Look Out For Upcoming Spring Deadlines For School Districts
The spring brings a host of deadlines that school districts should be mindful of. Below are some important dates to mark on your calendar....By: Franczek Radelet P.C.
View ArticleDepartment of Finance Releases Local Control Funding Formula
The Department of Finance released a long-awaited table today that shows how each K-12 District fares in Governor Jerry Brown’s new plan, aptly labeled Local Control Funding Formula, to direct more...
View ArticlePublic Works Employment Verification Act Impacts Certain Projects Awarded by...
Pennsylvania's General Assembly recently enacted the Public Works Employment Verification Act (the "Act" or "Verification Act") (43 P.S. §§ 167.1 et seq.), aimed at ensuring that contractors and...
View ArticleAlabama Legislative Update – Week 3: Alabama Trust Fund Repayment Bill Passes
The sixth and seventh legislative days of the Alabama Legislature's Regular Session saw the first bill passed by both houses and on its way to Governor Robert Bentley for his signature. As week three...
View ArticleSchool Districts Cannot Spend Bond Money on Projects Not Disclosed to Voters...
The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently upheld a challenge to a school district’s spending voter-approved bond proceeds for field lighting at a high school stadium because the ballot proposition...
View ArticleOCR Decision Reminds School Districts To Conduct Prompt, Thorough...
Mlive.com and the NSBA Legal Clips recently reported that a Michigan School entered into an agreement with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) to resolve allegations that the...
View ArticleUPDATE: School District’s Share Of Diverted ERAF Revenue Must Be Included...
A superior court required a county to include in its calculation of a school district’s property tax allocation base the property tax revenue that the school district actually received from local...
View ArticleLegislature Extends Requirement to Offer Surplus Facilities to Charter Schools
A law requiring school districts to offer surplus property to charter schools, which was set to expire at the end of June, has been extended until July 1, 2016....By: Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann...
View ArticleBy The Book - August 2013: New York Public School Districts Not Subject to...
The New York State Court of Appeals held in North Syracuse Central School District v. New York State Division of Human Rights, 19 N.Y.3d 481, 488 (2012) that a public school district is not an...
View ArticleSchool District Cannot Levy Fee on Preexisting Development Where No Increase...
The owner of an apartment complex challenged a school district’s imposition of school impact fees that were based on the entire square footage of the owner’s new, larger apartment complex built after...
View ArticleStudent Success Act
In 2002, George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (“NCLBA”). Once considered a revolutionary piece of legislation, its “one size fits all” standardization has proven to be an...
View ArticleUpdate on Recent Education Legislation: Obscene Matters Depicting Minors,...
KMTG will be issuing a series of updates on new legislation signed by Governor Brown. All laws are effective January 1, 2014, unless otherwise stated....By: Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard
View ArticleMixed Results in California Student Performance on State Standardized Testing
Last week the California Department of Education ("CDE") issued a news release announcing the results of the California High School Exit Exam ("CAHSEE") and the Standardized Testing and Reporting...
View ArticleCalifornia Assembly Bill 1266
Since the Governor signed AB 1266, school districts and other education agencies have been inundated with questions from the media, parents, and students about what the new law means to the schools....
View ArticleThe School’s Responsibility in Bullying
No school should tolerate bullying, teasing or hazing. Yet these types of behaviors occur frequently in countless classrooms across the country. If your child is bullied, you may feel helpless....
View ArticleNinth Circuit Says Schools May Discipline Students Whose Off-Campus Speech...
Ruling Strengthens Ability of School Districts to Suspend and Expel Students to Protect Students and Staff - Recognizing the increasing difficulties school administrators face in evaluating potential...
View Article2013 Legislative Update: Summary Of Changes In School Law
In This Issue: - ADMINISTRATION ..Hazing ..Firearm Concealed Carry Act ..School Safety Drills ..Medical Insurance for Interscholastic Athletes ..Insurance ..Duties of a Principal ..CPR & AED...
View ArticleEducation Code Section 56041 Requires the District of the Parents' Residence...
Pursuant to a request for a state law decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court has interpreted Education Code section 56041 to say that the district of the...
View ArticleNo Immunity for School Counselor Who Disclosed Report on Suspected Child...
A mother sued a school counselor and a school district after the counselor gave a copy of a suspected child abuse report (“SCAR”) which indicated the mother abused their children, to the noncustodial...
View ArticleEncinitas Contemplates Eminent Domain for School District Property
It's not too often you see one government agency threaten another agency with eminent domain. But it does happen. A recent article by Barbara Henry in the U-T San Diego, Encinitas has few options on...
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