Bill Number: HB 4
Description: Allows the use of e-learning days when a school is selected to be a polling place.
Action: Signed
Effective: June 1, 2022
Bill Number: HB 2438
Description: Requires the State Board of Education's school report cards to include the number of teachers who are National Board-Certified Teachers.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2022
Bill Number: HB 3461
Description: Requires schools to create and adopt an evidence-informed policy that addresses sexual abuse from the standpoint of students, school personnel, and parents.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 661
Description: Creates a program that would allow an individual who has a valid Illinois-licensed clinical social work license or a social work license and a Master of Social Work degree to receive a grant to obtain a Professional Educator License with an endorsement in social work.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2022
Bill Number: SB 662
Description: Creates the School Social Work Shortage Loan Repayment Program to provide student debt relief to social workers who are employed by a public elementary or secondary school in Illinois.
Action: Signed
Effective: July 1, 2022
Bill Number: SB 1667
Description: Allows certification of the levy by the county clerk to be done electronically.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2022
Bill Number: SB 1697
Description: Amends the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) so that awards funded by state appropriations will no longer be required to follow GATA rules and guidelines.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 2109
Description: Requires professional development training for school board members to cover trauma-informed practices for students and staff.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2023
Bill Number: SB 2244
Description: Increases opportunities for tax relief to senior citizens by allowing them to defer all or part of their property tax and special assessment payments.
Action: Signed
Effective: Immediately
Bill Number: SB 2356
Description: Amends the Open Meetings Act to require semi-annual meetings to approve minutes of closed meetings of public bodies.
Action: Signed
Effective: January 1, 2022
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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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