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The Extra Mile - Education Edition

A monthly newsletter of laws and cases affecting Illinois schools
Aug 22 2023

Second Installment Cook County Property Tax Bill Issuance Date in 2023 Expected to Be Delayed Until November 1

By Antonio J. Senagore, Heather K. Brickman, Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The second installment Cook County Property Tax Bills for Tax Year 2022 will be delayed. By law, second installment bills are supposed to be issued in July, with a due…

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Aug 22 2023

DOJ Proposes Rules on Web Accessibility Requirements

By Kerry B. Pipal News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The U.S. Department of Justice recently released long-awaited proposed rules related to the ADA, including the adoption of specific technical standards for the accessibility of state and local government websites…

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Aug 22 2023

Seventh Circuit Upholds Injunctions Allowing Transgender Student Use of School Facilities

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg, Jessica T. Nguyen, Michelle A. Todd News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On August 1, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in A.C. by M.C. v. Metro. Sch. Dist. of Martinsville, No. 22-1786, 2023 WL 4881915 (7th Cir. Aug. 1, 2023),…

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Aug 22 2023

OMA Amended to Allow Remote Attendance Due to Unexpected Childcare Obligations and to Include a New Closed Session Exception

By Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

Public Act 103-0311, which is effective July 28, 2023, made two keys amendments to the Open Meetings Act. First, it added a provision to the list of exceptions for a…

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Jun 26 2023

Closed Session Discussion of General Personnel Matters, including Salaries and Potential New Employment Positions, Violated the OMA

By Kerry B. Pipal News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In a nonbinding opinion, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that a city council violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when it improperly discussed certain matters during closed session that…

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Jun 26 2023

Continuing to Deduct Union Dues Does Not Violate First Amendment Where Employee Signed Union Membership Agreement

By Jason T. Manning News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Baro v. Lake County Federation of Teachers Local 504, et al., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an Illinois teacher’s lawsuit claiming that the continued…

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Jun 26 2023

ISBE Limits Student Age Range for Early Childhood Programs to 3-5 Years of Age

By Jessica T. Nguyen News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

The ISBE rule at 23 Ill. Admin. Code 226.720(b) was amended, effective February 6, 2023, to change the student age range for special education early childhood classrooms. Per the amended…

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Jun 26 2023

U.S. Department of Education Postpones Release Date for Final Title IX Regulations to October 2023

By Jennifer Mueller Rosenberg News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

On May 26, 2023, the Department explained that more time is needed due to the significant number of public comments received (more than 240,000) regarding the proposed changes to the…

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Apr 29 2023

“Meet and Greet” Between Three Board Members and Staff Constituted a Meeting Subject to the Requirements of OMA

By Heather K. Brickman, Steven M. Richart, Kerry B. Pipal News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Public Access Opinion 23-003, the Public Access Counselor (“PAC”) found that the board of a library district violated the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) by holding a “Meet and Greet”…

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Apr 29 2023

Board Agenda Language to Approve Severance Agreement Violated OMA

By Kerry B. Pipal, Heather K. Brickman, Steven M. Richart News, The Extra Mile Newsletter

In Public Access Opinion 23-004, the Public Access Coordinator (“PAC”) found that a school board violated the Open Meeting Act (“OMA”) when its posted agenda language failed to set forth…

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