January 2017

Illinois’ residency statute has been modified (by PA 099-0670), to allow parents to appeal a residency ruling by a school
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A new Illinois Appellate court decision, Mulvey v. Carl Sandburg High School, found that a district’s student handbook does not constitute
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A newly proposed Senate Bill, SB 565, would require age-appropriate developmental and social and emotional screenings to be conducted for
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The U.S. Department of Education issued its Final Regulations regarding the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to make a final determination as to the definition of “meaningful educational benefit,”
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The Illinois State Board of Education released its first draft of the state’s plan to regulate the federal Every Student Succeeds Act
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A new Illinois bill, HB 5902, sent to the Governor for signature, grants student journalists first amendment rights to exercise
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Proposed House Bill 4352, waiting for the Governor’s approval, would include the addition of a definition in the School Code
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A newly proposed House Bill, HB4590, would allow greater transparency for adoptive parents regarding the medical histories of children whom
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Newly proposed Illinois HB 4234 would require the reporting of a student suspension to the parents/guardians of a student by
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