Below are a few new bills that are now law. For those of you who oversee food service, note that SB 805 now requires each district to have a plan for food sharing of unused food.
Gov. Pritzker Takes Bill Action
Today, Governor JB Pritzker took the following bill action:
Bill Number: HB 156
Description: Requires school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no cost to students, in each bathroom available to students in grades 4-12.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 654
Description: Requires public schools to provide 30 minutes of daily play time for all students in kindergarten through grade 5.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2021
Bill Number: SB 805
Description: Requires school districts to establish a food sharing plan for unused food, with a focus on students in need.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 1830
Description: Provides that of the two years of social studies courses required to receive a high school diploma, one semester, or part of one semester, may include a financial literacy course.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
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Michael Jacoby Ed.D., SFO, CAE
Executive Director/CEO
Illinois Association of School Business Officials (Illinois ASBO)
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