Did You Know?

• On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education released updated guidance that online program management companies (OPMs) and any entity that provides recruitment services for a college are considered third-party servicers, subjecting the companies’ contracts with institutions to regular audits. Colleges are required to report details of their agreements with third-party servicers that have not been reported to the U.S. Department of Education by May 1, 2023.

• The California Public Records Act has undergone a complete recodification that became effective on January 1, 2023. The Act is now codified at Government Code section 7920.000-7931.000. Agencies that use preprinted forms for the public to use to request public records should review their forms and update any citations to the Government Code.

• As of July 1, 2022, SB 270 authorizes public employee unions to file a special form of unfair practice charge for an employer’s failure to provide the names and home addresses of newly hired employees, as well as their job titles, departments, work locations, telephone numbers, and personal email addresses, within 30 days of hire or by the first pay period of the month following hire.

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