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Charter School Prop 39 Facilities Requests are Due November 1
October 2012 Number 74 Commonly referred to as Prop. 39, Education Code section 47614 requires that school districts provide facilities to charter schools. Charter schools must request facilities ...
Posted: October 26, 2012 -
School Board Meetings: Before The Public, But Under The Direction Of The School Board
October 2012 Number 73 We often receive questions about the conduct of school board meetings, including public requests to participate in the meeting, add items to the agenda, and obtain board mee...
Posted: October 25, 2012 -
Legislative Changes Impacting Labor & Employment Issues in Schools
October 2012 Number 72 The Governor recently signed several bills affecting labor and employment in the public sector. Among these bills are Senate Bills (SB) 1291 and 1292 and Assembly Bills (AB)...
Posted: October 23, 2012 -
District Obligations Broadened For Foster Children Facing Extension of Suspension, Expulsion, and Manifestation Determinations
October 2012 Number 71 Governor Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 1909, which expands school districts' obligations and notice requirements with respect to meetings to determine if...
Posted: October 22, 2012 -
PERB Affirms Test For Determining When A Public Employer May Discipline Employees Acting As Union Representatives
October 2012 Number 70 In a recent decision, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) affirmed its test for what it considers to be protected activity when employees are acting as union repres...
Posted: October 21, 2012 -
Shift In Funding Obligation For Some Occupational And Physical Therapy Services Required By Student's Individualized Education Programs
October 2012 Number 69 This summer Governor Brown approved Assembly Bill (AB) 1467 which, among other things, clarified that the burden of providing educationally necessary occupational therapy an...
Posted: October 20, 2012 -
Governor Approves Bills Affecting the Health and Science Curriculum in Schools, GATE Program Standards, and Observance of the Labor Movement
October 2012 Number 68 On September 26, 2012, Governor Brown signed into law two bills that change pupil curriculum in the areas of organ procurement and tissue donation, as well as school distric...
Posted: October 19, 2012
