On December 18, 2024, CalPERS released a Circular Letter clarifying how school districts and community colleges may employ retired annuitants under the California Public Employees’ Retirement Law (PERL) and Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA).

In December 2024, the California Attorney General’s Office (AG) published a new edition of their guide addressing policies to protect the rights of undocumented students and their families.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published new guidance, “Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Artificial Intelligence,” highlighting how schools’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to civil rights violations related to racial, sexual, and disability discrimination.

Thursday, January 9, 2025, a federal district court in Kentucky issued a ruling and judgment in Tennessee vs. Cardona regarding the legality of the United States Department of Education’s (“DOE”) 2024 Title IX regulations (“2024 Title IX Regulations”).

In recent years, California has experienced the most catastrophic wildfires in its history. These wildfires have impacted and continue to impact thousands of Californians, including our public schools, students, staff, and communities.

In a recent decision, California’s Second District Court of Appeal reinforced its stance favoring transparency as it relates to requests for public records, holding that a protective order cannot be used as a shield to withhold records subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

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.

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

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).