Tax collections or religion in the classroom. When superintendents, board attorneys and board members themselves face a legal question, KSBA is a ready source for discussion of options. Not limited to telephone consultations, this service includes review of new district policy issues and legislative bills and state agency regulations. Publications such as Legal Considerations and Council Update are d esigned to keep school leaders updated on important court rulings. The Council of School Board Attorneys offers members with summer and winter meetings, in-service workshops and other training opportunities to meet annual certification requirements.
Staff also provide school law in-service training seminars across the state.
S pecial S ervices Attorney General's opinions Regularly updated, this report primarily covers education-related legal opinions released by the Office of the Attorney General. However, the subscription service also includes opinions on other areas such as employment, liability and child protection. The council holds at least two professional development seminars annually devoted exclusively to issues of school law on the state and federal levels. Members also are provided with quarterly editions of KSBA's school law publication, Please Note. Consultation on case law, regulations and statutes KSBA staff respond daily to inquiries from school board members and superintendents on rulings and interpretations of state and federal school law and regulations.