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Legal counsel briefs Elk Grove Unified on new education laws, court rulings and AI risks

Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education · January 27, 2026
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Summary

District legal counsel summarized recent state legislation (including SB 848 requirements for classified staff reporting and professional‑boundaries policies), U.S. Supreme Court and federal appeals litigation (Mahmood, Mirabelli) and emergent issues around AI, immigration enforcement and the Brown Act that will require policy and operational follow‑up by the district.

Karen Rezendes of Lozano Smith briefed the board on dozens of recent and pending legal changes and court decisions that will affect district policy and operations.

Key items she highlighted included a new law that establishes board‑member compensation tiers tied to district ADA (codified in Education Code provisions referenced during the presentation); the U.S. Supreme Court’s Mahmood decision addressing parental notice and opt‑out in elementary instructional materials; and a set of pending appeals in the…

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