California Department of Education
California High School Exit Exam Litigation Report
Fiscal Year 2009-10
August 9, 2010
Executive Summary
This report is required by Item 6110-001-0001 of Section 2 of the Budget Act of 2009. It updates the Legislature on the expenditures of funds appropriated in this item for legal representation from the office of the Attorney General in litigation related to the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE).
During Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-10 there were three cases concerning the CAHSEE. In each of these cases, the office of the Attorney General represented state defendants. For FY 2009-10, the California Department of Education (CDE) paid $25,827 for legal services related to the CAHSEE.
If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact Marsha Bedwell, CDE General Counsel, Legal Audits and Compliance Branch, by phone at 916-319-0860 or Amy Bisson-Holloway, Chief Counsel, Legal Division, by phone at 91-319-0860 or by e-mail at ahollowa@cde.ca.gov.
You can find this report at the CDE CAHSEE Litigation Report for FY 2009-10 Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/lr/ga/litrptcahsee.asp. If you need a copy of this report, please contact Amy Bisson-Holloway, Chief Counsel, Legal Division, by phone at 916-319-0860 or by e-mail at ahollowa@cde.ca.gov.
