In C.D. v. Atascadero Unified School District (9th Cir. April 9, 2024, No. 23-55563) __F.3d __ [2024 WL 1526748], a panel of Ninth Circuit judges agreed with findings from the District Court and Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) that a high school student plaintiff had failed to establish (1) that his conduct was caused by or had a direct and substantial relationship to his disabili
Building upon the report by the California Government Operations Agency, entitled State of California: Benefits and Risks of Generative Artificial Intelligence Report and published in November 2023, California has issued guidelines addressing procurement, use, and training related to generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) by State agencies.
On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed three new bills into law, making it easier for local educational agencies, including charter schools (LEAs) to provide certain forms of emergency aid to individuals in medical distress related to anaphylactic reactions (AB 1651), respiratory distress (AB 1283), and opioid overdoses (SB 234).
Effective January 1, 2024, eligible employees in California may take up to five days of protected leave after experiencing a reproductive loss event.
The California Legislature recently enacted a series of updates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Outlined below are three significant pieces of legislation: Senate Bill (SB) 69, SB 149, and Assembly Bill (AB) 356.
AB 764 expands key aspects of the FAIR MAPS Act to apply to school districts, community college districts and county boards of education (referred to herein as “educational agencies”), as well as special districts.
There have been two big changes in the last two legislative sessions regarding school districts’ recovery of wage overpayments under the Education Code. In 2022, Assembly Bill (AB) 185 established Education Code section 44042.5, allowing school districts to recover wage overpayments when certain procedures were followed.
The start to 2024 brings with it some exciting changes regarding the accessibility of the progressive design-build (PDB) construction delivery method to California cities, counties, special districts, and transit districts.
With Senate Bill (SB) 531, the California Legislature amended Education Code section 45125.1 to provide an exemption from criminal background check requirements when, subject to specific conditions, an entity contracts with a school district, county office of education, or charter school (LEAs) to provide student work experience opportunities.