Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
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Education Data Privacy and Security Laws: Best Practices for School Districts
Leadership in the Time of COVID
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Haight Partner Greg Rolen who is general counsel for the Orange County Board of Education recently testified before the California State Assembly Education Committee on the disruptive nature of Senate Bill 907 which...more
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - WRAL: Japanese pharma company to invest up to $530M in Sanford - Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Kirin — which in February said it would build a $200 million plant in Sanford — is actually...more
In this episode of Gavels & Gowns, an Education Law podcast, co-hosts Hal Johnson and Micah Schwartz speak with Scott Brabrand, executive director of the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. Scott provides a...more
Welcome to the fourth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. We begin this edition with discussion of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. On April 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education released its...more
In Colorado, CRS § 22-33-104 the statute that defines school truancy and requires kids to attend school. If a child doesn't attend school as ordered, or if parents fail to ensure their child's attendance, they can face...more
LEGISLATORS ADDRESS A VARIETY OF EDUCATION ISSUES IN 2024 - As we approach completion of the first quarter of 2024, many states are gearing up for their legislative sessions while others have adjourned for the year....more
While bonds can be used to finance capital needs for Georgia school districts, other strategies are available that do not require a referendum. Tax anticipation notes, multi-year lease purchases, certificates of...more
As a result of the 2023 valuation update, several counties have requested all jurisdictions, including school districts, to voluntarily give back millage to reverse the impact of inflationary increases on collections,...more
Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: The dog days of summer - prime time for tobacco harvest - The modern farmer and the process of harvesting tobacco — North Carolina’s cash crop of old — have both evolved thanks to advances...more
Economic Development - STREET INSIDER: Duke Energy awards $250,000 in grant funds to support economic development in North Carolina - The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grant funds to the Economic...more
While a recent Pennsylvania ruling issued In February 2023 has been hailed as a victory for the underfunded school districts in the state, it could be a long road ahead before meaningful change makes its way to the students,...more
Win in Court doesn’t Assure More Pennsylvania School Funding - “Pennsylvania is the latest state where the public school funding system was found to be unconstitutional, but the experience in other states suggests there’s...more
Agriculture - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: With little oversight, NC poultry farms raise 1 billion birds a year. Who pays the cost? Johnny “Van” Garris sees how North Carolina’s poultry industry has grown every time he leaves...more
According to the State of Ohio Department of Transportation website, the new division is intended to develop and provide training for school staff members whose districts opt to allow certain employees to be armed on school...more
Economic Development - WWAY NEWS: Visitor spending increases in all 100 North Carolina counties- All 100 North Carolina counties saw in increase in tourism dollars, according to data released Wednesday by the North...more
Economic Development - AREA DEVELOPMENT: NVR Expands-Plans Kings Mountain-Fayetteville, North Carolina, Operations - NVR, Inc., a leading homebuilder, will expand its capacity in Kings Mountain and build a new facility...more
Recently-enacted HB 126 significantly alters the rights and procedures for local school districts (among other government entities) to contest property valuations for real property taxes. The changes described below will...more
Methacton Sch. Dist. v. Off. of Open Records of Cmmw., 250 C.D. 2021, 2021 WL 6122163, at *1 (Pa. Cmmw. Dec. 28, 2021). The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania holds that a request for the emails of four individuals over a...more
For school districts and community college districts considering November 8, 2022 bond elections. The statutory deadline to adopt the Election Order is Monday, August 22, 2022....more
For school districts and community college districts considering November 2022 bond elections. The statutory deadline to submit the Resolution Calling the Election is August 12, 2022, but some counties have earlier deadlines...more
On May 13, 2022, Gov. Hochul signed Chapter 201 of the laws of 2022. Included in this legislation, which passed unanimously in both the Senate and Assembly, was the elimination of the requirement for school districts and...more
Agriculture - WECT: N.C. Senator addresses future of industrial hemp and CBD amid uncertainty of legal status - Since 2017, farmers in North Carolina have legally grown cannabis sativa, better known as industrial hemp,...more
Agriculture - COASTAL REVIEW: Highly infectious virus spreads among wild birds on coast - Coastal North Carolina’s wild birds and commercial poultry have not been immune to the outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian...more
California Education Policy Update - In his January budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for spending $20,855 per pupil for K-12, accounting for all sources, which would be the highest spending ever as Newsom seeks...more
COVID-19 - Los Angeles Unified School District lifted its mask mandate for students and staff on March 23, 2022, a significant development for California’s largest school district. In line with the agreement made with the...more