Last month the Governor signed P.A. 96-0392, which becomes effective on January 1, 2010. This new law carves out a qualified exception for special needs transportation contracts to the bidding requirements in the School Code. Section 10-20.21 of the School Code […]
On August 26, 2009, we provided an alert with a summary of Public Acts 096-0434 and 096-0266, which create new employee compensation reporting requirements for public school districts. Since then, we have reviewed the legislative history for each law and elicited available […]
Governor Quinn recently signed two laws which require School Districts, public universities, and community colleges to report compensation information for certain employees, Public Acts 096-0434 and 096-0266. Both laws create the same new section to the School Code, yet each includes distinct requirements. […]
On June 2, 2009, our alert reported that the Illinois Legislature approved Senate Bill 189 to significantly amend the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Yesterday, the Governor signed the bill into law. These new amendments, which grant oversight powers […]
Recently, the Illinois Appellate Court issued an opinion in The Board of Education of Indian Prairie Community Unit School District No. 204 v. The Regional Board of School Trustees of Will County, Illinois, No. 3-08-0819 (3rd Dist. July 30, 2009). The […]
The Illinois legislature recently enacted Public Act 96-0051 which amends the Illinois School Code to clarify the amount of sick leave that school employees may take following a birth or adoption of a child. In August 2007, the […]
The First District Appellate Court recently held that a special education joint agreement district violated the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (“Act”) by not renewing a probationary teacher’s contract in retaliation for the teacher’s insistence upon union representation at her […]
The following is a review of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions related to education issues for the 2008 – 2009 term. Speaker of Arizona House of Rep. v. Flores and Horne v. Flores Issues Presented: Has Arizona taken “appropriate action” to overcome barriers […]
