Supreme Court of California

Public school districts and a county that participate in certain state and federally-funded programs are not constitutionally-entitled to reimbursement from the state, for costs in complying with statutory requirements that school councils and advisory committees provide notice of meetings, and post agendas for those meetings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2003
• Published 05/22/2003

Judges

• GEORGE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Andrea Lynn Hoch, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Manuel M. Medeiros and Louis R. Mauro, Assistant Attorneys  General, Catherine M. Van Aken and Leslie R. Lopez, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul M. Starkey, Camille Shelton, Sacramento, and Eric D. Feller for Defendant and Respondent., Jo Anne Sawyerknoll, Sacramento, Jose A. Gonzales and Arthur M. Palkowitz, San Diego, for Real Party in Interest and Respondent San Deigo Unified School District., No appearance by Real Parties in Interest and Respondents Kern High School District and County of Santa Clara., Ruth Sorensen, Alturas, for California State Association of Counties, City of Buenaventura, City of Carlsbad, City of Dixon, City of Indian Wells, City of La Habra Heights, City of Merced, City of Monterey, City of Plymouth, City and County of San Francisco, City of San Luis Obispo, City of San Pablo, City of Tracy and City of Walnut Creek as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest and Respondents., Diana McDonough, San Rafael, Harold M. Freiman, San Ramon, Cynthia A. Schwerin, San Rafael, and Lozano Smith for California School Boards Association, though its Education Legal Alliance as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Parties in Interest and Respondents.