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Bid Thresholds Raised For 2025

According to the California Department of Education Office of Financial Accountability and Information Services, 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) has been adjusted to $114,800, effective January 1, 2025.

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New Legislation Provides Clarity for Tiered Water Rates Subject to Proposition 218

Since Proposition 218 was approved by the voters in 1996 and the Legislature enacted the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act a year later, local agencies have been required to comply with various public notice, public hearing, and fee justification requirements when imposing new or increased property-related fees (e.g., water service fees, sewer service fees, and refuse collection fees) and

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California Employers Required to Establish New Safety Measures for Indoor Heat Illness Prevention

On June 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted new rules for California employers to improve indoor heat illness prevention (Section 3396 Standards).

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AB 1997 Presents Significant Changes to California’s Teachers’ Retirement Law

On September 30, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1997, which makes significant changes to the current definitions, rules, and protocols applicable to the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).

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All Homework and No Play Makes Students Have a Bad Day – California Seeks to Ease Homework Related Stress

On September 27, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2999, also known as the Healthy Homework Act, into law, following growing concern about students’ mental health amid an increasing volume of homework.

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Beginning January 1, 2025, Reports of Egregious Misconduct by Certificated Employees Must be Shared Directly with Prospective School Employers

On September 25, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2534 into law, amending Education Code section 44939.5. Beginning January 1, 2025, the amended statute will introduce important changes to the hiring process for certificated staff within California’s public educational institutions.

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Attending to Student Absences: New Laws Address Valid Excuses and Truancy Notifications

Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new bills into law impacting student truancy and absences for students in grades K-12, including those attending charter schools.

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Changes in Student and Curriculum Laws: Religious Fasting Accommodations in PE, and Menstrual Health Curriculum in Sexual Health Education

Among the many recent bills passed by the California Legislature and signed into law are two bills impacting students and curriculum: Assembly Bill (AB) 2377 and AB 2229.

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Four New Bills Will Impact Local Agency Meetings under the Brown Act

Governor Newsom signed four new bills amending the Ralph M. Brown Act (Brown Act), California’s open meeting law. Each of the new bills, which go into effect on January 1, 2025, will impact how local agencies conduct meetings under the Brown Act.

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