Case Law & Legislation: 2012 AB9 Bullying
SUMMARY OF ASSEMBLY BILL 9: BULLYING Bottom Line: Assembly Bill 9, which amends Education Code section 32261, is one of three bills passed to in 2011 that either addresses student bullying generally or...
View ArticleCase Law & Legislation: 2012 AB746 Defining Cyberbullying
SUMMARY OF SENATE BILL 746: DEFINING CYBERBULLYING Bottom Line: Education Code section 32261 establishes an interagency taskforce that assists districts in the establishment of safety plans and...
View ArticleCase Law & Legislation: 2012 AB1732 Cyberbullying
SUMMARY OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1732: CYBERBULLYING Bottom Line: Cyberbullying was identified as an act subjecting a student to discipline in legislation that was effective in 2012. This year, AB1732 amends...
View ArticleCase Law & Legislation: 2012 AB1156 Bullying
SUMMARY OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1156: BULLYING Bottom Line: Students can apply to attend a district in which the student is not a resident, usually pursuant to an interdistrict transfer agreement. AB 1156...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Digital Materials Bills
On Aug. 27, Governor Brown signed two bills that will increase the availability of instructional materials in digital format. AB 133 (Ch. 157) requires a publisher or manufacturer that submits a...
View ArticleNEWSFLASH! New Ruling for Cyberbullying, Administrators & Discipline
In a ruling that, for the first time, provides specific guidance to school administrators addressing issues such as cyberbullying and threats via technology, a federal court has determined that school...
View ArticleBill Watch! Get Your Latest Bill News Here!
LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR 2014 (tentative) January 6 – Legislature reconvenes January 31 – Last day for each house (Assembly and Senate) to pass bills introduced in that house in 2013 February 21 – Last day...
View ArticleNew Law Requires Local Public Agencies in California to Notify Anyone...
Although existing California law requires businesses and state agencies to notify affected consumers when there has been a breach in the security of their information, the law has previously exempted...
View ArticleNEWSFLASH! Government Workers Can Keep Messages from Personal Devices Private
Last March, you may have read about a case that ON[the]LINE highlighted, where there was a “trial court decision interpreting the definition of a ‘public record’ ordered public officials in the City of...
View ArticleCalifornia Legislature EdTech Bills
Check out this handy chart to give you an quick update to the most recent status of important EdTech bills! This chart was produced by CETPA, in partnership with CSBA and Fagen Friedman &...
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