Posted by Unknown | Feb 22, 2018 |
We invite you to join the attorneys of Parker & Covert LLP at the 39th Annual CASH Conference on School Facilities, next week in Sacramento! The firm's attorneys will be providing valuable information to attendees at CASH.
Addison Covert will be leading a discussion on energy and water conservat...
Posted by Unknown | Nov 17, 2017 |
Introduction
The areas of lease-leaseback and design-build construction methods for schools are complicated. This blog provides a general overview of the laws surrounding each method and a guide to help your district decide which method is better suited for the work to be done.
California law gen...
Posted by Unknown | Nov 17, 2017 |
Posted by Unknown | Sep 22, 2017 |
On September 22, 2017, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the end of existing guidelines regarding campus sexual assault, replacing them with interim rules that allow colleges and universities to use a heightened standard of proof in sexual misconduct determinations.
The new interim rules ...
Posted by Unknown | Sep 19, 2017 |
UPDATE: Governor Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 568 on October 15, 2017. Governor Brown encouraged districts to consider participating in the State Disability Insurance program to provide employees with additional paid leave and expressed his belief that decisions regarding maternity leave pay are be...
Posted by Unknown | Jun 30, 2017 |
On June 27, 2017 Governor Brown signed SB 96 which is effective immediately and will be implemented by the Department of Industrial Relations starting July 1, 2017. SB 96 makes significant changes to the contractor registration and prevailing wage monitoring program. Some of these changes may be ...
Posted by Unknown | May 22, 2017 |
Parker & Covert LLP was recently featured in the Orange County Attorney Journal. See page 16 of the issue below. A pdf of the article is also available here.
Posted by Unknown | Dec 07, 2016 |
On November 17, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided N.E. v. Seattle School District, in which it considered how to identify a student's “then-current”/“stay-put” special education placement when a parent brings a due process complaint.
The facts are somewhat convoluted: Student is d...
Posted by Unknown | Nov 16, 2016 |
On October 25, 2016, the California Court of Appeal decided San Diegans for Open Government v. City of Oceanside. At issue was whether the City of Oceanside (“City”) had complied with the Ralph M. Brown Act's requirements regarding the contents of a local legislative body's published agenda. (See...
Posted by Unknown | Oct 28, 2016 |
In a recent decision, the three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the federal district court's summary judgment in favor of a defendant school district, disagreeing with the district court's and the state Administrative Law Judge's ruling that a student with three disabli...
Posted by Unknown | Oct 12, 2016 |
Under current law, school districts issuing general obligation bonds, certificates of participation (“COPs”), or other forms of debt must submit timely reports to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission (“CDlAC”) of the proposed issuance and final sale. SB 1029 provides that comme...
Posted by Unknown | Sep 30, 2016 |
September 30, 2016
Assembly Bill 2316
Assembly Bill 2316 (“AB 2316”) has now been signed into law by the Governor in an effort to address uncertainty in the area of lease-leaseback construction projects. Previously, the Court of Appeal decisions in Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2015) ...
Posted by Unknown | Sep 29, 2016 |
On Tuesday, October 4th, 2016, Parker & Covert LLP attorney Meghan Covert Russell will be presenting a roundtable discussion on hot topics surrounding athletic facilities, including health and safety issues.
The informational event, including attorneys and architects discussing issues related to...
Posted by Unknown | Sep 19, 2016 |
The California Supreme Court handed down its latest California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) decision, Friends of the College v. San Mateo Community College District, on September 19, 2016. The decision is a major victory for agencies, including K-12 and community college districts, consideri...
Posted by Unknown | Aug 25, 2016 |
On May 25, 2016 the State Allocation Board (“SAB”) voted to authorize Level III Developer Fees, consistent with Government Code section 65995.7. Shortly thereafter the California Building Industry Association (“CBIA”) filed a lawsuit in the Sacramento Superior Court challenging the action of the ...
Posted by Unknown | Jul 21, 2016 |
As you will recall, on May 25, 2016 the State Allocation Board (“SAB”) voted to authorize Level III Developer Fees, consistent with Government Code section 65995.7. Shortly thereafter the California Building Industry Association (“CBIA”) filed a lawsuit in the Sacramento Superior Court challengin...
Posted by Unknown | Jul 08, 2016 |
The Orange County Labor and Employment Relations Association (“OC LERA”) is holding its 34th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference on July 27, 2016 at the Anaheim Sheraton Park Hotel.
This annual conference is co-sponsored by the National Labor Relations Board, OCLERA, and the Federal Medi...
Posted by Unknown | Jul 07, 2016 |
The Coalition for Adequate School Housing (“CASH”) will be presenting a workshop on July 26 (Sacramento) and July 28 (Ontario) on preparing for local school bond elections.
The workshop will provide information on:
The type of consultants needed for either an advocacy or public information bo...
Posted by Unknown | Jul 01, 2016 |
SB 277 Reminder: Law Now Fully In Effect
Effective today, July 1, 2016, students entering kindergarten or 7th grade (known as “vaccination checkpoints”) must be vaccinated and can no longer rely on a personal belief exemption (“PBE”). Students who have a PBE may be “grandfathered in” if the...
Posted by Unknown | Jun 30, 2016 |
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (“Clery Act”) is a federal statute codified at 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f), which requires all colleges and universities who receive federal funding to share information about crime on campus and their efforts to improv...
Posted by Unknown | May 27, 2016 |
At Wednesday's meeting of the State Allocation Board, the Board voted to authorize Level III developer fees, consistent with Government Code section 65995.7. This is the first time the Board has authorized the levying of Level III fees.
Senate Bill 50, which was enacted in 1998, authorized schoo...
Posted by Unknown | May 16, 2016 |
The California Court of Appeal has issued a new decision regarding the use of lease-leaseback agreements for school construction projects. In the case entitled Mcgee v. Balfour Beatty Construction LLC, (Cal App., 2016 DJDAR 4306) plaintiff McGee brought suit against defendants Balfour Beatty an...
Posted by Unknown | Feb 04, 2016 |
Update: On February 24, 2016, the State Allocation Board approved adjustments to the Level I developer fees. The residential development amount was increased to $3.48 per square foot (from $3.39) and $0.56 per square foot for commercial/industrial development (increased from $0.55). The change ...
Posted by Unknown | Nov 19, 2015 |
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE SECTION 56346(f) COMPELS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INITIATE A DUE PROCESS HEARING WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PARENTS REACH AN IMPASSE
In a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the panel concluded that a school district did not initiate a due process hearin...
Posted by Unknown | Oct 07, 2015 |
Labor Code Section 1197.5 has been amended by SB 358 and will become effective on January 1, 2016. The law prohibits employers, including school and community college districts, from paying an employee wage rates less than rates paid to the opposite sex for “substantially similar work.” The work ...