November 2017

A new Illinois law, PA 100-0196, amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to increase outpatient therapy efforts to
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A new Illinois law, PA 100-0176, allows for the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to recommend the removal 
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A new federal court decision, R.G. v. Hill, clarified that a school nurse who was assigned to more than one school
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Illinois Senate Bill 1, the new school funding bill, was passed, creating a new education funding formula for the state.
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A new Public Act 90-0927, effective June 1, 2017, would require all students (beginning with the 2017-2018 school year) to
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The Illinois Senate Labor Committee is set to hear discussion surrounding HB 2462, which would prohibit employers from screening job
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Illinois pending HB 2545 would require all school personnel to undergo training every other year on the warning signs of
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A newly proposed House Bill, HB 3021, would require the Illinois State Board of Education to implement a program allowing
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A pending Illinois House Bill, HB 826, would prohibit school social workers from providing services outside of their employment to
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A new Senate Bill, SB 912, would require mandated DCFS reporters (including all school personnel) to complete 4 hours a
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