On June 27, 2025, Assembly Bill (AB) 121 went into effect, amending Government Code section 66007. The same statute was amended earlier this year by Senate Bill (SB) 937, requiring collection of developer fees at the final inspection stage of development (i.e., at the time a certificate occupancy is issued) for certain residential development projects.
In a recent decision by the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, a public school district successfully asserted immunity from liability from an employee’s discrimination claims based on being denied permission to work exclusively from home after the COVID-19 pandemic as a reasonable workplace accommodation.
On July 14, 2025, in State of New York, et al. v. McMahon, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of a preliminary injunction issued by a federal district court which had halted the United States Department of Education (U.S. DOE) from moving forward with the reduction of staff.
In a victory for school choice advocates, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025, introduces a new tax credit available to individual taxpayers who make “qualified contributions” to Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).
On July 10, 2025, the City of West Sacramento’s (City) Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (EIFD) became the first enhanced infrastructure financing district in California to issue bonds upon its successful issuance of $57,225,000 of Tax Increment Bonds, Series 2025.
The United States Department of Education (Department) has determined that the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) by “allowing males in girls’ sports and intimate spaces,” and preventing equality of opportunities for girls in athletics.
As part of Assembly Bill (AB) 130, a sweeping budget trailer bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on June 30, 2025, two exemptions were removed from the Surplus Land Act that school districts had frequently relied on when disposing of their property.
The Supreme Court has held that the parents of elementary school students challenging a school board’s introduction of LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks, along with the board’s decision not to provide notice or allow opt outs, are entitled to a preliminary injunction.
On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 88, which takes effect on July 1, 2025, and sets minimum health, safety, and oversight standards for drivers employed or contracted by school districts who transport students for any school-related transportation.