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Use of Piggyback Contracts for Modular School Facilities Deemed Ineligible by SAB for State Funding from SAB Administered Programs

07-07-22

Legal Developments and News

July 7, 2022 On June 22, 2022, the State Allocation Board (SAB) took action to reaffirm and enforce its position that school districts using piggyback contracts for certain modular facilities...

Supreme Court Overturns Discipline of Football Coach Who Prayed Midfield After Games

06-30-22

Legal Developments and News

The United States Supreme Court held that the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protected a coach who engaged in “short, private, personal prayer” during times...

School Districts Not Required to Return Unused State Hardship Funds Resulting from Project Savings

06-06-22

Legal Developments and News

The California Court of Appeal recently held that a school district receiving hardship funding to build a school was not required to return unused funds resulting from project savings. (San...

Swift Legislative Action Removes Public College Enrollment as a Separate Consideration under CEQA for Public Higher Education Campus Long-Range Development Plans

03-23-22

Legal Developments and News

On Monday, March 14, 2022, the California Legislature passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law, Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), emergency legislation that amends the California Environmental Quality Act...

Important Updates to Level 1 Development Impact Fees

02-24-22

Legal Developments and News

School districts are authorized to levy a fee against certain residential and commercial construction within the boundaries of the district, for the purpose of funding the construction or reconstruction of...

Capistrano Unified Sch. Dist. v. S.W. and C.W. on behalf of B.W. (9th Cir. 2021) Nos. 20-55961, 20-55987

01-10-22

Legal Developments and News

On December 30, 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a school district does not need to prepare an individualized education program (“IEP”) for a student whose parents...

Steps To Return To Electronic Board Meetings

01-07-22

Legal Developments and News

With the recent rise in COVID-19 case numbers, some governing boards that had been conducting in-person board meetings in 2021 may be considering returning to electronic meetings without in-person attendance...

Got Federal Funds? Don’t Overlook Additional Legal Requirements that May Apply to Expenditures!

01-06-22

Legal Developments and News

Three acts of federal relief in response to COVID-19 have been created since 2020: The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (“CRRSA Act”); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...

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

01-02-22

Legal Developments and News

On July 9, 2021, the Governor’s signature codified into law Assembly Bill No. 130, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill. Among many other legal changes, AB 130 replaces existing fingerprinting...

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