Originally posted to our Special Education Insights Blog. Just hours before the conclusion of the spring legislative session, the Illinois General Assembly passed two bills that will significantly impact students who receive services until age 22. The first, HB40, impacts students who turn […]
Illinois General Assembly Approves Refund Recapture Levy for Certain Property Tax Refunds
Yesterday the Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 508 (SB 508). SB 508 creates a new Section 18-233 in the Property Tax Code amending the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) to allow taxing districts to increase their extensions in […]
Yes, but not like last fall. On May 19, 2021, the Illinois State Board of Education adopted a Resolution Supporting In-Person Learning. The Resolution points to a definite shift to return the vast majority of students to learning in-person and […]
The White House announced today that President Biden will nominate attorney Gwynne Wilcox to the fifth and last vacant seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Ms. Wilcox is a senior partner at labor & employment firm Levy Ratner […]
On May 13, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance advising that fully-vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physical distance in any setting, except where required by law, a local business, […]
Get Your Title IX Team Trained This Summer – Title IX Basic and Role Training for K-12 Administrators
For information on how to register, email us at TitleIX@Franczek.com. The 2020 Title IX regulations are in effect and are not going anywhere anytime soon. The rules require schools and school districts to train separate administrators to perform the roles […]
New OCR Q&A Reiterates Guidance, Promises Additional Guidance on Compensatory Services to Come
Originally posted to our Special Education Law Insights Blog. On May 13, 2021, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights published a Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment. The document is aimed at “helping schools […]
The Illinois Appellate Court recently issued an opinion providing additional guidance about the “probable or imminent” litigation exception to the Open Meetings Act (OMA) open meeting requirement. In City of Bloomington v. Raoul, issued on April 26, 2021, the Court held that […]