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Legal Updates & Reminders
Determination of Independent Contractor Status 02-2010
In August 2009, the United States Government Accountability Office issued a report titled "Employee Misclassification: Improved Coordination, Outreach, and Targeting Could Better Ensure Detection and Prevention." The Report calls for increased focus on the misclassification of employees as independent contractors and enforcement by the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division during its targeted investigations.
Download the full document as a pdf.
Contact: Loren Soukup, Schools Legal Counsel lsoukup@sclscal.org
Public Agency Statement of Facts 03-2010(CC)
The Roster of Public Agencies is a public list of basic facts about a community college district.
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Contact: Virginia A. Riegel, Senior Associate General Counsel vriegel@sclscal.org
New State Laws That Affect California Community College Students 02-2010 (CC)
January 1, 2010 brought a number of changes to laws affecting California community college students.
Student Fees: Two Education Code sections that affect student fees were amended.
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Contact: Virginia A. Riegel, Senior Associate General Counsel vriegel@sclscal.org
Extension of COBRA Subsidy 01-2010
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) subsidy for qualifying workers who are laid off or terminated from their positions was extended on December 19, 2009, as part of the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010.
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Contact: Marko H. Fong, Assistant General Counsel mfong@sclscal.org
Extension of COBRA Subsidy 01-2010 (CC)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) subsidy for qualifying workers who are laid off or terminated from their positions was extended on December 19, 2009, as part of the Defense Appropriations Act of 2010.
Download the full document as a pdf.
Contact: Marko H. Fong, Assistant General Counsel mfong@sclscal.org
Supervisors of Pupil Activity Programs Must be Cleared by CCTC 32-2009
As of July 1, 2010, Assembly Bill 1025 will require that noncertificated employees and volunteers who supervise, direct, or coach a pupil activity program that is sponsored by, or affiliated with, a school district obtain an Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate ("ASCC") from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing ("CCTC") prior to assuming a paid or voluntary position.
Download the full document as a pdf.
Contact: Carl Corbin, Assistant General Counsel ccorbin@sclscal.org
Parent Volunteers (31-2009)
As school districts face the continuing need to reduce expenditures and employees, unions are vigilant in ensuring that work previously done by bargaining unit members is not done by other bargaining units, management, or by volunteers.
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Contact: Robert Latchaw, Employee/Employer Relations Coordinator rlatchaw@sclscal.org
When Emails Become Student Records Under FERPA (30-2009)
In the matter of SA, a minor v. Tulare County Office of Education and California Department of Education, a Federal District court recently clarified that emails about a student do not automatically become educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) simply because they have been kept on a server.
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Contact: Marko H. Fong, Assistant General Counsel mfong@sclscal.org
District of Choice Law 29-2009
On October 11, 2009, the Governor signed into law SB 680, which provides for the extension of the "District of Choice" program until 2017.
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Contact: Loren Soukup, Schools Legal Counsel lsoukup@sclscal.org
Permanent Teachers May Be Terminated For Failure To Obtain English Language Learner Certification 28-2009
A California Court of Appeal has affirmed that a school district may terminate permanent teachers who fail to obtain English language learner (EL) certification in violation of a district rule requiring certification as a condition of continuing employment.
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Contact: Nancy L. Klein, Senior Associate General Counsel nklein@sclscal.org
