Category: Episodes
Episode 34: The 7 Things Every Elected Board or Council Member Should Know

Episode 34: The 7 Things Every Elected Board or Council Member Should Know

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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.

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Episode 33: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Special Education Bills

Episode 33: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Special Education Bills

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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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Episode 32: AB 48 Would Have A Big Impact on School Facilities – If Voters Approve (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith podcast)

Episode 32: AB 48 Would Have A Big Impact on School Facilities – If Voters Approve (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith podcast)

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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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Episode 31: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Student Bills

Episode 31: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Student Bills

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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.

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Episode 30: Charter School Reform Laws Have Been Enacted – Now What?

Episode 30: Charter School Reform Laws Have Been Enacted – Now What?

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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.

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Episode 29: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 2)

Episode 29: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 2)

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In Part 2 of our discussion on school avoidance, Sloan Simmons continues the discussion with Jennifer Baldassari and Susan Bishop about case examples, myths, and best practices.

Show Notes & References

  • 3:15  Confirmation Bias
  • 7:10  General Education Interventions (Ed. Code 56303)
  • 8:45  ERMHS Assessments
  • 10:30  Orinda Union School District v. Student  (2017) OAH Case No. 2017060787
  • 14:40  Lucia Mar Unified School District v. Student  (2017) OAH Case No. 2017020299
  • 16:20  Residential Treatment Centers
  • 23:20  Parent v. Berkeley Unified School District  (2018) OAH Case No. 2018030517
  • 34:37  Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District  (2018) OAH Case No. 2017110028
  • 47:19  Takeaways

 

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Episode 28: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 1)

Episode 28: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 1)

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In Part 1 of our discussion on school avoidance, Sloan Simmons talks with Jennifer Baldassari and Susan Bishop about the challenges districts face in school avoidance issues from both a legal and practical perspective, highlighting the top myths associated with school avoidance along the way.

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Episode 27: What Is Least Restrictive Environment? What the Courts Say

Episode 27: What Is Least Restrictive Environment? What the Courts Say

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Host Sloan Simmons talks to Lozano Smith’s Special Education Practice Group Leader Marcy Gutierrez and special education litigator Kristy Boyes about the challenges schools face in providing the least restrictive environment (LRE) to students with special needs, and what guidance we can glean from federal law as enunciated by the Ninth Circuit, including in the 2019 case of Solorio v. Clovis Unified School District (J.S.) (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2019) Case No. 17-16625, which was litigated by Sloan and Kristy before the district court and Ninth Circuit.

Show Notes & References

  • 1:42  LRE (Least Restrictive Environment) – 20 U.S.C. § 1412(a)(5); 34 C.F.R. § 300.114; 34 C.F.R. § 300.115
  • 2:50  IDEA (Individual with Disabilities Education Act) – 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq.
  • 7:34  Sacramento City Unified Sch. Dist. v. Rachel H. (9th Cir. 1994) 14 F.3d 1398
  • 11:05  Poolaw v. Bishop (9th Cir. 1995) 567 F.3d 830
  • 20:12  K.M. v. Tehachapi Unified Sch. Dist. (E.D. Cal. Apr. 5, 2017) Case No. 1:15-cv-001835 LJO JLT, 2017 WL 1348807
  • 23:02  Solorio v. Clovis Unified Sch. Dist. (J.S.) (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2019) Case No. 17-16625, 748 Fed.Appx. 146
  • 32:47  R.M. by and through S.M. v. Gilbert Unified Sch. Dist. (9th Cir. Apr. 24, 2019) Case No. 17-16722, 768 Fed.Appx. 720
  • 34:45  Baquerizo v. Garden Grove Unified Sch. Dist. (9th Cir. 2016) 826 F.3d 1179

 

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Episode 26: No Easy Answers – Cities, School Districts, and the Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis

Episode 26: No Easy Answers – Cities, School Districts, and the Statewide Affordable Housing Crisis

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As California seeks legislative solutions for the statewide housing crisis, new laws increasingly seek to ease the path toward construction of affordable housing.  Implementation of these laws has widespread financial and planning impacts on cities, counties and school districts.  Host Devon Lincoln talks with Harold Freiman and Bill Curley about the affordable housing crisis and the repercussions of the new laws at the local level.  This conversation explores how cities and counties are effected by the increasingly centralized state laws, and how the resulting increase in the pace of development impacts school districts.

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Episode 25: The Evolving Landscape of Title IX Compliance

Episode 25: The Evolving Landscape of Title IX Compliance

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Title IX impacts more than just college athletics. Host Sloan Simmons talks with Michelle Cannon and Stephanie White of Lozano Smith’s Title IX Impact Team about the current status of the law, including the proposed regulations which contain sweeping revisions to existing practices. This conversation explores the depth and breadth of Title IX and provides important insights for all public school administrators in K-12 through college.

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