The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued a binding decision, PAC 22-012, regarding the Open Meetings Act (OMA), finding that a board of education’s closed session discussions violated the OMA at separate meetings. At issue were the Board’s closed […]
Category: K-12 Education
Since September 2021, Governor J.B. Pritzker has required via executive order that unvaccinated school personnel undergo weekly testing for COVID-19 in order to continue working in a school. As of today, that requirement has been lifted by the Governor. Yesterday, […]
PAC Issues Two New Binding Opinions Concerning FOIA
August 12, 2022
The Illinois Public Access Counselor (PAC) recently issued two new binding opinions concerning the FOIA—one upholding a public body’s denial of a FOIA request for union records and another finding application materials for public office are not exempt under the […]
Advance Illinois Issues New Report Entitled “The State We’re In 2022: A Look at the Impact of Covid-19 on Education in Illinois”
August 9, 2022
On August 4, 2022, Advance Illinois, an independent education policy and advocacy organization committed to building an education system that strives for equity, stresses college and career readiness and completion, and supports the whole child from the earliest years through […]
New Staff or New Roles? Franczek P.C. Offers Title IX Training for K-12 Administrators
August 2, 2022
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Franczek’s Education Law Team is pleased to offer Title IX Compliance training to prepare your team for the 2022-2023 school year. As our trainees have come to expect from the Franczek team, […]
OCR and OSERS Issue Guidance on IDEA and Section 504 Requirements for Addressing Disability-Based Student Behavior
August 2, 2022
Originally posted to our Special Education Insights blog. On July 19, 2022, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) released several guidance documents concerning the civil rights of […]
Franczek Partner Nicki Bazer Published in Kent College of Law Illinois Public Employee Relations Report
August 1, 2022
Franczek Partner Nicki Bazer published in the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Illinois Public Employee Relations Report with an piece entitled “Bargaining in the Time of COVID: How Collective Bargaining Impacts Schools and their Mitigation Strategies.” The paper discusses labor […]
Governor Pritzker Signs Two New Special Education Laws Regarding Placement and Interpretation Services
July 26, 2022
Originally posted to our Special Education Insights blog. Governor Pritzker recently signed two bills into law, expanding accessibility and flexibility within special education. The first, Public Act 102-0703 (House Bill 4365), allows IEP teams to place students at non-ISBE-approved facilities […]