Student Discipline Changes
With the enactment of PA 103-896 (effective August 9, 2024), the General Assembly signaled potential changes coming regarding student discipline, specifically related to suspension and expulsion.
Illinois School Law
Minimum Teacher Salary 2025-2026
Minimum teacher salary for the 2025-2026 school year has been set by the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability pursuant to Illinois Public Act 103-515. Minimum salary for the year is $42,411, which represents a 2.97% increase (consistent with CPI-U over the prior 12 months ending June 30, 2024) over the minimum salary for the 2024-2025 school year of $41,188.
School Ordered to Backpay Staff Impacted by Pensionable Salary Cap
Competitive Bidding Threshold Increase
Effective January 1, 2024, Public Act 103-0008
Teacher Tenure Revisions
Illinois Public Act 103-500 was signed by Governor Pritzker on August 4, 2023 with an immediate effective date. It revises tenure acquisition rules.
Faith's Law: ISBE Templates Available
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Prayer
On June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, in which a football coach challenged discipline after he disregarded directives not to pray at mid-field.
New Title IX Regulations Coming
In December, the Department of Education notified the public that the proposed new Title IX regulations would be made public in April 2022. The Department of Education recently provided an update on the process, explaining that drafts of the new rules have been sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs to be reviewed internally.
Trademark Registration of Logos
While registration is not required to utilize a logo, doing so provides benefits both in protection of the logo and in prevention of attack for the misuse of another's logo.
Loudermill Hearings
Unfortunately, a return to normal probably means some employers are increasingly having to contemplate the uncomfortable process of terminating employees not meeting expectations or engaging in certain misbehaviors. Before terminating an employee with a reasonable expectation of continued employment, an employer must schedule, notice, and conduct a Loudermill hearing.