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Higher Education Attorney Kevin Mills Joins Lozano Smith Megan Macy Represents Lozano Smith at the SSDA Consolidation Webinar Lozano Smith Partners with SSDA to Deliver Timely Information on School District Consolidation We've moved to Walnut Creek Lozano Smith Represents Amicus Curiae in Important California Supreme Court Decision Benefiting Public Employers Fiscal Report: Certificated Step and Column "Freezes" Attorney Mary L. Kellogg Joins Lozano Smith - Los Angeles Attorney Sloan Simmons Examines Discipline of Students for Electronic Communications (Posted with permission of Daily Journal Corp. (2009)) Lozano Smith Attorney Regina Garza Elected Board Chair of Community Youth Ministries Lozano Smith Supports Aspiring Superintendents in Partnership With ACSA Lozano Smith Supports Boalt Hall La Raza Law Students Association A L E R T : Despite IRS Delay in Issuing a Sample Plan, the Deadline for Adopting a Written 403(b) Plan Remains December 31, 2009 Lozano Smith attorney Dulcinea Grantham was recently interviewed by a reporter for EdBrief Attorney Patricia Gomez Joins Lozano Smith Lozano Smith Hosts ACSA Superintendents Academy Lozano Smith Announces New Associates Kirsten Zumwalt Kuitu and Kevin Angstenberger Louis T. Lozano Named 2009 Northern California Super Lawyer Attorney Patricia Andreen Joins Lozano Smith Insights on Litigation Issues Recent Major Changes to the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") Regulations Lozano Smith is pleased to announce that noted education attorney L. Alan Swanson has joined the firm Noted Education Attorney Robert J. "Bob" Henry Joins Lozano Smith New Court Case Involves Cyber-bullying and Public Schools	Ninth Circuit Removes Barriers For Private Damage Actions Under Title IX Against Educational Entities Reminder: Personal Service Required For Non-Reelection Notices "Field Trip Immunity" Statute Does Not Protect School Districts Against Liability From Federal Civil Rights Claims State Allocation Board Leaves Level 1 Developer Fees Unchanged And Decreases School Facility Program Grant For 2010 Ninth Circuit Holds That Punitive And Compensatory Damages Are Not Available For ADA Retaliation Claims Special Education Students Who Secure A Change In Eligibility Classification Through Due Process May Be Entitled To Attorneys' Fees Legislation Creates New Reporting Requirements Regarding Firearms And Explosives California State Legislature Extends And Revises The School District Of Choice Program California Court Of Appeal Reaffirms Limits To Free Speech In The Workplace Suspension For Youtube Video Violates Student's Free Speech And Due Process Rights United States Department Of Education Issues Guidance Regarding Disclosure Of Student Records In Relation To H1N1 New Laws Affect Issuance Of Student Work Permits And Graduation Requirements For Foster Students New Increases To Facilities Funding Rates Will Now Apply To Both General Education And Special Education Students Court Upholds City Council's Right To Remove Disruptive Member Of The Public New Federal Law Prohibits Discrimination Based On Genetic Information And Imposes New Notice Requirements On Employers New Limitations And Exemption Extensions For Post-Retirement Earnings Limit Under CALSTRS Retaining Emails: The Latest News Governor Approves Senate Bill 19, Removing A Barrier To California's Eligibility For Race To The Top Funding New Law Eases The Requirements For The Sale Or Donation Of Surplus Or Obsolete Instructional Materials Governor Signs Bill Imposing New Certification Requirements On Employees And Volunteers Who Supervise Student Activities Court Addresses Arbitration Pursuant To A Labor Grievance Regarding Approval Of Charter School Petition Court Upholds District's Authority To Terminate Teacher For Failure To Obtain English Language Authorization Legislation Requiring Award Of State Contracts To Bidders Meeting Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation Goals Appears Inapplicable To School Districts Ninth Circuit Upholds The Prohibition Of Religious Music At A Graduation Ceremony CAHSEE Requirements Change Yet Again For Students With Disabilities United States Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Reaffirms "Some Educational Benefit" FAPE Standard California Court Of Appeals Decision Addresses Mid-Year Dismissal Of A Probationary Teacher Court Upholds English-Only Star And CAHSEE Testing For Students Who Are English Learners School Board Curriculum Decision Withstands First Amendment Challenge Of Point Of View Discrimination Budget Deal Includes Increased Flexibility In Use Of Revenue From Sale Of Surplus Property United States Supreme Court Holds That Strip Search Of Student At School Violated Fourth Amendment Student Walkouts For Immigration Protests Do Not Receive First Amendment Protection California Supreme Court Clarifies Use Of School Mailboxes For Political Campaign Purposes Court Clarifies What Is Permissible Public Agency Participation In Ballot Measure Campaigns Reminder - New Restrictions On Food And Beverages Are Effective On July 1, 2009 Parents Can Receive Private School Tuition Reimbursement Even If Student Was Never Served By Public Schools Court Provides Guidance Regarding Permissible Restrictions For Student Internet Use On School Grounds Student Has No Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy In Materials Posted To A Universally Accessible Webpage May 19th Special Election Results And An Overview Of The August 15th Layoff Process Court Rules That Students Can Be Disciplined For Creating Fake Myspace Profiles School District's Student Assignment Plan Does Not Violate Proposition 209 School Districts Must Provide Female Students With Equal Athletic Participation Opportunities "Swine Flu" And Other Emergency School Closures: Financial And Legal Impacts Legislation Introduced For Extending The May 15 Deadline For Certificated Layoffs School Districts Are Not Required To Split A Full-Time Position To Accommodate Senior Part-Time Employees Federal American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Creates Temporary COBRA Subsidy For Eligible Employees State Legislature Votes For Significant Changes To Labor Compliance Program Services For State Bond-Funded Construction Projects Update On Local Election Challenges - Can California Public Agencies Still Hold At-Large Elections? Governor Signs Bill Regarding Emergency Credentials, The CBEST Exam And New Teacher Programs Court Invalidates School District's Practice Of Running Classified Employees' Vacation Leave Concurrently With Extended Sick Leave A Public Employee May Be Disciplined For Failing To Answer Job-Related Questions, So Long As The Employee Is Not Required To Waive Self-Incrimination Rights California Court Of Appeals Decision Addresses "Skipping" In Certificated Layoff United States Supreme Court Holds That Title IX Does Not Foreclose Student's Action For Damages Under Section 1983 For Unconstitutional Gender Discrimination In School United States Department Of Education Issues Final FERPA Regulations Finding New Funding Sources In Troubled Fiscal Times: The Potential Of Parcel Taxes Federal Regulations Amended To Clarify And Strengthen The No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001 New Laws Allow More Teachers To Work With Autistic Students Appellate Court Upholds School District's Compensation For Adult Education Teachers Court Rules That Unlicensed Employee Volunteers May Not Administer Insulin To Students In Non-Emergency Situations Amendments To Idea Regulations Give Parents Right To Revoke Consent To Special Education Substantial Settlement Reached In Mandated Cost Claim Litigation Relating To Behavioral Plans For Special Education Students Amendment Requires Accrued Leave And Differential Pay For Returning Drug Diversion Program Participants Legislature Expands Use Of Professional Development Block Grants To Attract And Retain Math, Science And Special Education Teachers Responding To Bankruptcies By Construction Contractors In Difficult Economic Times Addressing Construction, Property And Other Facilities Agreements With State Funds Frozen State Increases Bid Limit To $76,700 Governor Signs Two Bills Relating To School Facilities Financing California Court Of Appeals Decision Addresses Rights Of Laid-Off Classified Employees Court Upholds New Proposition 39 Regulations Regarding Facilities For Charter Schools Governor Signs Bill Addressing Freedom Of Speech Governor Signs Four Important Facilities-Related Bills School District Must Pay Damages For Students' Claim Of Sexual Orientation Discrimination Employees Wearing Campaign Buttons During Election Season Court Orders That Student Bible Club Has The Same Access To School Facilities And Resources As Other Non-Curricular Clubs Governor Vetoes Legislation Holding Charter Schools To Same Ethics Standards As Public School Districts Amendments To ADA Increase Coverage For Employees Governor Signs Bills Addressing Disabled Students And The CAHSEE And Creating New Partnership Academies School Officials Empowered To Protect Students And District Personnel From Cyberbullying Legislature Amends The Brown Act And Public Records Act AB 591 Permits Part-Time California Community College Instructors To Teach More Classes Parents Have A Right To Home-School Their Children Lawsuit Seeks To Invalidate New Proposition 39 Regulations Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Decision Addresses Employee Privacy Interests In Text Messages Appellate Court Rules That Salary Schedule Change Violates Statutory "Uniformity" Requirements Court Rules Student's First Amendment Rights Not Violated By District Uniform Policy Federal Court Holds That School District Lawfully Regulated Student's Speech Court Of Appeals Affirms Arbitration Award To Reinstate Employee Despite Board's Action To Vacate United States Supreme Court Opinions Impact Public Employment And Related Litigation Reminder: Make Agenda Materials Available And Update Agenda Language In Compliance With Senate Bill 343 School Districts May Have To Reimburse Parents For Private Placements, Even If The Student Never Received Special Education From The District California Supreme Court Clarifies Employer and Employee Rights Under The California Family Rights Act Settlement Reached In The Special Education -CAHSEE Litigation: How Does This Settlement Affect Your Students? Substantial Compliance With The Law May Be Sufficient To Substitute A Public Works Project Subcontractor Finding New Funding Sources in Troubled Fiscal Times: The Potential of Parcel Taxes Court Finds No Consitutional Right To Home-Schooling Two New Categories Of Leave Under The Family Medical Leave Act Benefit Military Family Members Individual Employees Not Liable For Retaliation Under FEHA What's Next Now That The CAHSEE Exemption For Special Education Students Expired? New Proposition 39 Regulations Scheduled To Become Effective Court of Appeals Reiterates Importance of Appropriate Teacher Classification Employers Not Required to Accommodate Employee's Medical Marijuana Use Court Rules Section 504's "FAPE" Standard is Different From IDEA's and Clarifies School Districts' Monetary Risk The State Allocation Board Adopts Developer Fee Increase New California Court Of Appeal Decision Illustrates Impact Of Failing To Engage In 'Interactive Process' "Reinstatement" Of Employee Entails The Restoration Of Employee's Former Duties And Responsibilities Reminder: Personal Service Required For Non-Reelection Notices Your Essential Checklist For Certificated And Classified Layoffs Federal Court Of Appeals Dismisses Parent's IDEA Civil Action For Lack Of Standing Legislature Passes Three New Laws Affecting Certificated And Classified Retirement Monetary Claims Based On Contract Must Comply With The �Government Claims Act� New Laws On Credentialing And Volunteer Instructors Go Into Effect January 1, 2008 Legislature Expands And Clarifies Categories Of Students Protected Against Discrimination Brown Act Amended To Expand Public Access To Documents Before Board Meetings What Does The Future Hold For Special Education Students And The CAHSEE? Governing Boards Must Designate Senior Management Employees. Governor Approves Online Submission Of Public Contract Documents And Vetoes Expansion Of Labor Compliance Programs. Ninth Circuit Strikes Down Idaho Law Banning Payroll Deduction Court Rules Homosexual Student's Rights Not Violated By Discipline School Districts Afforded Greater Flexibility In Calculating Eligibility For Construction Funding New State Mandate Legislation: Alternative Methods Could Help Reduce Backlog At Commission On State New Legislation Limits Trans-Fats In Schools New Law Provides Leave Time For Service Members' Spouses Upcoming Changes To Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Additional Instruction And Services Required For Students Who Do Not Pass The CAHSEE Availability Of Design-Build Construction Expanded; Threshold Lowered To $2.5 Million New Legislation Makes Many Changes To State Special Education Law, Effective Now Federal Appeals Court Affirms Employee Liability And School District Immunity Under The False Claims Act Legislature Strengthens Requirements For Statewide Charter Schools Schools Need Not Fund Student Groups That Discriminate On The Basis of Religion New Federal Appeals Court Decisions Impact Special Education Litigation Court Orders Disclosure Of Public Employee Salary Information Under The Public Records Act Appeals Court Establishes A Materiality Standard For Assessing Implementation of IEPS California Disability Discrimination Law: Employees Must Prove They Can Perform "Essential" Job Functions Claims Against Public Entities For Childhood Sexual Abuse, Revived By 2002 Legislation Must Still Comply With The Government Claims Act New Rulings On The Use Of School Facilities, Mailboxes For Political Campaigns Public Agencies May Not Prohibit Employees From Attending Or Speaking At Board Meetings Office of Administrative Hearings Makes Changes To Business Practices Charter School Proposition 39 Regulation Amendments Will Not Take Effect This Year Agreement Reached Regarding Administration Of Insulin At School REMINDER: Employers Must Provide Sexual Harassment Prevention Training To Supervisory Employees; New Regulations Take Effect School's Duty To Preserve Student Safety Can Take Precedence Over Students' First Amendment Claims Bidder Must Comply With Clearly Stated Requirements For Filing Bid Protests Announcement By School Officials That Student Editorial Was Not Protected Speech Violates Student's Speech Rights California Court Emphasizes Employers' Duty To Provide Notice Of Rights Under California Family Rights Act Untimely Filing Of EEOC Complaint Could Prevent Recovery Interdistrict Transfers Based On Parent Employment Reauthorized U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Suspension of Student For Banner Reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Due Process Requires That Classified Employees Be Given A Realistic Opportunity To Respond Intent To Harm And Reasonableness: Important Factors In Determining Whether A Teacher Committed A Battery Against A Student California Supreme Court Rules That Four-Year Period To Terminate Teachers Is Not Absolute Administrator Investigating Employee Misconduct May Also Serve As Skelly Hearing Officer Deadline Approaching For Charter School Facilities Funding Under Proposition 1D State Board of Education Approves Revisions To Charter School Facilities Regulations Termination Based On Failure To Satisfy Workplace Hearing Standards Does Not Violate Federal Discrimination Laws Teachers With Provisional Credentials Entitled To Layoffs Court of Appeal Rules That Notice Of Non-Reelection To A Probationary Teacher Must Be Personally Served Classified Employees Not "Substitutes" When Filling In For Co-Workers Court Affirms Community Colleges Can Define Full-Time Equivalency No Duty To Consult Faculty Senate On Administrative Reorganizations Parent Wins Attorneys' Fees After Daughter Excluded From Athletics Court Upholds Suspension Of Students For Boycott No Tort Claim Required Before Suing A Charter School Run By A Nonprofit Corporation New Protection For Charter Schools In The Revocation Process "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" Scheduled For Supreme Court Oral Argument Court Clarifies Classification And Seniority Rules Regarding Temporary Teachers Amended Federal Rules Emphasize Need For Public Entities To Retain And Preserve Electronic Data Legislature Enhances Protocol For The Approval Of School Construction Plans Legislature Enacts New Safety Requirements For Public Playgrounds	Alameda County Labor & Employment Consortium 3/11/2010 - Alameda County Office of Education ACSA Superintendents' Academy 3/12/2010 - Lozano Smith 7404 N. Spalding Ave. Fresno, CA 93720 ACSA Superintendents' Academy 3/13/2010 - Lozano Smith 7404 N. Spalding Ave. Fresno, CA 93720 Going Green and Conserving Energy 3/18/2010 - SSDA Annual Conference - Teacher Evaluation and Discipline 4/15/2010 - Doubletree Hotel - Sacramento, CA SSDA Annual Conference Workshop - If you Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Operating a Distance Learning Charter School 4/15/2010 - Doubletree Inn - Sacramento, CA Tulare County Labor & Employment Consortium 4/15/2010 - Tulare County Office of Education Small School Districts' Association Annual Conference - 2010: A Student Rights Odyssey; E-Communications, E-Discipline, and E-Students Issues in Today�s Technological Age 4/16/2010 - Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento Construction Project Bidding - Alternatives to Expedite the Process 4/17/2010 - Sacramento Convention Center Does Every Vote Count? The California Voting Rights Act and Effects on School District Elections 4/18/2010 - Sacramento Convention Center Tech Legal Issues 101 4/18/2010 - Sacramento Convention Center Sign on the Dotted Line! Negotiating the Best Contract for Your District 4/18/2010 - Sacramento Convention Center Guidelines for Effective Investigation, Evaluation, and Discipline of Certificated Employees 5/11/2010 - Webinar Alameda County Labor & Employment Consortium 5/13/2010 - Alameda County Office of Education


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