On April 7, 2016, Partner Christopher Mestecky and Associate Ashley Pope participated as two of the judges in the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School's 28th Annual Moot Court Competition. The tournament was co-sponsored by the Hofstra University School of Law. There were approximat...
Despite the lobbying efforts of NYSSBA, NYSCOSS, NYSASBO and other State-wide education organizations during the final days of the State budget negotiations, the Legislature and Governor declined to take any action in the adopted 2016-17 State budget to delink APPR and State Aid. Instead, the Aid...
On March 21, 2016, the Board of Regents (“Regents”) adopted emergency regulations to implement the new registration and continuing teacher and leader education (“CTLE”) requirements that were enacted as part of the Education Transformation Act of 2015 (“Act”) commencing with the 2016-17 school y...
Associate Ashley Pope authored an article entitled “What you need to know about ‘E-discovery' in litigation involving school districts” for the January 2016 issue of the New York State School Boards Association's publication, On Board. Click here for the full article
Ashley C. Pope presented at the Nassau County Bar Association's Education Law Committee's meeting on January 13, 2016 on Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and the outlook for school employee health benefits in 2016, including compliance with the ACA's Employer Shared Responsibility provisions...
Federal legislation has delayed the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's excise tax on high-cost health insurance (also referred to as the Cadillac tax) for two years. In addition, the IRS has provided short extensions of the deadlines for filing and furnishing the forms required for repor...
Nassau County's action in removing LIPA properties from the tax rolls is having unintended consequences for school districts in Nassau County. If your school district has properties that are owned by LIPA you may be affected as well. Check with you school attorney for specific inquiries. (Clients...
In follow-up to our client memoranda dated August 26, 2015 and November 6, 2015 regarding reporting on health insurance coverage provided to employees (and their dependents) to the IRS under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code, this client update addresses a follow-up inquiry conc...
As employers continue to take steps to come into and prepare for compliance with the Affordable Care Act, including the ACA's employer shared responsibility provisions under Section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code and the reporting provisions under Sections 6055 and 6056, now is a good time to...
On October 27, 2015, the Board of Regents (“Regents”) amended §100.19 of the Commissioner's regulations pertaining to school receivership to add provisions relating to collective bargaining and the resolution of unresolved bargaining issues. The new provisions, which take effect immediately, are ...
Partner Gary L. Steffanetta, Esq., will be a presenter at the December 14, 2015, Nassau & Suffolk Academies of Law 2015 Annual School Law Conference, on the topic of “Probationary Teachers and Administrators (Jarema Credit, Juul Agreements, Appointments, and Early Grants of Tenure)” Partner Richa...
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During the period from October 1, 2015 to October 30, 2015, a school district or BOCES may submit an initial application to the State Education Department (“SED”) for an APPR Hardship Waiver. Unlike the APPR Plan submission requirements, the Hardship Waiver process is not codified in statute or ...
On September 17, 2015, the Board of Regents (“Regents”) approved revised emergency regulations governing Annual Professional Performance Reviews (“APPR”) following a 45-day public comment period on the initial emergency regulations approved by the Regents in June. The revised regulations take ef...
The Affordable Care Act's Section 6055 and Section 6056 employer reporting on health insurance offered to employees is due beginning January 2016. The IRS has published sample forms and guidance to aid employers in preparing for compliance with these reporting requirements.
SED's 2014–15 APPR Implementation Certification Form must be submitted to SED's portal by August 28, 2015 in order to demonstrate full implementation of a district's APPR plan for the 2014–15 school year and in order to be eligible to apply for a hardship waiver in the event a district is unable ...
Partner Kathy Ahearn and Associate Ashley Pope authored an article entitled, “Voter Propositions and the Tax Levy Limit” for the Summer 2015 issue of the New York State Association of School Business Officials' publication, The Reporter. View Article
Associate Anthony Fasano authored an article entitled, “FOIL 101: An Inside Route to Better Discovery” for Perspective, a New York State Bar Association publication View Article
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the New York State Association of School Business Officials' Education Summit on June 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. For more information about...
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a Legal Update at the New York State Association of School Business Officials' Education Summit on June 8, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The conference will be held at the Saratoga Hilton, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. For more information about t...
Partner Gary L. Steffanetta will be presenting at NYSSBA's Summer Law Conference at the Islandia Marriott on July 23, 2015. Gary will speak regarding Teacher Discipline – An Altered Landscape
Partner Gary L. Steffanetta will be presenting at NYSSBA's Summer Law Conference at the Islandia Marriott on July 23, 2015. Gary will speak regarding Teacher Discipline – An Altered Landscape
On April 1, 2015, the Legislature passed the 2015-2016 State Budget, including the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII budget bill (S. 2006-B/A. 3006-B). The Education Transformation Act of 2015 (“Act”), found in Section 2 of the legislation, makes significant changes relating to p...
Chapter 434 of the Laws of 2014 amended Education Law § 4402 effective July 1, 2015 to require public schools to notify every parent of their rights regarding referral and evaluation of their child for purposes of special education services or programs upon their child's enrollment or attendance ...
Partners Kathy Ahearn, Erin O'Grady-Parent and Gary Steffanetta will present Legal Hot Topics at the NYSCOSS New Superintendents' Workshop on March 8, 2015 at the Albany Hilton Hotel.
