On June 20, 2019, HLERK reported that the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) would remove language from Form 34-57B that requires districts to wait 10 school days to initiate…
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On June 13, 2019, New York repealed its long-standing religious exemption to the state’s mandatory vaccination law. All families in the state, except those who obtain a statement from a…
Today, on September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its new overtime rule that will raise the salary basis threshold for “exempt” employees under the Fair…
On August 23, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed a new law requiring parental notification of students being detained and questioned by law enforcement on school grounds, during the school day. While…
On Friday, August 23rd, Governor J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3586, which amends Article 14 of the Illinois School Code and provides additional requirements for public school districts across the…
Based on informal information received from ISBE, school districts have more flexibility to adopt their e-learning programs for the 2019-2020 school year, as ISBE has indicated it will not enforce the September…
Many school districts are receiving IRS notices of penalties in excess of $750,000 for failure to timely or correctly file the Form 1094/1095 series with the IRS or failure to…
On August 22, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed House Bill 2078 as Public Act 101-0443. The Act amends the School Code by establishing the minimum salary rate a school board must…
On August 19, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed an amendment to the Care of Students with Diabetes Act, allowing schools to maintain a supply of glucagon prescribed in the name of…
Effective January 1, 2020, public single-occupancy restrooms and facilities located in public buildings, including public schools, must be labeled as “all gender.” On July 26, 2019, Public Act 101-0165 amended…