Court Prohibits Bond Expenditure on Stadium Lighting Because Lighting Was Not Specifically Listed as Contemplated Project

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, recently held that school district bond revenues could not be spent on stadium lighting where the bond proposition did not specifically list field lighting as part of the contemplated projects, in accordance with the requirements of Proposition 39. (Taxpayers for Accountable School Bond Spending v. San Diego Unified School Dist. (---Cal.Rptr.3d---, Cal.App. 4 Dist., April 25, 2013).

Read the Legal Alert for the details and what it means for your district.

Meghan Covert Russell

Join KMTG Attorneys at CSBA's Annual Education Conference!

Tomorrow, November 29th, marks the beginning of the 2012 Annual Education Conference of the California School Boards Association (CSBA).

KMTG has been proud to partner with CSBA over the years to provide the very best in education and training for CSBA members. This year's conference is being held in San Francisco and we're pleased to report that several KMTG attorneys were selected as speakers and panel participants.

KMTG attorney Roman Munoz is conducting a workshop entitled Leadership in Collective Bargaining -- Strategies for Success.  Check out the presentation on Saturday, December 1 from 8:30-9:45am at Moscone West.

Additionally, Addison Covert will be presenting two Table Talks on Friday, November 30 at Moscone West.  Addison, along with KMTG attorney Stacy Toledo, will discuss Planning for Your Successful 2013 Bond Election from 8:30-9:45am.  Addison and Meghan Covert Russell will review Your Charter School Responsibilities Under Proposition 39 from 10:00-11:15am.

If you are attending the CSBA meeting, you won't want to miss these insightful presentations by members of the KMTG Education group. We hope to see you there!

District Not Required To Locate Charter School At Its Preferred Location

In Los Angeles International Charter High School v. Los Angeles Unified School District (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 2 Dist., October 11, 2012), a California Court of Appeal considered the challenge by a charter school to a school district’s decision to provide facilities at a site other than the Charter’s preferred location.  The appellate court ruled that Proposition 39 requires only that school districts make “reasonable efforts” to place charter schools “near” their desired location but does not require districts to provide charter schools with the specific requested location.

For further analysis of the case please see our Legal Alert.

Meghan Covert Russell