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With the excitement of the holiday season, finance-related filings may be the last thing on school officials’ priority lists. Please keep in mind two important end-of-the-calendar-year deadlines to stay off the “naughty” list: (1) continuing disclosure and (2) qualified status.
Continuing Disclosure
If your school has outstanding bonds, it likely entered into a continuing disclosure agreement (CDA) when those bonds were issued. A CDA requires school...
On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal Texas court vacated the April 23, 2024 U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) final rule that increased the minimum salary threshold for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemptions (Final Rule), concluding that the Final Rule was unlawful. The court’s decision applies nationwide and results in the minimum salary threshold for FLSA exemptions reverting to the pre-Final Rule level of $684 per week ($35,568 per year).
The Administrative Procedures...
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) recently published the 2024-2025 Pupil Accounting Manual (PAM) and a...
Earlier this month, Governor Whitmer signed into law Public Act 134 of 2024 (PA 134), which changes the performance evaluation ratings a probationary teacher must receive to successfully complete the teacher’s probationary period under the Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act (TTA).
PA 134 will become effective 91 days after final adjournment of the Michigan Legislature’s 2024 regular session, meaning PA 134 is expected to take effect in late March or early April 2025.
Currently, for...
On October 10, 2024, MDE issued a memorandum announcing the new competitive bid threshold, which MDE adjusts annually to account for inflation based on the consumer price index.
School districts, ISDs, and public school academies must competitively bid the following if the cost will exceed the new bid threshold of $30,512: (1) labor and materials for...
As announced in our August 20, 2024 E-Blast and August School Law Notes, entities nationwide are joining a lawsuit against insulin manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and others accused of artificially inflating insulin prices at the expense of employers and health plan entities, including insurance pools. The...
Cyber incidents in K-12 schools are on the rise. The total publicly reported cyber incidents in K-12 schools have risen significantly, affecting millions of students and school employees. Cyber incidents include data breaches, ransomware attacks, business email compromise scams, denial of service attacks, website and social media defacement, and online class and school meeting invasions.
Growing reliance on educational technology, including online maintenance of sensitive student and...
Governor Whitmer recently signed into law Public Act 110 of 2024, which amends the Michigan Prevailing Wages on State Projects Act (Prevailing Wage Act) to: (1) extend prevailing wage requirements to energy facility projects; (2) impose a registration requirement for state project contractors and subcontractors; and (3) require the submission of certified payroll records for state projects to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO).
PA 110 will become effective...
As anticipated, Moms for Liberty (MFL) has again updated its list of members that are now subject to a Kansas federal court’s injunction. In early July, the U.S. District Court for Kansas enjoined the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice from enforcing the 2024 Title IX regulations in the four states that filed the lawsuit and in any school attended by a child of a MFL member. We covered this decision in our July 2024...
When a student’s parents disagree about the care, teaching, and education of their child, school staff must understand each parent’s rights to effectively navigate their expectations and demands. This is particularly difficult when parents are battling over custody.
Nonmarried parents typically have joint physical and legal custody and share authority to make decisions regarding their child’s welfare. Absent a court order specifically stating otherwise, school staff should assume that...