TRS issued Employer Bulletin FY22-15 providing additional information on the new Internal Revenue Code Section 457(b) program that TRS has been establishing – the TRS Supplemental Savings Plan (“TRS Plan”), which is codified at Section 16-204 of the Illinois Pension Code.
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The Department of Education has begun to approve state applications for disbursement of the third round of ESSER funds under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). As Illinois school districts start spending…
ISBE’s recent resolution on remote learning previewed the role of remote learning in the 2021-2022 school year and has prompted school districts to re-examine their options.
Hodges Loizzi analyzes Governor Pritzker’s recent Executive Order 2021-10 and the impact it has on wearing face coverings in Illinois schools.
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Earlier this month, TRS requested school districts obtain their individual boards’ approval for participation in a new 457(b) plan offered by TRS and execute and return a Participation Agreement. This…
With the looming July 1, 2021, effective date of the amendments to the Student Online Personal Protection Act (“SOPPA”), school districts are ramping up student data privacy compliance measures, from identifying…
On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. This Executive Order establishes that the Biden…
Many questions are being raised by the new IRS Form 1099-NEC. Beginning with tax year 2020, Form 1099-NEC (rather than Form 1099-MISC) should be used to report most nonemployee compensation…
Updated January 27, 2021 Beginning with tax year 2020, Form 1099-NEC (rather than Form 1099-MISC) should be used to report most nonemployee compensation of $600 or more in a year,…