Deadline
to Register: September 14, 2014
The
Minnesota Legislature recently passed a sweeping “anti-bullying” law called the
Safe & Supportive Schools Act. Presenters will provide an overview of the
new law and explain what the changes mean for schools, students, and parents.
Presenters include one of the bill’s authors, a school district attorney, and a
students’ rights attorney.
This is
a brown bag session; please bring a lunch with you.
Presenters:
Jill
Coyle is the
general counsel for Independent School District 196, Rosemount – Apple Valley –
Eagan. She has held that position for the past 14 years. In her capacity as a school district
attorney, Jill handles matters involving student and employee rights, employment
disputes, special education issues, student discipline, data privacy questions,
contracting and policy review.
Prior to joining District 196, Jill was in private practice with the law
firm of Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, PA. She is a 1992 graduate of the
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and a 1995 graduate of the University of
Minnesota Law School.
Senator
Scott Dibble (Dist.
61): Senator Dibble represents the 61st District in the Minnesota Senate.
Senator In 2000, Dibble ran for a seat in the Minnesota House of
Representatives, becoming the third openly gay legislator to serve in the
Minnesota Legislature. After serving one term in the House, Dibble ran for State
Senate in 2002 where he is now serving in his fourth term. Senator Dibble has
helped lead the charge defending against numerous attacks on human rights,
especially directed against the LGBT community. He helped defeat a proposed
anti-marriage constitutional amendment successfully for a number of years, until
its passage in May of 2011. He helped lead the campaign for its defeat on the
ballot in November of 2012. Senator Dibble was the chief author of legislation
to give same-sex couples the freedom to marry. The bill was passed and signed
into law in May of 2013, making Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex
marriage.
Andrea
Jepsen is an
attorney with the School Law Center, a law firm focusing on the rights of
students and families in education and school law disputes. She has worked with
people with disabilities since 1997 in a variety of roles, including as an early
childhood special education service coordinator, and as a legal services
provider working regularly in the courts and in administrative proceedings. Ms.
Jepsen’s broad legal experience has involved representing clients in a variety
of critical legal issues related to education, housing, elder law matters,
public benefits, family law disputes, probate and other
concerns.
CLE
Credits:
1 Standard CLE credit approved | Event Code:
195459
Remote
Participation:
Teleconferencing
is not available for this event.
Cost:
Public
Law Section Members: Free
Public Attorneys (must call Jennifer
Brask to use this option): Free
MSBA Members but not Public Law Section
Members: $5
Join the Section and Attend this CLE for free (must
register by phone): $25
Non-MSBA Members: $10
Law
Students: Free
Details:
Date: Tuesday,
September 16, 2014
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00
p.m.
Location:
MSBA Office
600
Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
Deadline
to Register: September
14, 2014
To
register by mail with a check, please use the registration form located
here.
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Questions?
Contact:
Jennifer Brask |
612-278-6305 | jbrask@mnbar.org