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Board weighs whether to accept new state safety/mental‑health funds that require waiver of attorney‑client privilege
Summary
Administrators and legal counsel briefed the board on Oct. 27 about Section 31aa, a new one‑time state funding program with an opt‑in deadline of Nov.16 that carries a statutory waiver clause affecting attorney‑client privilege in certain investigations.
Marty and district legal counsel summarized a new state program (Section 31aa) during the Oct. 27 meeting that offers three funding components: a mandatory opt‑in allocation (subsection 2) and two competitive grant tracks for school resource officers/safety dogs and mental‑health support staff (subsections 4 and 5).
The board’s immediate concern centered on subsection 2’s requirement that districts opting into the funds consent to a waiver of…
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