prepare for the 2020-2021 school year, but being prepared requires more...

DWK/CSBA Webinar Recording: “Reopening/Reclosing Public Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Part I”

CSBA webinars offers important legal and fiscal insights regarding reopening schools and budget management. DWK’s Marie Nakamura joined Keith Bray, CSBA’s General Counsel and Chief of Staff, and other panelists...

Court Narrows Application Of California Voting Rights Act

For the first time since the enactment of the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), a California appellate court has issued an opinion interpreting its application and making it more difficult...

Webinar Series Recording: “COVID-19 Impact on Construction Contractor Claims”

Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part III of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigates how COVID-19 affects...

Webinar Series Recording: “COVID-19 Impact on Property Issues, CEQA and DTSC”

Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part II of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigated how COVID-19 affects...

Public Records Act’s Cost Recovery Provision Narrowed By California Supreme Court

Last week the California Supreme Court issued an opinion outlining circumstances in which public agencies may recover costs associated with a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request from the individual...

Webinar Series Recording: “COVID-19 Impact on Construction Project and Capital Facilities Program Planning”

Construction in the COVID-19 ERA The arrival of COVID-19 has affected school and community college districts in significant ways. Part I of DWK’s three-part webinar series investigated how COVID-19 affects...

Federal Appeals Court Holds Students Have a Constitutional Right to an Education

In what is being hailed as a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit last month ruled that the U.S. Constitution guarantees all children a...

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