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The Uniform Grant Guidance (Guidance), issued through the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), establishes uniform administrative require-ments, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards to non-federal entities (e.g., schools). Given the waves of ESSER funding over the last few years, school officials have likely become familiar with federal procurement requirements. For Thrun Policy Service subscribers, federal procurement is governed by Policy 3301A.

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Governor Whitmer recently signed into law Public Act 51 of 2023, which limits school officials’ authority to discipline a student who reports or is reported to have been sexually assaulted. The legislative intent of PA 51 is to increase reporting of sexual assault by limiting consequences to victims for conduct related to the reported sexual assault. For example, if a student reports sexual assault to school administrators and that student was in a prohibited location on campus when the...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently clarified employer responsibilities following an accommodation request under Title VII, a federal law that prohibits religious discrimination in employment. Groff v DeJoy, Case No. 22-174 (2023). The clarification makes it more difficult for an employer to lawfully deny such a request.

Gerald Groff is an Evangelical Christian whose religion requires devoting Sundays to worship and rest, not work. Groff began working for the U.S. Postal Service...

To help school officials understand and prepare for pending changes to the Public Employment Relations Act (PERA) and the Revised School Code (RSC), upcoming editions of School Law Notes will include articles analyzing the new laws and implications for schools. This month’s topic is union dues deduction.

Since March 16, 2012, PERA Section 10 prohibited schools from using resources to assist labor unions in collecting dues. The Michigan Legislature recently passed legislation...