September 2018

A new Illinois, Ashley's Law (Public Act 100-0660) requires school districts to allow parents or guardians of a student, who
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In the first federal court case to tackle the issue, the U.S. District Court of Michigan (Eastern District) ruled that
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A newly pending Senate Bill 2641 would require social emotional screenings for all Illinois students during their mandated Child Health
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A newly introduced Senate Bill 2344 would allow special education students in Illinois to receive services outside of a district
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Illinois school districts would be mandated to allow the parents of twins or multiples to establish classroom placement of their
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Proposed Illinois House Bill 5464 would require all insurance providers to mandate unlimited benefits for inpatient and outpatient treatment of
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A pending senate bill, SB 2468, would mandate that if the school members of an IEP team found that a
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A recent decision from an Ohio federal court, Crochran v. Columbus City Schools, found that a teacher who utilized a
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A new Public Act, PA 100-0122, allows parents to enact a “stay-put placement” by requesting mediation (in addition to filing
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