Spring 2008
HB 4180 (Fritchey, D-Chicago)
changes the title of the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act to
the Student Silent Reflection Act. It allows a teacher to conduct
(instead of requiring a teacher to observe) a brief period of silence
at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils
assembled.
SB 1876 (Rutherford, R-Chenoa) amends the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act to allow (instead of require) a teacher to observe a brief period of silence at the opening of every school day with the participation of all pupils assembled.
HB 4225 (Eddy, R-Hutsonville) provides that a school district must not be certified by the ISBE to be in financial difficulty as a result of the failure of the Comptroller to disburse reimbursements for receipt by the school district no later than June 30th of each year
HB 4227 (Eddy) allows an annuitant of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to accept employment as a school bus driver without impairing retirement status.
B 4266 (Mathias, R-Buffalo Grove) requires the ISBE to reimburse school districts for interest not earned on general State aid allocations beginning in August 2007 due to the delay in implementing the Fiscal Year 2008 State budget.
HB 4307 (Eddy) raises the threshold on the amount of a contract which must be competitively bid from $10,000 to $25,000. It also provides that a school board must either award electricity contracts involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 to the lowest responsible bidder or procure electricity through a request for proposals.
HB 4309 (Reis, R-Willow Hill) provides that if, during any school day, a school district closes a school building that poses a hazardous threat to the health and safety of pupils prior to providing the minimum hours of instruction required for a full day of attendance, then that day may be counted as a full day of attendance.
SB 1936 (Frerichs, D-Gifford) allows school boards to award high school diplomas to honorably discharged veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States during the Vietnam Conflict.