In last month’s edition of School Law Notes, we reviewed the importance of filing the Municipal Finance Qualifying Statement form with the Michigan Department of Treasury by December[...]
For a school that wants to borrow money, obtaining “qualified status” each year from the Michigan Department of Treasury is critical. Before a school issues most types of[...]
As noted in the previous article, on September 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights provided guidance on face-covering requirements for students with disabilities.[...]
On September 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) issued two Q&A guidance documents on commonly asked special education and Section 504 questions in light of COVID-19.[...]
On September 30, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed into law Public Act 165, amending the State School Aid Act (SSAA). Our September 30, 2020 E-Blast explained certain urgent aspects[...]
Revised School Code Section 1613 allows a school district or ISD to authorize local taxing jurisdictions to levy half or all school taxes on July 1 by filing[...]
In our June 25, 2020 School Law Notes, we addressed the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) “Letter of Impending Enforcement Action” issued against the[...]