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While on location at the Association of California School Administrators’ (ACSA) 2020 Annual Every Child Counts Symposium (ECC), host Sloan Simmons talked with Lozano Smith attorney and ECC presenter Jennifer Baldassari, and Nathan Moreno, Director of Special Education at Soledad Unified School District (as of July 1, 2020, Director of Special Education at Guadalupe Union School District), regarding student suicide risk assessments, child find, case law, and suicide prevention.  This timely discussion highlights recent legislative changes in the area of suicide prevention, and includes ideas on resources and best practices to consider when addressing the topic of suicide prevention in California school districts.  Bonus material recorded during school campus closures provides additional resources for helping students during the present crisis.

Show Notes & References

• 3:35 – Student v. Golden Plains USD (OAH 2019) OAH Case No. 2019040042
• 10:10 – School avoidance podcast episodes (Part 1 & Part 2)
• 14:22 – Completing a risk assessment
• 17:31 – Student Records
• 18:40 – Importance of risk assessments
• 21:04 – Impacts of 13 Reasons Why and Social Media
• 22:34 – Frequency of training
• 24:03 – AB 1767
• 24:36 – AB 34
• 24:52 – CDE & CSBA suicide prevention toolkits
• 26:07 – Support to a district and community if a suicide occurs
• 30:03 – Addressing suicide prevention and mental health issues during distance-learning times

 

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Host Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith attorneys Marisa Lincoln and Carolyn Gemma about California’s Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP).  Their discussion covers increasingly important legal parameters and best practices for complying with the State’s UCP, and how the UCP interacts with best practices in investigations and other complaint processes, such as that before the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Show Notes & References

• 1:20 – What is the UCP?
• 6:54 – California Code of Regulations, title 5, section 4600 et seq. and CSBA Model Policy and Regulation 1312.3
• 7:03 – Types of complaints subject to the UCP
• 8:59 – Types of complaints that are not subject to the UCP
• 9:55 – Do UCP complaints need to be in writing?
• 12:04 – Requirements of the UCP
• 21:28 – Findings and Decision Letter
• 35:23 – CDE appeals process
• 43:55 – CSBA Model Policy and Regulation 5145.7 (Sexual Harassment Policy)
• 44:13 – CSBA Model Policy and Regulation 5145.3 (Anti-Discrimination, Intimidation and Bullying Policy)
• 48:45 – Education Code 234.1

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In this episode, Jenell Van Bindsbergen and William P. Curley III, co-chairs of the firm’s Municipal Practice Group, talk about the unprecedented crush of affordable housing legislation enacted by the California Legislature in 2019.  The team discusses what the new laws mean for city governments, and how the legislation strikes at local control and other issues of importance to local municipalities.

Show Notes & References

• 1:34  Episode 14: Police in Schools – The Role of a School Resource Officer
• 1:49  No Easy Answers – Cities, School Districts, and the Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis
• 4:35  Assembly Bill (AB) 101
• 23:19  Senate Bill (SB) 330 – Housing Crisis Act of 2019
• 24:15  Ministerial Approval
• 32:55  Interim Zoning (Government Code section 65858)
• 35:37  Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
• 43:29  AB 881 and AB 68
• 44:38  AB 101 and SB 330: The Juggernauts of the 2019 Housing Laws (Client News Brief 76: December 2019)

 

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While on location at the California School Boards Association’s (CSBA) 2019 Annual Education Conference, host Sloan Simmons talks with CSBA General Counsel, Kathryn Meola, and one of Lozano Smith’s founding partners, Mike Smith, about critical legal issues impacting educational and other public agencies heading in 2020 and beyond.

Show Notes & References

• 2:45  W. v. Tehachapi Unified School Dist., Ninth Circuit Case No. 19-15680, appeal from 2019 WL 1092574 (E.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2019)
• 2:53  Education Legal Alliance (ELA)
• 3:58  R. ex rel. E.N. v. LAUSD (9th Cir. 2015) 805 F.3d 1164
• 7:13  California Voting Rights Act (CVRA), Elections Code sections 14025-14032 (2001)
• 11:25  Serrano v. Priest (177) 20 Cal.3d 25
• 15:14  Gordon v. LAUSD, Ninth Circuit Case No. 19-55806, appeal from 2019 WL 2511936 (C.D. Cal. June 17, 2019)
• 18:42  Ross v. County of Riverside (2019) 36 Cal. App. 5th 25
• 23:03  Assembly Bill (AB) 1353 (limit on probationary service for classified employees)
• 26:56  L. v. Clovis Unified School Dist., Ninth Circuit Case No. 18-16669, on appeal from 2018 WL 3738963 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 3, 2018)
• 29:10  Payne v. Peninsula School Dist. (9th Cir. 2011) 653 F.3d 863
• 29:26  Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools (2017) 580 U.S. ___, 137 S.Ct. 743
• 31:18  Paul G. by and through Steve G. v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School Dist. (9th Cir. 2019)
• 33:43  CSBA Online Learning Center
• 35:30  AB 218 (childhood sexual abuse and assault, limitations periods)
• 41:20  Vergara v. State of California, 246 Cal.App.4th 619
• 41:50  Atwater Elementary School Dist. v. California Dept. of General Services (2007) 41 Cal.4th 227

 

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Host Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith partners Michelle Cannon and Gabriela Flowers, co-chairs of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, about important new labor and employment laws passed in 2019 and how they will impact public agency employers in the new year.  Topics covered include employment classifications, probationary periods for classified public school employees, new lactation accommodation requirements, settlement agreements with employees, and expansion of anti-discrimination laws, among others.  This a must listen as we head into the new year, as most of these new laws become effective January 1, 2020, and may require changes to agency policies.

Show Notes & References

• 2:18  Assembly Bill (AB) 1353 (Limit on probationary service for classified employees)
• 4:31  AB 9 (Employment discrimination claim timelines)
• 4:59  California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
• 5:57  Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• 6:17  Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
• 8:01  Senate Bill (SB) 328 (School start times) (Client News Brief 66: November 2019)
• 10:24  SB 188 (Hairstyles)
• 13:07  SB 778 (New sexual harassment training requirements)
• 13:22  SB 1343 (2018)
• 15:52  SB 142 (Lactation accommodations)
• 17:03  AB 749 (Settlement agreement no-rehire language)
• 22:52  AB 1223 (Organ donation)
• 25:33  SB 83 (Family leave policies)
• 27:18  California State Disability Insurance (CA-SDI)
• 28:26  AB 5 (Dynamex decision re employee classifications)
• 30:24  Borello test

 

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Lozano Smith partners Mary Lerner and Anne Collins, co-chairs of the firm’s Governance Practice Group, talk about the basics that every newly elected member of a local agency governing body should know when assuming office.  This podcast isn’t just for newly electeds – it’s full of information for public officials, local agency staff, and members of the voting public too.

Show Notes & References

• 8:00  The Brown Act
• 15:20  The Public Records Act
• 16:25  City of San Jose v. Superior Court (2017) 2 Cal.5th 608
• 18:42  The Political Reform Act (Government Code section 87100 et seq.)
  
• 19:19  Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700)
• 19:24  Podcast: Episode 16: It’s Time to Fill Out Your Form 700!
• 20:48  Government Code section 1090
• 24:09  Video: Staying Under the Umbrella: Board Members’ Obligations and Immunities 
• 30:05  Ethics training (AB 1234)
• 30:08  Sexual Harassment training
• 30:32  Lozano Smith Client Services (ClientServices@lozanosmith.com)

 

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Sloan Simmons sits down with Lozano Smith Special Education Practice Group Leaders Marcy Gutierrez and Aly Bivins, along with special education, 504, and student attorney Kyle Raney, to discuss this year’s legislative activity in the area of special education, as well to get their views on what school officials should be thinking about in the special education arena looking forward to 2020.

Show Notes & References

• 2:07  Assembly Bill (AB) 605 (Assistive technology devices) (Client News Brief 51: October 2019)
• 5:35  Senate Bill (SB) 75 (Education finance)
• 8:53  AB 1172 (Non-public schools and non-public agencies)
• 11:18  AB 947 (Visually impaired students)
• 11:46  Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC)
• 13:44  Orientation & Mobility (O&M) evaluations
• 14:23  SB 695 – Not signed by Governor (Obligation to translate IEP documents for parents)
• 18:31  SB 223 (Medicinal cannabis – Jojo’s Act) (Client News Brief 57: October 2019)
• 18:38  Episode 31: Legislative Roundup – Student Bills (listen here)
• 22:22  Student v. Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District (2018) OAH Case No. 2018050651 (Client News Brief 55: October 2018)
• 24:29  AB 2657 (Seclusion and Restraints) (Client News Brief 90: December 2018)

 

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Lozano Smith attorneys Daniel Maruccia and Harold Freiman discuss what AB 48 could mean for school facilities funding if approved by the voters in March 2020.

Show Notes & References

• • 2:52  3-legged stool
  • 4:49  Prop 47 (2002)
  • 5:09  Prop 55 (2004)
  • 5:30  Prop 1D (2006)
  • 6:24  Prop 51 (2016)
  • 10:42  AB 48 (2019) (Client News Brief 62 – October 2019)
  • 13:25  School Facilities Programs (SFP)
  • 17:00  Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) / State Allocation Board (SAB)
  • 23:35  Prop 39 bonds
  • 24:01  Tax rate limit
  • 30:29  Sterling fees (1986)
  • 30:56  SB 50 (1997) – School impact fee law

 

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Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith Student Practice Group Leaders Ruth Mendyk and Aimee Perry regarding this year’s legislative enactments impacting students and tips for school districts in preparing for compliance with these new laws.

Show Notes & References

• 2:29 Senate Bill (SB) 543 (Sexual harassment complaint procedure poster) (Client News Brief 71: November 2019)
• 6:00  Assembly Bill (AB) 34 (Bullying & harassment policies posted online) (Client News Brief 70: November 2019)
• 9:22  AB 1767 (Suicide prevention) (Client News Brief 70: November 2019)
• 12:14  SB 316 (Student ID cards) (Client News Brief 71: November 2019)
• 16:05  SB 419 (“k-violation” – Ed. Code section 48900(k)) (Client News Brief 52: October 2019)
• 19:33  Teachers authority – Ed. Code section 48910
• 20:22  Other means of correction – Ed. Code section 48900.5
• 22:45  AB 982 (Homework for suspended students – Ed. Code section 48903) (Client News Brief 64: October 2019)
• 28:05  SB 328 (School start times) (Client News Brief 66: November 2019)
• 36:13  SB 711 (Gender change on student documents) (Client News Brief 48: October 2019) 
• 38:39  SB 223 (Medicinal cannabis – Jojo’s Act) (Client News Brief 57: October 2019)
• 42:26 Student v. Rincon Valley Union Elementary School District (2018) OAH Case No. 2018050651 (Client News Brief 55: October 2018)
• 45:05  HIPAA/FERPA records
• 46:42  AB 272 (Smart phones) (Client News Brief 46: October 2019)
• 49:05  SB 276 & SB 714 (Immunizations) (Client News Brief 54: October 2019)

 

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Following months of discussion regarding the impact that charter schools have had on traditional public schools, the Legislature has passed, and Governor Newsom has signed, two bills that will have wide-ranging impacts on California charter schools and their authorizers. Joining host Devon Lincoln to discuss these new laws, and what charter school authorizers need to know about these changes, are attorneys Megan Macy and Ed Sklar.

Show Notes & References

• 2:50  Assembly Bill (AB) 1505
• 16:42  Assembly Bill (AB) 1507
• 19:48  Anderson Union High School District v. Shasta Secondary Home School (2016) 4 Cal.App.5th 262
• 26:40  Lozano Smith Charter School Toolkit (to request a Toolkit, email ClientServices@lozanosmith.com)
• 27:16  Lozano Smith Charter Symposium

 

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