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

Last week, the California Supreme Court in Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (April 27, 2023, S266344) (“Davis II”) held that lease-leaseback construction contracts that do not contain a “financing”...

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

The California Court of Appeal recently rejected a contractor’s attempt to use a Public Contract Code statute to overcome a district’s argument that the contractor was responsible for its means...

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

Beginning January 1, 2023, all newly constructed buildings shall have a solar photovoltaic (PV) system installed, and all buildings required to have a PV system shall also have a battery...

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

On March 22 the Supreme Court in Perez v. Sturgis Public Schools, 598 U.S. ___ (2023) unanimously sided with a disabled student to find that the IDEA’s exhaustion requirements do...

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

Senate Bill No. 216 (“SB 216”) went into effect as of January 1, 2023, amending section 7125 of the Business and Professions Code concerning workers’ compensation insurance requirements. Previously, section...

Adjusted Bid Thresholds for Contracts Effective January 1, 2023

Effective January 1, 2023, the bid threshold for contracts awarded by school districts competitively bid pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) section 20111(a) increased from $99,100 to $109,300 (link available...

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

The California Court of Appeal, First District (“Court”), overturned the City of San Francisco’s (“City”) decision that a proposed high school stadium 90-foot lighting project was exempt from the California...

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

The Ninth Circuit held that a school district that refused to allow a student to wear Native American religious symbols on her graduation cap while allowing other students to wear...

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

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

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