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Increased Contract Bid Thresholds Effective January 1, 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, the bid threshold for school district contracts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract code section 20111(a) has been increased from $92,600 to $95,200. This bid threshold...

AB 1353: DWK’s Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

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Countdown to the Bond: Are You Planning a 2020 Bond Election?

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2019 Legislative and Case Law Highlights – K-12 School Districts

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Assembly Bill 48 Places “Proposition 13,” a $15 Billion Statewide School Facilities Bond Measure, on March 2020 Ballot

AB No. 48 (O’Donnell) places the “Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2020” on the March 2020 statewide ballot.  Recently designated by the California Secretary...

Dismissal of Student’s Section 504 Claims Against the Department of Education Upheld

The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a case against a school district and the California Department of Education (CDE) that alleged the entities violated Section 504 of the...

Education Budget Trailer Bill (SB No. 75) Changes Charter School Admission, Enrollment, and LCAP Requirements, Among Others

On July 1, 2019, the Governor’s signature codified Senate Bill 75, the Education Omnibus Trailer Bill, into California law. This bulletin summarizes the changes SB 75 made to existing laws...

Court Affirms Significant Public Interest in Compelling Compliance with Charter Schools Act

A California appellate court affirmed an award of attorney fees incurred by a school district to compel compliance with the Charter Schools Act. (Sweetwater Union High School Dist. v. Julian...

Supreme Court Pulls Citizenship Census Question, For Now

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that the Commerce Department may not, for now, include a citizenship question on the upcoming 2020 census. (Dep’t of Commerce v. New York (2019) 588...

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