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Attorney outlines state-level changes schools should note, from expulsion notices to paid sick leave
Summary
Attorney Tom Mooney summarized legislative changes affecting boards of education, including expulsion hearing notice changes, expanded paid sick leave, HVAC inspection rules, and a ban on delegating authority to schedule Thanksgiving Day high school football games.
Attorney Tom Mooney of Shipman & Goodwin presented a handout and walked the Windsor Locks Board of Education through a set of state legislative changes and their implications for local boards.
Mooney highlighted multiple items: changes to expulsion hearing notice procedures; parent notification for student behavior causing harm; community service changes; school climate surveys and climate-improvement planning; "Paid Sick Leave expanded for all employees"; FMLA changes for noncertified school board employees; updates to mandated reporter statute language; new HVAC inspection and evaluation requirements; guidance on reserve funds; and a "Ban on Delegating Authority to Schedule Thanksgiving Day High School Football Games." Board members received the handout and held a brief discussion.
Mooney's presentation was framed as an informational update; the board did not take immediate policy action at the Sept. 12 meeting but was alerted to items that may require administrative or policy follow-up.
