Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
Partner Greg Rolen Explains the Intricacies of Charter School Act to Orange County Board of Education
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 - BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA: Fifty-one North Carolina towns achieve Main Street America status - Fifty-one North Carolina communities have received Main Street America accreditation status for 2024,...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
In a busy Legislative Session, one bill passed that may go unnoticed, but will be of help to Boards of Education. Through House Bill 3146, the Legislature adopted the Uniform Public Meetings During Emergencies Act (“the...more
During the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia, the Legislature enacted twenty-one bills that impact education. A summary follows: Act 772 (H.B. 1292) prohibits students who participate in 4-H sponsored...more
On June 23, 2021, Senate Bill 22 went into effect in Ohio, and as schools resume instruction across the state, staff and families alike have been wrangling with its impact on quarantining and isolation procedures. Health...more
Economic Development - ROCKINGHAM NOW: Gov. Cooper announces 325 jobs as biopharmaceutical manufacturer selects Lee County - Abzena Holdings (US) LLC, a life sciences contract development and manufacturing organization...more
Spring is in the air….and so is budget season! For Connecticut board of education members and administrators the annual budget ritual can be an exhausting and politically-delicate process. As important as it is to rally the...more
A Connecticut board of education frequently manages the most acreage and employs the most people of any business in the community. While this column usually focuses upon legal issues concerning the education of students, and...more
It’s become tradition for lawmakers and lobbyists that the first Wednesday of each new legislative session start with an early morning surrounded by hundreds of their closest friends at the Georgia World Congress Center...more
Governor Cooper signed House Bill 1043: 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Act and Senate Bill 704: COVID-19 Recovery Act into law earlier this week. The pair of relief bills allocate $1.5 billion to schools, hospitals, small businesses,...more
As skies cleared over the Gold Dome this evening, legislators and lobbyists rode floods of rainwater and legislation out of the building and into a three-day respite from the 2020 Legislative Session....more
Roadrunners, Hawks, Mariners, and other big-headed mascots flocked to the Capitol atrium today for Georgia State College Day at the Capitol, and House and Senate members also had education on their minds. ...more
While the weather outside is merely drizzly, March came in like a lion through the halls of the State Capitol today. The Senate Appropriations Committee brought the building to life this morning by unveiling its take on the...more
A little-known lawsuit in Orange County has important implications for each of California’s 58 county departments of education, and chances are you’ve heard nothing about it. On November 18, 2019, the Orange County Board...more
Agriculture - INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE: N.C. hemp farmers uncertain in countdown to new regulations - The clock is ticking on hemp licenses for North Carolina farmers....more
Even with the North Carolina General Assembly out of session for the next few months, it was still a busy week in Raleigh as legislative interim committee meetings kicked into gear. The State Board of Education held their...more
Agriculture - THE COURIER TIMES: NC A&T to hold February hemp conference North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host a hemp conference for small farmers from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11,...more
Members of the General Assembly have been hard at work in their districts making the most out of the interim. Across social media, members can be seen visiting local schools, restaurants, and hosting panels to hear their...more
Global Warming Solutions Act: asking for too much or not enough? The House Committee on Energy and Technology took testimony this week on the The Global Warming Solutions Act. University of Vermont Professor Jon Erickson...more
After the fanfare of opening day yesterday, the General Assembly settled into a quiet anxiety today ahead of the State of the State Address on Thursday, where Governor Kemp is expected to unveil his much-awaited budget...more
In response to outcry from educators in and outside of Illinois about the legitimate need to use prone and supine restraint for certain diverse learners and the lack of notice to allow teams to identify alternative...more
Agriculture - INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE: One of a kind plant-based food pilot plant opens its doors at NC Research Campus in Kannapolis - The North Carolina Food Innovation Lab has officially made its home in Kannapolis....more
As we reported at the time, in 2015 the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) issued non-regulatory guidance regarding the application of Section 24-14 of the Illinois School Code to teacher resignations. After amendments...more
Agriculture - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: Trump approves one of NC's requests for disaster assistance in Dorian recovery - Governments in parts of North Carolina affected by September’s Hurricane Dorian are now able to receive...more