Governor Quinn recently signed into law Public Acts 96-0962, 96-1066 and 96-1182 which amend the Illinois Vehicle Code as it relates to school bus drivers and school buses. Public Act 96-0962 and Public Act 96-1182 – Prohibited Criminal Convictions for Bus Drivers Section 6-106.1 of […]
In Marshall Joint School District No. 2 v. C.D., the Seventh Circuit reversed the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ) and the district court and held that a student was not entitled to special education services under the IDEA. The Seventh Circuit […]
A new law allows school districts to join together and construct facilities that generate electricity from renewable energy sources and then sell the electricity they generate to power companies. P.A. 96-946 became effective at the end of June after three years of […]
On July 26, 2010, Governor Quinn issued an amendatory veto recommending that House Bill 5154 only prohibit disclosure of performance evaluations for State and local law enforcement officers under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The bill passed by the […]
In a 95-page decision, a Connecticut federal judge recently ruled that competitive cheerleading is not a varsity college sport for purposes of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The court did not foreclose the possibility that competitive cheer […]
On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States in a 5-4 decision upheld a law school policy that required a Christian student group to accept all students—even those who did not share the group’s core beliefs about religion and […]
In an effort to eliminate the recent “sexting” phenomenon by adolescents, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation amending the Juvenile Court Act to prohibit the electronic transfer of indecent visual images by minors. (P.A. 096-1087). Pursuant to the amendment, the […]
Governor Quinn recently signed into law P.A. 096-0953 which amends the Illinois Student Records Act and the health examinations and immunizations requirements under the School Code. The new amendment to the School Code permits an out-of-state transfer student, who does not have […]
