The Illinois State Police (“ISP”) has issued an emergency rule regarding the retention and use of reports made regarding individuals found to pose a “clear and present danger” under the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and the Firearm Concealed […]
Category: Education
As schools prepare for the start of the school year, it can be an excellent time to review and update your key protocols and procedures. Our May webinar on key policies and procedures for the 2022-2023 school year provides an […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights blog. As we discussed in a previous alert, the Biden administration recently released its proposed Title IX regulations. Today, the administration published the proposed regulations in the Federal Register, beginning the 60-day public comment period. Members […]
Illinois Passes New Law Exempting Food Service Agreements from Lowest Responsible Bidder Requirement
On June 29, 2022, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 12-1101 (House Bill 4813) into law, amending Section 10-20.21 of the Illinois School Code, which generally requires contracts that are subject to the bidding process to be awarded to the lowest […]
Illinois Appellate Court Issues New FOIA-Related Ruling Regarding Unduly Burdensome Exemption
The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued a new decision regarding the FOIA. In Kraft v. Chicago Police Department, the Court ruled in favor of the police department, finding it properly exempted records as unduly burdensome under the FOIA. In Kraft […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. You may have noticed while skimming through the new Title IX proposed regulations that there are now seemingly two grievance procedures to address Title IX complaints instead of one. You’ll recall that […]
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. This week, we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation signed into law on June 23 as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. Consisting of a mere 37 words—“No […]
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Today, the Biden administration released its highly anticipated proposed Title IX regulations on the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. The unofficial draft of the proposed rule can be found here. The Department also […]