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Failure to Post Agenda Online Due to Technical Difficulties Does Not Violate the Brown Act

02-01-16

Legal Developments and News

Technology can help school and community college districts provide greater public access to information. The Brown Act requires districts with websites to post meeting agendas online for 72 hours before a...

DIR Suspends Electronic Submission of Certified Payroll Records

01-28-16

Legal Developments and News

The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has temporarily suspended the submission of certified payroll records (CPRs) to the eCPR system, after receiving numerous reports of problems uploading CPRs to the...

Internal Emails Regarding Cabinet Member Complaints May Be Disclosable Public Records

01-14-16

Legal Developments and News

California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests frequently seek email correspondence between district officials and/or governing board members. Recently, a California court held that where such records related to a cabinet...

Bid Threshold Increased for 2016 Community College Contracts

01-11-16

Legal Developments and News

Similar to the California Department of Education’s recent bid threshold increase for school districts, the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has announced that the bid threshold for community college districts...

Dannis Woliver Kelley Expands Statewide Education Law Practice: Adds 10 Experienced Lawyers and Two Offices to Start the New Year

01-04-16

Press Releases

San Francisco, CA—Dannis Woliver Kelley, California’s premier education law firm, is pleased to announce that it is opening offices in Sacramento and San Luis Obispo, staffed by ten lawyers joining the...

Celebrating 40 Years of Effective Legal Counsel

01-01-16

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Bid Threshold Increased for 2016 District Contracts

12-30-15

Legal Developments and News

The California Department of Education has announced that the bid threshold for school districts will be increased to $87,800 for certain contracts as defined in Public Contract Code section 20111(a),...

Court Reinforces Requestor’s Right To Attorneys’ Fees Under Public Records Act

12-16-15

Legal Developments and News

School and community college districts are frequently asked to disclose records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). While many requests can be broad and difficult to respond to, a...

Court of Appeal Upholds DWK’s Pre-condemnation Right-of-Entry Order

12-08-15

Legal Developments and News

Young’s Market Company v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App., Nov. 19, 2015, D068213) 2015 WL 7302204 The Court of Appeal upheld an Order obtained by Dannis Woliver Kelley to allow...

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