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Lozano Smith Welcomes Two New Attorneys Bid Threshold Raised for 2012 Lozano Smith Attorneys Expand on Need for Communication Lozano Smith Attorney Brings New Experience to City of Sanger Central Valley Students Receive New Technology Public Agencies Using The Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Will Not Be Required To Bid Projects $45,000 Or Less After January 1, 2012 Lozano Smith Attorneys Explain New Laws in Daily Journal Publication Lozano Smith’s Fresno Office Welcomes New Attorney Lozano Smith Attorneys Published in Daily Journal Lozano Smith Welcomes Two Additions to Firm Prop 39 Facilities Requests From Charter Schools Due Tuesday, November 1 Lozano Smith Attorneys Published in Daily Journal Lozano Smith Attorney Supports Alma Mater in Moot Court Program Attorney Megan Macy Provides Expert Advice in August 2011 Issue of SpecialEdConnection Lozano Smith Attorney Quoted In August 2011 Issue of LRP Publication Long-time Educator Barbara Vrankovich Joins Lozano Smith Lozano Smith Attorneys Published In SI&A Cabinet Report Regarding Student Equality Further Developments for DIR's Labor Compliance Unit Legislature Codifies Increase in Informal Bid Limits Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Welcome Back To School Workshops Lozano Smith Publication Summarizes Changes In Disability Nondiscrimination Laws Lozano Smith Attorneys Published In August 2011 Issue Of American School Lozano Smith Attorneys Published In San Francisco Daily Journal Lozano Smith Attorneys Recognized For Successful Defense Work Louis T. Lozano Named To Northern California Super Lawyers Devon B. Lincoln Promoted To Senior Counsel Lozano Smith Attorney Quoted In July 2011 Issue Of LRP Publication Subpoenas Issued to School Districts and County Offices of Education in the case of County of Santa Clara, et. al. v. Atlantic Richfield Company Budget Shifts Responsibility For Mental Health Services To School Districts Lozano Smith Recovers Attorneys’ Fees Award In State Mandate Audit Rules Litigation - Update The New School Year Brings New School Laws Lozano Smith Attorney Quoted In March 2011 Issue Of LRP Publications Lozano Smith Recovers Attorneys' Fees Award In State Mandate Audit Rules Litigation Lozano Smith Shareholder Sloan Simmons Presents For COECWA Statewide Videoconference Lozano Smith Attorney Published In May 2011 Issue Of CASCWA's Intercom Further Delays For DIR's Labor Compliance Unit Making an Earth Day Commitment New California Law Increases Renewable Energy Requirements For Public Utilities Second Court Declares AB 3632 Mandate Suspended Lozano Smith named a Diversity Pledge Signatory by San Diego County Bar Association. To learn more about the Diversity Pledge, visit www.sdcba.org/diversity.com The 2010 Census Numbers And The California Voting Rights Act Lozano Smith Adds Three New Attorneys To Firm Mark Kitabayashi Named to Southern California Super Lawyers According To Court Of Appeal, County Departments Of Mental Health Do Not Have To Provide AB 3632 Services Court Suspends Part of Mental Health Mandate's Requirements Lozano Smith Attorneys Present Before CASCWA Legislation Introduced To Change How Agencies Enter Energy Services Contracts Lozano Smith Opens San Diego Office: Attorneys Cesario and Silva Return to Firm Bid Threshold Raised Attorney Rachel Gardunio joins Lozano Smith Attorney Anne Collins joins Lozano Smith Cases raise question for police doing campus interviews without parent consent Department Of Industrial Relations' Emergency Regulations Affecting Labor Compliance Regulations Have Been Approved Prop 39 Facilities Requests From Charter Schools Due Monday, November 1 Open Enrollment Act Waivers Department Of Industrial Relations Announces Intent To Suspend Operation Of Recently Approved Labor Compliance Regulations Romero Bill List of 1,000 Schools Released For Purposes of 2011-2012 Transfers Funding For Mental Health Services For Special Education Students Cut, Suspending AB 3632 Lozano Smith Attorneys Help School Districts Invalidate Audits Of State Mandated Cost Claims The ACLU Initiates Class Action Lawsuit Against The State Of California Challenging Student Fees Lieutenant Governor Signs Bill to Allocate Federal "Ed Jobs" Funding Attorney Summer Dalessandro Rejoins Lozano Smith Lou Lozano Recognized For Partnership With ACSA Region 10. A L E R T Federal Legislation Includes $10 Billion in Funding to Prevent Layoffs of Teachers and Other Public Employees A L E R T Romero Bill Notice Timelines Los Angeles attorney Mary Kellogg helps LAUSD prevail in a case alleging denial of FAPE when a parent was not allowed to choose a student's home teacher. See the case summary as published on LRP's e-Connections. Update on Romero Bill Transfers Louis T. Lozano, Fifth Year Named to Super Lawyers A L E R T Romero Bill Transfers: State Releases Proposed Regulations and List of 1,000 Low-Performing Schools Attorney Kimberly Gee Joins Lozano Smith's Monterey Office Attorney Dan Maruccia authors article for Daily Journal on ways to collect delinquent Mello-Roos taxes Attorney Courtenay Bravmann Joins Lozano Smith's Walnut Creek Office Attorney Laurie Avedisian Joins Lozano Smith Attorney Kinna Patel Crocker Joins Lozano Smith's Santa Rosa Office Lozano Smith Represents School District in Case Regarding Proper Jurisdiction for Suits Under the Federal USERRA Lozano Smith Brown Act Handbook Now Available Online! 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 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 New Court Case Involves Cyber-bullying and Public Schools Lozano Smith Attorneys Published in Daily Journal	Public Employees May File Suit Seeking Nondisclosure of Personnel Information Pursuant to Public Records Act Requests Supreme Court Decision Eliminates Redevelopment Agencies: What Is The Impact On School Funding? State Allocation Board Increases Developer Fees;2012 Updates To Lozano Smith's Developer Fee Handbook Are Now Available California Schools Will Compete To Become Nationally Recognized Green Ribbon Schools Charter School is Liable for Failing to Provide Special Education Services Governor's 2012-2013 Budget Proposal Would Eliminate Funding For Transitional Kindergarten Attorney General Addresses When School Counselors May Disclose A Student's Pregnancyor Abortion-Related Information Attorney General Addresses Scope Of Brown Act Exception For Closed Session Discussions About Real Estate Negotiations Alameda Court Again Upholds Tiered Rate For Parcel Tax Measure The ADA Does Not Require School Districts To Seek Waivers To Accommodate Disabled Teachers Who Lack Valid Credentials New Charter Revocation Regulations Become Effective December 16, 2011 New Law Allows School Districts to Offer Career Technical Education Courses That Count Towards High School Graduation Committee Formed To Review Employee Health Benefits Not Subject To Open Meeting Provisions Of The Brown Act AB 1344: New Law Sets Limits On Local Agency Employment Contracts Three New Bills Support Employee Rights Contracted Maintenance Work Is Subject To Prevailing Wage Law California Supreme Court Holds That County May Be Bound By Implied Contractual Terms Regarding Retiree Health Benefits Health Insurance Policies Will Be Required To Cover Some Autism Behavioral Therapy State Board Of Education Adopts New Regulations Regarding Charter School Renewals UPS Ordered To Pay Over $96,000 For Terminating A Disabled Employee Side Letter Agreements Do Not Automatically Expire Upon Ratification Of A Subsequently Negotiated Contract Contractor's Failure To Observe Change Order Procedures Bars Recovery Open Enrollment Act - Romero Bill List Of 1,000 Schools Released For Purposes Of 2012-2013 Transfers Court Of Appeal Rules That Prop 39 Requires All Space Be Considered In Making A Facilities Offer To A Charter School ACLU Issues Report And Recommendations Regarding Schools' Policies And Practices Pertaining To Student Cell Phones New Legislation Impacts Retention And Payment Terms For Public Works Projects New Legislation Requires Prop 39 Audits To Be Annually Reviewed By Citizens' Oversight Committee Governor Signs Bill Allowing Unlicensed School Employees To Administer Emergency Epilepsy Medication Governor Signs Into Law Two Bills Relating To Public Employee Organizations Two New Laws May Impact Solar Projects Installed On Publicly Owned Sites Governor Signs Into Law Four Bills Affecting ELD Standards, Social Science Instruction, School Lunch Programs, And Student Transportation Governor Signs Two Bills Addressing Student Bullying New Legislation Addresses Labor Issues Related To Public Works Projects New Department Of Fair Employment And Housing Regulations Change Rules For Filing Claims Of Discrimination Bill Amends Laws Regulating CalPERS New Requirements For Student Athletes Governor Signs Legislation Regarding Residency Requirements, Student Records, And School Safety Plans Assembly Bill 189 Changes Categorical Flexibility And Adult School Fees New Laws Ease Proof Of Immunization And Course Credit Requirements For Foster Youth Transferring To New Schools Governor Vetoes Proposed Education Bills Regarding Changes To The Open Enrollment Act And The Law On Student Fees New Labor Compliance Requirements Set To Take Effect In 2012 California Solar Incentive Program Expanded Teacher Does Not Have Constitutional Right To Display Banners Containing Religious References In The Classroom Court Clarifies Temporary Status Of Community College Athletic Coaches Attendance By A Majority Of The Members Of A Governing Body At A Private Tour Of A Service Provider’s Facilities Violates The Brown Act CalPERS Clarifies Requirements For Reporting Compensation Earnable Bill Expands Statute That Criminalizes Disruptive Presence At Schools A Public Employee Union May Not Claim A "Failure To Bargain" Over Negotiable Effects If The Union Does Not Request To Bargain New Law Clarifies That Reemployment For Laid Off Classified Employees Must Be In Order Of Seniority Governor Signs AB 334 Regarding School District And Community College District Board Member Absences From State With Passage Of AB 80, School Districts Have One Less Bite At The Prop 39 Bond Apple Governor Signs AB 23 Requiring Governing Boards To Disclose Additional Compensation Paid To Board Members For Serial Or Simultaneous Meeting Charter Authorizer's Compliance With Education Code Requirements Related To Revocation Affords The Charter School With Due Process Governor Vetoes Bill Affecting Composition Of City And County Personnel And Merit Commissions Legislature Extends Interdistrict Transfer Appeal Determination Deadline For Counties With Greater Than 180,000 ADA Anthem And Blue Shield Agree To Cover Therapy For Autistic Children Governor Signs Into Law The California Dream Act Allowing NonImmigrants Aliens Access To Private Scholarships At Public Colleges And Universities Ninth Circuit Upholds Constitutionality Of University Policy Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Protected Classifications Governor Signs SB 272 To Clarify Employee Leave Rights To Donate An Organ Or Bone Marrow Governor Signs Bill Instituting 30 Calendar Day Grace Period For Compliance With Whooping Cough Immunization Requirement Temporary Regulatory Reprieve For Higher Education Institutions Offering Online Or Distance Learning Governor Signs Into Law Several Bills Impacting K-12 Students Public Employees' Complaint About Job Actions Are A Matter Of Private Concern, Not Protected By First Amendment Court Analyzes Free Speech Rights Of Public Employee Who Associated With Co-Worker Facing Discipline U.S. Department Of Education Provides Legal Guidelines Regarding Recognition Of Gay-Straight Alliances District Court Clarifies Requirements For Allowing Service Animals At School New Guidelines Clarify School Districts' Responsibilities Regarding Parentally-Placed Private School Students With Disabilities Governor Signs Education Trailer Bill With Significant Impact On School District Funding Legislature Extends Flexibility In Use Of Revenue From Sale Of Surplus Property Court Finds School Employee's Craigslist Advertisement Soliciting Sex Constitutes Grounds For Dismissal An Environmental Impact Report Must Consider Reasonably Foreseeable And Indirect Impacts Relating To Schools Prior To Approval Of A New Development Project Federal Appellate Court Issues Opinions In Pair Of Closely Watched "E-Discipline" Cases Ninth Circuit Holds That FMLA Leave Requests Must Be Supported By Sufficient Medical Documentation United States Supreme Court Vacates Controversial Ninth Circuit Decision Regarding Interviews Of Students Who Are Suspected Victims Of Child Abuse Classified Reassignments Are Not Demotions When There Is No Change In Position Or Status Office for Civil Rights Issues Guidance On Sexual Violence In Schools Increase In Informal Bid Limit Under The Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Court Rejects Probationary Teacher's Attempt To Evade Service Of Notice Of Non-Reelection State Board Of Education Delays Adoption Of Final Parent Trigger Regulation Classified Employees Do Not Retain Permanent Status When Rehired In A Lower Classification Employers May Be Held Liable For Discrimination Where Employment Decision Is Influenced By Supervisor's Discriminatory Intent Or Motive School Administrators Who Ordered Students Not To Wear American Flag T-Shirts May Be Sued In Court Court Of Appeal Holds That The Kavanaugh Requirement Does Not Apply To "Walk On" Athletic Coaches State Board Opens Up New Opportunities For Charter School Membership In SELPAs OAH Retains Jurisdiction Over Disputes Regarding Informal Idea Settlement Agreements State's Deferral Of Funding For Educational Mandates Is Unconstitutional Court Approves Settlement Shielding Low-Performing Los Angeles USD Schools From Teacher Layoffs An Attorney's Fee Clause In A Performance Bond Can Be Enforced Against A Project Owner Districts Of Residence May Limit Outgoing Transfers To Districts Of Choice Your Essential Checklist For Certificated And Classified Layoffs California's Green Building Code Effective January 1, 2011 Search Of Student Who Left Campus Without Permission And Then Returned Was Lawful Teaching Interns Are (Once Again) "Highly Qualified" Under The No Child Left Behind Act Appellate Court Reinforces Requirement For Written Amendments With Public Agencies New Bills May Help Reduce Burdens On Public Agencies Under The California Environmental Quality Act The Big Trend In 2010: Solar Energy Projects Court Reaffirms Public Employees' Expectation Of Privacy In Home Addresses And Telephone Numbers Proposed Settlement Agreement Reached In Student Fees Lawsuit Court Holds That Plaintiffs May File Suit To Force School Districts To Provide Required Amount Of Physical Education Instruction Money Damages May Be Available For Inappropriate Physical Restraints Emergency Regulations For Parent Empowerment Legislation Are Implemented 2010 In Public Construction Law: Developments From The Courts Student Codes Of Conduct Can Chill Free Speech Effects Of Propositions 22, 25 And 26 On Local Governments And School Districts Recent Developments In Charter School Law Court Invalidates Negligent Hiring And Negligent Supervision Claims Against Public Employers New Law Clarifies Defense And Indemnity Obligations For Architects And Engineers Highlights Of New Legislation Relating To K-12 Students U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Greene V. Camreta Case Regarding Interviews Of Students At School By Law Enforcement With Regard To Suspected Child Abuse New Laws Facilitate The Administration Of Immunizations, And Give Student Governments The Ability To Conduct Surveys About Teacher Performance New Compensation Laws For Public Employees And Retirees Federal Regulation Expanding Definition Of "Highly Qualified" Under No Child Left Behind Act Ruled Invalid By Ninth Circuit Parties Who Forfeit Formal Review Of An Administrative Agency's Findings May Not Reargue Those Findings In Court Information Security Records Now Specifically Exempt From Disclosure Under The Public Records Act Legislature Clarifies Standards For Proposition 39 Bond Performance Audits New Laws Address Many Phases Of Construction And Modernization Projects Parents Can Obtain Money Damages For Failure To Provide Special Education Services Court Sets Parameters For State Board Of Education Approval Of Statewide Charter Schools New Law Allows Teachers With Level 2 Education Specialist Credential To Teach Students With Autism California Voting Rights Act Update: Attorneys' Fees And County Committee Liability Clarified California Supreme Court Holds That Stray Remarks May Be Considered In Employment Discrimination Cases Court Rules Employer May Require A Fitness For Duty Exam If Job-Related And Consistent With Business Necessity Districts May Contract With Private Nonprofits To Provide Student Dropout Prevention And Retention Programs Employer's Legitimate Business Reason For Hiring Decision Defeats Prospective Employee's Discrimination Claim New Child Abuse Reporting Law Clarifies That "Reasonable Suspicion" Of Abuse Does Not Require Certainty New Law Modifies Adult Education Designated Subjects Credential Requirements Supreme Court Issues A Ruling Regarding The Statute Of Limitations For Claims Of Disparate Impact Discrimination In Employment Court Upholds Tiered Rate For Parcel Tax Measure Review Of Employee's Text Messages Sent From Employer-Owned Pager Did Not Violate Employee's Privacy Interests New Labor Compliance Program Regulations To Take Effect On August 1, 2010 New Law Clarifies Requirements Related To The Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate Vendors Bearing Gifts: Disclosure Requirements For Public Officials And Employees New Regulations Issued By The Bureau Of Private Postsecondary Education; Applications To Operate Due August 2, 2010 United States Supreme Court Upholds Law School's Anti-Bias Policy Removal Of Governing Board Member's Vice Presidency Title Did Not Violate Free Speech Rights District's Predetermination Of Special Education Placement Renders IEP Invalid Furlough Days Do Not Constitute A Change In Special Education Placement Unlicensed School Personnel Cannot Legally Administer Insulin To Diabetic Students Community College Professor's Racially-Charged Website And Emails Were Pure Speech And Not Unlawful Harassment State Allocation Board Adopts a One-Time Alternative Method to Determine Priority for Release of Funds for Shovel-Ready Projects California's Race To The Top Legislation Emphasizes Conversion Charter Schools, But Raises Many Questions Romero Bill Creates New Interdistrict Attendance Alternative And Requires School Districts To Develop New Policies Governing Romero Bill Transfers School Official May Search Student Based Upon Information Received From Law Enforcement Provided Official Independently Determines Search Is Justified Classified Employees Are Not Entitled To Receive Pay For Staff Development Days Court Ruling On Dispute Between Contractor And Subcontractor Could Have Implications For Public Entities Ninth Circuit Holds That Under Certain Circumstances Charter Schools Cannot Be Sued As State Actors Teacher Has Constitutional Right To Display Banners Containing Religious References In The Classroom CEQA Spotlighted In Recent California Supreme Court Case And New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Guidelines A Contractor May Violate The California False Claims Act By Submitting An Invoice When In Breach Of Contract New Green Building Code Sets Certain Mandatory Requirements, Voluntary Standards, And "Grid Neutral" Goal 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	Lozano Smith Labor and Employment Webinar 2/8/2012 - From Your Desk! Tulare County Office of Education Labor and Employment Consortium 2/9/2012 - Tulare County Office of Education Board Room 2637 Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93278 Pivot - Sonoma 2/16/2012 - Petaluma City Schools 200 Douglas Street Petaluma, CA 94952 CASH Annual Conference - School Construction 101 2/21/2012 - Sacramento Convention Center CASH Annual Conference - For Rent/Sale: Current Surplus Property Trends 2/21/2012 - Sacramento Convention Center CASH Annual Conference - One Size Doesn't Fit All: How Operating a Dependent Charter School May Help Your District 2/22/2012 - Sacramento Convention Center CASH Annual Conference - Breaking Legal Ground: Newsworthy Developments in Construction Law 2/22/2012 - Sacramento Convention Center Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 2/28/2012 - Monterey County Office of Education Room D 901 Blanco Circle Salinas, CA 93901 Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/1/2012 - Industry Hills Expo Center Avalon Room 16200 Temple Avenue Industry, CA 91744 Santa Clara County Joint Purchasing Board 3/6/2012 - Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131 Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/6/2012 - Classic Catering at 6-2-5 625 4th Street Clovis, CA 93612 Alameda County Office of Education Labor and Employment Consortium 3/8/2012 - Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Avenue Hayward, CA 94544 Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/13/2012 - Santa Clara County Office of Education 1290 Ridder Park Drive San Jose, CA 95131 California Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Defensible Speech-Language Assessments and Avoiding Legal Blindspots 3/15/2012 - The Fairmont 170 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/21/2012 - Elk Grove Unified School District 9510 Elk Grove-Florin Road Elk Grove, CA 95624 Merced COE Legal Update 3/26/2012 - Location To Be Determined Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/27/2012 - Anaheim Union High School District Professional Development Center 501 Crescent Way Anaheim, CA 92803 California's Free School Guarantee: Understanding Student Fees, Charges, Donations and Fundraising 3/29/2012 - The Woodlake Hotel 500 Leisure Lanel Sacramento, CA 9581 Lozano Smith Special Education Legal Consortium 3/29/2012 - South County SELPA 800 National City Boulevard National City, CA 91950 Alternative Delivery Methods 3/29/2012 - The Woodlake Hotel 500 Leisure Lanel Sacramento, CA 9581 CASBO -Technology Legal Issues (Part 1) 4/11/2012 - San Diego Convention Center Know When to Walk Them, Know When to Bus Them- SPED Transportation 4/11/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Going into Business and Raising Funds the Creative Way 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Lease-Leaseback 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Navigating the Employee Leaves Maze 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Facebook: Twitter and Blogs- Oh, My! 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Going Greenwith Limited Money 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Retirement is Just the Beginning 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO -What's on the Menu? Negotiating Food Services Agreements 4/12/2012 - San Diego Convention Center CASBO - Public Records Act 4/13/2012 - San Diego Convention Center Pivot - Fresno 4/19/2012 - State Center Community College District Buliding B, Room 308 390 West Fir Avenue Clovis, CA 93611 Tulare County Office of Education Labor and Employment Consortium 4/19/2012 - Tulare County Office of Education Board Room 2637 Burrel Avenue Visalia, CA 93278 Pivot - Sonoma 4/20/2012 - Sonoma County Office of Education 5340 Skyland Boulevard Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Lozano Smith Student Webinar in Partnership with CASCWA 4/23/2012 - From Your Desk! Lozano Smith Facilities and Business Webinar 4/26/2012 - From Your Desk! Lozano Smith Labor and Employment Webinar 5/3/2012 - From Your Desk! Alameda County Office of Education Labor and Employment Consortium 5/10/2012 - Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Avenue Hayward, CA 94544


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