Adds $205,000 to Lozano Smith's 2024-25 legal services contract, raising the cap to $705,000

This amendment adds $205,000 to the district's agreement with the law firm Lozano Smith LLP, raising the not-to-exceed amount from $500,000 to $705,000. The firm handles defense of government claims and civil lawsuits (including personnel and charter school matters) and gives general legal advice. The extra money applies to the 2024-25 fiscal year only. The agreement is a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and engagement policy, and all other terms stay the same.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. AI summary · amounts checked against official text

Discrepancy from the official text. The title refers to a Data Sharing Agreement as well as the Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy, but the action text approves only an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy for legal services. (Confirmed by a second, independent AI reading.)

Vendor / partner: Lozano Smith, LLP · Walnut Creek, CA
Action: Amendment
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
This vote: $205,000
Previous total: $500,000
New total: $705,000
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 25-1870 · agenda L.-63
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 27, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Amendment No. 2, Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy (MOUEP) by and between District and Lozano Smith LLP, Walnut Creek, CA, for the latter to provide more of the same legal services to the District in the areas of defense of Government Code claims and civil litigation (including personnel matters, claims and civil litigation related to charter schools); and general legal advice and counsel as requested by the Office of General Counsel on an as needed basis for fiscal year 2024-2025, in an additional amount of $205,000.00, increasing the not to exceed amount from $500,000.00 to $705,000.00, for the 2024-2025 fiscal year (only). All other terms and conditions of the MOUEP remain in full force and effect.

History

Aug 27, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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