A recent change to the definition of “sexual assault” has significant impacts regarding what conduct local educational agencies (LEA) must investigate under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and the 2020 Title IX Regulations.
Assembly Bills (AB) 461, 1230, and 268 were recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. These bills affect policies regarding truancy, rehabilitation plans for expelled students, and school holidays.
According to the California Department of Education’s Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services, and pursuant to Public Contract Code section 20111, subdivision (a), the bid threshold for K-12 school districts’ purchases of equipment, materials, supplies and services (except construction services) will be adjusted to $119,100, effective January 1, 2026.
On October 10, 2025, Governor Newsom approved two laws intended to facilitate workforce housing development on land owned by local educational agencies (LEAs).
Two recent bills grapple with modern technology’s pervasive presence and growing impact on local educational agencies (LEAs), both on school grounds and beyond. Assembly Bill (AB) 962 and AB 772 each address a common point of concern for LEAs: smartphones and cyberbullying, respectively.
California passed four bills aimed at strengthening policies for the health, safety, and wellbeing of its young people. The new laws involve changes to existing health and safety legislation pertaining to young athletes, the use of epinephrine auto-injectors in California schools, access to LGBTQ+ resources, and homeless youth access to care.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that charter schools can refuse to purchase religious curricular materials for their independent study programs.
Effective January 1, 2026, Assembly Bill (AB) 640 and Senate Bill (SB) 827 will require school boards, city councils, county boards of supervisors, and special district governing boards, as well as elected and certain administrative officers of cities, counties, and special districts, to receive mandatory training on budgetary and financial legal matters specific to each type of agency.
On July 14, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 784, amending Education Code section 56031. Individualized education program (IEP) teams can now provide deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) services as stand-alone supports to students who do not require additional specialized instruction.